"Where none work but slaves, usefulness becomes degradation."

“Where none work but slaves, usefulness becomes degradation.” - Lydia Maria Child, An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans (1836) p.30 (Unitarian, author, reformer)

vm: Monique Truong

This week we celebrate (belatedly) the birthday of Monique Truong, who wrote, “Although we strap time to our wrists, stuff it into our pockets, hang it on our walls…it can still run away, elude and ev

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every thing can be folded...

Researchers in folding and geometry have moved a great distance beyond the paper crane. One lesson that can be learned from those who work by hand with real materials in contrast to those who design o

An Imperfect Introduction to Unitarian Universalism

There's a long story (that you don't really need to know) about how this came to be, but suffice it to say that a draft of a book I once titled Unitarian Universalism 101  (I'm not sure what got into

Bike Seconds, Car Minutes

The widespread, irrational hostility toward bicycles continues. Despite the slowly growing number and percentage of Americans cycling — for fun, exercise, commuting, shopping — an astonishing clot of

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"Comforts can strengthen us, but they cannot fight our battles for us. Only we can do that. Only we..."

“Comforts can strengthen us, but they cannot fight our battles for us. Only we can do that. Only we can rebuild our lives. Only we can overcome our denial and redefine ourselves in the wake of tragedy

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Re-Imagining UUism -- Part 2

Part 1, in which I describe becoming disenchanted with the theory that providing "religious community" was the purpose of Unitarian Universalism. "Religious Community" did not answer the question, "ho

US Supreme Court Will Rule on Government Opening Invocation Policy

The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case stemming from sectarian prayers before local government meetings in Greece, New York. At the heart of the case is the question of if a policy

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"Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. When the people once surrender their share in the legislature,..."

“Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. When the people once surrender their share in the legislature, and their right of defending the limitations upon the Government, of resisting every encroachment u

Raising the White Flag at Wrigley Field Doesn’t Mean What You Probably Think

For the last three seasons I have made it a Facebook custom to post the blue and white W Flag along with a pithy one or two sentence game re-cap as if delivered by the hokiest radio sports guy every t

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The World Beyond the Window

It’s so terribly frustrating to see that there is an amazing world out there that we cannot explore, simply because we lack the ability to open the door. Sometimes others have locked the door to keep

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"Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. When the people once surrender their share in the legislature,..."

“Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. When the people once surrender their share in the legislature, and their right of defending the limitations upon the Government, of resisting every encroachment u

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"Where none work but slaves, usefulness becomes degradation."

“Where none work but slaves, usefulness becomes degradation.” - Lydia Maria Child, An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans (1836) p.30 (Unitarian, author, reformer)

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Praying With Johnny and Other Thoughts from Trans Day of Celebration

I’ll admit to kind of rolling my eyes when the idea of the Transgender Day of Celebration was brought up. I agreed to take part in the service and did my bit to invite folks but I kind of figured it w

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Morning Prayer May 22, 2013

Blessed is the morning and the new day, the bearers of peace and the creators of peace! Lover of Life, may I touch the peace at the center of Abiding Love today, and bear that peace wherever I go, how

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Evening Prayer May 22, 2013

Blessed is the evening and the new night, the bearers of mercy and the creators of kindness! Lover of Life, may I live in mercy and for mercy, kinder than I find easy or even than I always want to be,

Religion

Isabel Garcia: Not About Papers

This morning the SOAWatch delegation met with Isabel Garcia, Coalicion de Dereche Humanas (Coalition of Human Rights)  and attorney here in Tucson.  This is a summary of her talk. THere is a broader v

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SoulCollage®

“The greatest challenge in life is discovering who you are. The second greatest is being happy with what you find.” ~unknown source On June 1, 2013, a new art exhibit will go up in our sanctuary.  Thi

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What I'm doing

I’ve graduated - that’s one thing - so what am I doing now? I’m still doing chaplain work at the Veteran’s administration hospital. That’s in Kansas City for another month. I’m getting my Master’s of

Proposal Submitted to PUUC Board of Trustees by the Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church/Piedmont Progressive Preschool Task Force

Proposal Submitted to PUUC Board of Trustees by the Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church/Piedmont Progressive Preschool Task Force April 18, 2013 Task Force members:  PUUC: Karl Hesse, Heidi Magi, P

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