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Good same-sex couple news from D.C.
I didn’t even know the Omnibus Domestic Partnership Equality Amendment Act of 2008 was in the works and — lo! and behold — it passed the District of Columbia Council unanamously. ... [read more]
Boy in the Bands
UULM: Big win! CA Supreme Court rules for same sex marriage
Email from UU Legislative Ministry: Dear Aaron, Alleluia! We won in the CA State Supreme Court! Loving same sex couples can now be treated with equal dignity and respect when we marry them in our ... [read more]
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Featured Blog Posts
Ready for this week to end
Not because of Little Warrior . .. yes, it's been a week of getting up at 5:45 am every morning for a 7:30 am radiation appointment, but it's been okay. It's been offset by the fact that the pe... [read more]
The Journey
Beyond Offensive
This simply isn't funny, Governor Huckabee. [read more]
Comrade Kevin’s Chrestomathy
When 'I Told You So' Are The Only Words That Come To Mind
hello dear readers. .. .. the grapevine tells me that this year's Central Midwest District annual meeting lost money. hmmm. .. .. .seems as if I was talking about some of the problems a few months... [read more]
It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere
Some follow-up thoughts on gender
After I published (then re-published) my earlier post on gender and reduction, I had a few thoughts. So, here they are, in no particular order: Zucker’s reduction of gender to biology also r... [read more]
Arbitrary Marks
Those wacky South Carolina laws
South Carolina governor Mark Sanford is going after wacky and obsolete South Carolina laws. So, when do you think he will get to that bit about Atheists not being allowed to hold public office? CC [read more]
The Chaliceblog
A victory for marraige equality: some thoughts on the California Supreme Court decision
Yesterday the California Supreme Court struck down two state laws limiting marriage to unions between a man and a woman, ruling that same-sex couples have the right to marry. The 4-3 decision is li... [read more]
reason and reverence
To Begin, the Gods - Amazon, Lulu, CreateSpace, Kindle, and free!
I’ve been experimenting with the ways to publish on the web. I took my Genesis version and tweaked it, restoring the literal translations of the names of God, using “Yahu” for YHW... [read more]
it’s all one thing
Stranger Than Fiction
Recently, I signed up for a writers' conference. As you can probably imagine, a writers' conference in these parts is a rarity indeed, and the organizers tell me that last year they were slam-up ... [read more]
Educated & Poor
36 hours does not equal 3 days
John Shelby Spong receives a question about the idea that Jesus was resuscitated from the dead in three days. Here is the gist of his answer, which illustrates at least in part why the resurrectio... [read more]
Find and Ye Shall Seek
The Indiana Voter ID law
Indiana’s Voter ID law has now been upheld by the Supreme Court, and much hooting and hollering has come from the left as a result. One example of such is this opinion piece in the Chicago Tribun... [read more]
Cuumbaya
Sumer is I-cumin In …
Quick updates - Was without computer for a week, then my grandmother (Nanny) has been in the hospital since Saturday (hopefully she’ll come home tomorrow). An ultrasound last week gave us th... [read more]
Never Say Never to Your Traveling Self
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Vine, Branch, Fruit & Resurrection
Last night, a group of UUs exploring Christianity got onto resurrection. One said she liked the idea (common in liberal Christian circles) that the resurrection is all of us. When we live as Jesus ... [read more]
Wandering Monk, Reluctant Gyrovague
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Inspiration
Weird Workplace News
This was a big week in workplace weirdness. I found so many articles that my bookmarks overfloweth. But fear not, I have culled out the best of the week’s weirdness to entertain you as we mov... [read more]
Surviving the Workday: Spirituality at Work
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“Watching all those beautiful, happy people. . .”
Today, many Unitarian Universalists and others are celebrating the ruling of the California Supreme Court, overturning that state’s ban on same-gender marriage. This is an issue that the Uni... [read more]
Best of UU
Gold Star Mothers, by Tina Simson
So it was Mother’s day and the newspaper in my town did a story about the Gold Star Mothers, the women who have lost children to war. I read the article, as far as I could, until the tears blurre... [read more]
Wellspring: Inspiration and Guidance for a Spiritual Journey
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Take the Test
Find Your Real Religion
UU News
Number two with a bullet
Mc Cainiancs nervous over the prospect that their man might pick Mike Huckabee as his running mate needn't worry — Huckabee took himself out of the running earlier today by making a grotesque jo... [read more]
Media Nation
10th Circuit Hears Oral Arguments In College Aid Case
On Wednesday the U. S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in Colorado Christian University v. Baker, a case challenging Colorado's exclusion of "pervasively sectarian instit... [read more]
Religion Clause
Women’s Freedom Song Contest
The Women’s Freedom Song Contest is looking for the best song for Women’s Day March 8, 2010, to be sung by women all around the world at the same time, on the same day. According to the si... [read more]
TakePart.com
California, The Sky Will Not Fall
California, we are so happy to have you join us. It’s hardly a "from sea to shining sea moment" of marriage equality, but now Massachusetts and California have shown the country tha... [read more]
Beacon Broadside
Systemic Racism in U.S. Drug Sentencing Policies
Typically, when people hear the words "drug policy reform," marijuana is the first thing that comes to mind--possibly because, when it comes to drugs, news and commercial media tend t... [read more]
Inspired Faith, Effective Action
Featured Podcasts
You Were Made to Live a Blissful Life
Continuing his series, Rev. John's sermon discusses why it is possible to be blissful even in the midst of a hardship or personal struggle. This sermon was preached at Davies Memorial Unitarian Un... [listen to the episode]
Sermons by Rev. John T. Crestwell, Jr.
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Can God Be Trusted?
Can God Be Trusted? -- Sermon delivered by Rev. Greg Stewart May 11, 2008 [listen to the episode]
First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco Podcast
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A Community of Mothers, Ruth MacKenzie, May 11, 2008
Barry Lopez asks, "How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in oneâs culture ... [listen to the episode]
Unity Church-Unitarian of Saint Paul, MN
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A Tiny Little World
Sunday Morning Worship at All Souls
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"Community, Commitment, and the 2004 Red Sox" - April 13, 2008
In 2004, the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in a very long time and fans around the world felt like they were a part of something bigger than themselves. In this world of isolation and... [listen to the episode]
Bull Run Unitarian Universalists
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Bedside Manners
Sunday Morning Worship at All Souls
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Wanting Everything
Sunday Morning Worship at All Souls
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"How to Live the Full Life" by Amber Beland
Living our lives to their fullest can be a challenge. What examples do we follow, who do we look up to, and how can we move towards a full life of meaning? For many people our heroes and heroines h... [listen to the episode]
Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis
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CLF Quest September 2006
SEPTEMBER: Featuring Kim K. Crawford Harvie, Paul Sprecher, Jane Rzepka, Victoria Safford and others [listen to the episode]
CLF Quest
Featured Ministers
Churches as over-55 communities
Mr. Crankypants loves Julius Lester. On his blog, he wrote this delightfully snarky post that sounds like it’s about politics, but is really about generational differences. Writing about Hill... [read more]
Yet Another Unitarian Universalist
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For Such as This
Our new church administrator came to the service a few weeks back to be introduced, and something I read from Annie Dillard prompted her to give me a Jewish prayer she loves:"Blessed are you... [read more]
iMinister
Buying a Bible…For Kids!
“Hey Dad…Can I have a Bible? ” I remember this question quite distinctly. My middle son had seen his big brother stay up at night and read his Bible and he wanted one that he could rea... [read more]
Parsonage Life
Funeral Arrangements
Since I’m getting on a plane on Sunday, I decided to update my funeral arrangements and obituary for the first time since 2006. I changed a few hymns, provided more phone numbers, and adde... [read more]
PeaceBang
World-Changing Theology?
The summer UU World has a wonderful excerpt of the upcoming Beacon Press book Saving Paradise: How Christianity Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire, by Rebecca Parker and Rita Nak... [read more]
ministrare
More on California
You might be interested in reading my blog on the Huffington Post today on the California decision: http://www. huffingtonpost. com/rev-debra-haffner/celebrating-the-californi_b_102058. html And ... [read more]
Sexuality and Religion: What’s the Connection?
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No Image - No Passion or how practising rock and roll moves in the mirror taught me the value of imitation
When I was a kid and learning to play the double-bass and bass-guitar one of life's great past-times was to stand in front of mum's full-length dress mirror practising my rock and roll and jazz m... [read more]
Caute
A Song and an Update
Today’s email is a little different; there really isn’t a lesson for today, just a song. If you are subscribed to the podcast, you’ll get it automatically. Otherwise, go to http://www. da... [read more]
Daily Buddhism
June 7 – Meacham Park Homecoming and Parade
June 7 – Meacham Park Homecoming and Parade I think the idea of a a precision lawn chair brigade is just too good to pass up. I invite you to join me at the three rehearsal sessions listed below,... [read more]
Rev. Daniel’s Blog
Wiser? Time will tell.
Maxie came home late last night, hungry and a bit spooked, but uninjured. He's just lucky I was still up and about, having decided late to watch TV for a few minutes to unwind before bedtime. I... [read more]
Ms. Kitty’s Saloon and Road Show
traditional / creedal
Trustee: “something has changed…I know there are those with more 'traditional' UU values (secular humanists? ) who are uncomfortable; seeing UU becoming, or seeming to become, closer in 'sp... [read more]
the yes church
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody
One of those small errors of historical fact that persists is how Henry David Thoreau produced the first English-language version of a Buddhist text. It was an English translation of a French trans... [read more]
Monkey Mind
Gay marriage ban lifted in California
Supreme Bench in California Rejects by 4-3 State's Ban on Statute Books since 1850 Well, that was the subheadline to an October 1, 1948 article. The headline was: MIXED MARRIAGES UPHELD IN COURTS ... [read more]
Keep the Faith
California Joins An Important Two-State List
Today, the California Supreme Court overturned the state’s ban on same-gender marriage, meaning that same-gender marriage is now legal there. Indiana’s State Supreme Court will someda... [read more]
Just Wondering
Comments Opened
Sorry for the inconvenience to anyone who tried to comment here. I did not realize I had to fix a special setting to let you in. Please do engage me in this dialogue, for as the ... [read more]
PolityWonk
An Image of Hope
According to ancient Greek mythology, a curious woman named Pandora once opened a box. Inside that box, sealed tight until her curiosity cracked the seal, were confined all the evils of the worl... [read more]
Nancy McDonald Ladd
Sermon: "Reclaiming Mother's Day" (Delivered 5-11-08)
[On, Mother's Day, May 11th a group in our church called "Julia's Voice" hosted a peace rally that attracted an estimated 500 people who stood shoulder to shoulder over two long blo... [read more]
RevThom
All Through the Night
Happy Mother's Day, y'all. What a hard holiday to sermonize about. I gave it my best. I hope you enjoy. All Through The Night Rev. Dr. Michael Tino Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of No... [read more]
The Arc of the Universe
Omens and Synchronicity
There are supercool aspects to being human and I like to keep tabs on them. When having a bad day, I like to run through my little list of the supercool and remember why I am here. Some examples:... [read more]