Care and Repair: Rebuilding our Democracy Towards Justice and Accountability
UUSC VP and Chief Program Officer Rachel Gore Freed reflects on the work ahead under the Biden administration.
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Sun, 1/24 ~ “Imagining Our Future Together” Service and Congregational Meeting ~ 10:30am
SUNDAY SERVICE ~ “IMAGINING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER” 10:30AM As with all aspects of our lives, COVID has completely reshaped the face of religion. As the vaccine is rolled out, now we have the task of ima
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The death of Mohamud Mohammad Hassan
I don't have anything wise of clever to say about the death of Mohamud Mohammad Hussan in Cardiff a few days ago. Clearly South Wales Police have a lot of questions to answer. We need truth and justi
Fri, 1/22 ~ Women’s Web Tent: Forgiveness ~ 7pm
The Red Tent movement, inspired by Anita Diamant’s fictional story, “The Red Tent,” supports women in reclaiming the gifts of community as we gather together to co-create safe, woman-centered, restora
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Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, He Who Shall Not Be Named and Presidential Mercy
Recipients of last minute pardons or sentence commutations from the former Resident indluded fascist mastermind Steve Bannon, below, and rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black, GOP fundraiser Elliott Broi
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Future schooling
Yesterday I got a call from the principle of the Future School in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. https://fsfuture.org It is a Big Picture School https://www.bigpicture.org based on the Met School model in which
The Power of the Spirit in Groups
Dearest – I write to you from the past. I am always writing to you from the past. But this week, it feels especially poignant, especially painful, and especially to the point, this writing from the pa
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Darkness
Darkness can be healing. Darkness can be nurturing. Darkness can be a place of growth and transformation. In the Northern Hemisphere, today is the darkest day of the year–let us embrace that darkness
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The Downfall of a Prophet
When religious leaders get in trouble for sexual misconduct, there’s usually a track record of abusive behavior. They were always predators – they finally got caught. But with fallen prophets, there w
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Report from the 17th Pagan Studies Conference
A summary of the variety of topics and presentations offered at the 17th Annual Conference of Current Pagan Studies. Continue reading Report from the 17th Pagan Studies Conference at The Wild Hunt.
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Four Years Ago Today—Murfin Verse on a Very Different Inaugural
Four years ago with Donald Trump taking an oath he never meant to keep, my mood was very different than the joyful celebration today. This poem was an introduction to my Poems of Resistance, the b
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A Unitarian Universalist Inauguration Prayer for 2021
UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray shares a prayer for the new Biden-Harris administration and the ongoing work for justice.
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Lincoln’s Dangerous Path to Inauguration in a Time of Treason
Lincoln's First Inaugural on the steps of the Capitol building with its unfinished dome. The big day that so many of us have been breathlessly awaiting, the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
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Enjoy This Day: 10 Thoughts on the Inauguration
I’m enjoying today. For the first time in four years, the President of the United States is a decent human being… and possibly, much more than that. I have many thoughts on the beginning of the Biden
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Beacon Press Authors Voice Their Hopes to Biden and Harris on Inauguration Day
After living through four years of an endless horror franchise, Joseph Biden gets sworn in today as commander in chief. Kamala Harris, in a historic moment for the US, gets sworn in as the first woman
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A Course In Miracles Workbook Lesson #147, Review of lessons 133 and 134, Recovering our agency.
Lesson #147 Review of lessons 133 and 134 My mind holds only what I think with God. 133- I will not value what is valueless. 134 - Let me perceive forgiveness as it is. The metaphysics of A Course In
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Welcome to this dawn
I am relieved that the disastrous presidency of Donald J. Trump is nearly over. I'm surprised it has lasted this long. Thomas Friedman in the New York Times noted this day as follows: "Folks, we just
Peace
The final Sunday of Advent is used to prepare ourselves to work for peace. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King famously said that “true peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of ju
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Archaeologists uncover remains of women accused of witchcraft
Human remains discovered by archaeologists in the market square of Bochnia in Poland are likely those of three women who were accused, convicted, and executed for being "witches" in the 17th century.
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