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Follow-up on the use of the word "church" for our congregations
Just in case anyone's interested ... here's my follow-up to the post from a few days ago about the use of the term "church" to describe our congregations and the way it rankles some conservative Christians ( Read more... ) -
On a lighter note...
This video has had over 800 viewers in one week. If you click here, you can go to their site and see it annotated in case you don't understand the lyrics - the "UUs" part is at the end:
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My newspaper column on the Knoxville tragedy
On the UU church shootings from last weekend -- giving people unfamiliar with Unitarian Universalism a quick primer on who we are, about the climate that led us to this point (and why in my opinion this was sad, but not surprising), why it's a mistake to think our gentle nature means we're weak, and where the hope is in such a situation ( Read more... ) -
Funny video!
Maybe you already saw it - 140,000+ did, but I saw it for the first time today & had a good laugh. The best laugh is toward the end.
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Oh, but this is good!
A friend pointed me to this piece on Deviant Art after a particularly grueling day of Liberally-Religious Managerial Support and Consciousness Raising. Blech. But this made it worth it!http://ursulav.deviantart.com/art/St-Dodus-the-Intolerant-88641620Support needed for Walk for Change in DC Sept. 13
As a religious organization, we can't support a presidential candidate, but as individuals we can support a Walk for Change, organized by Diversity4Change ( Read more... )Are irony & sarcasm similar?
The Science of Sarcasm (Not That You Care) was sent to me because I've been diagnosed with frontal brain atrophe. When I was being forced to go to the hospital recently, I yelled out "I'm going to write a book!" in my poor attempt to keep from going. I thought I'd write about all the irony there. A hospital is no place for sick people. I wonder if ( Read more... )Are irony & sarcasm similar?
The Science of Sarcasm (Not That You Care) was sent to me because I've been diagnosed with frontal brain atrophe. When I being forced to go to the hospital recently, I yelled out "I'm going to write a book!" in my poor attempt to keep from going. I thought I'd write about all the irony there. A hospital is no place for sick people. I wonder if Jon ( Read more... )UTAH PHILIPS--Farewell Fellow Worker
I know most folks will be suprized that I have not posted one of Utah Philips labor songs as here. But I trust you will find them. There are links in the text below.Instead, I picked a hauntinly beautiful song from his first album back in 1973. Going Away strikes me as the perfect song for for an old hobo. Good bye, Fellow Worker.
I was just ( Read more... )
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