Big fire in a small town
It's nothing to match the enormity of the tornado in Oklahoma this week, but the fire that started in a garbanzo bean elevator and spread to three grain bins in tiny Craigmont, Idaho rocked the town o
Americans In the Line To Get Into Heaven
I have this vision of being on line to get into Heaven. An angel is standing at the gate. She says, “Do you recognize this?” And she holds up one of those little yellow plastic corn cobs with … Co
Mind of the Minister
Anti-Pagan Wikipedia Editor Outed by Salon.com
In November of 2012 an alert went out within the Pagan community that someone had been systematically flagging articles for deletion relating to Pagan authors, events, and notable figures on the Inter
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Johnny We Loved Ye, But Hardly Knew Ye
May 22, 1992 was the last broadcast of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on NBC. It ended a thirty year run that began in New York as the young comedian and game show host took over the reigns of
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Evening Prayer May 23, 2013
Beloved, help me hold onto the courage I have, nurture it, and follow it through for love, for mercy, for goodness' sake. When I have had to scurry away, flee, or retreat, may I have the courage to go
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Southside Presbyterian Church: Transforming the Heart of America Part 1
In the afternoon the SOAWatch Delegation went to Southside Presbyterian Church to hear Rev. John Fife, past minister of this congregation and Stephanie and Alejandro of the Southside Day Labor Center,
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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
"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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"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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The UUA And Religious Groups Press Big Retailers on Safety Overseas
The New York Times reports that the Unitarian Universalist Association has joined with 123 other religious groups and investors to urge retail giants like Wal-Mart, Target, Sears, and Gap to sign on t
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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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
School of America’s Watch Delegation
I will be posting my experiences of the School of America’s Delegation this week along the Militarized border of Arizona and Nogales. A brief introduction: School of America’s Watch is a non-profit o
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Pagan Voices: Dawn Hunt, Porsha Williams, T. Thorn Coyle, and More!
Pagan voices is a spotlight on recent quotations from figures within the Pagan community. These voices may appear in the burgeoning Pagan media, or from a mainstream outlet, but all showcase our wisdo
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Finding Your Voice Again – My 200th Blog Post!
It’s been a hard Spring. As maybe done of you have noticed, I haven’t been blogging much in the past few months. Not only was it a touch winter in New England, but I had a bunch of personal challenges
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