“Choose to Bless the World” by Rebecca Parker of Starr King UU Seminary

This is a wonderful poem that I heard read at our congregation at the Free Congregation of Sauk County, and it touched me enough to post it. It is written by Rebecca Parker, a Methodist/Unitarian Universalist minister, who attended famous UU seminary the Starr King Seminary. Choose to Bless the World by Rebecca Parker Your […]

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The Gay Debate: The Bible and Homosexuality [video]

This is sad but true. The Tea Part has no real grasp on what America really is or who our founders really are. They claim to be Christians and hide behind claims of righteousness, but violate Jesus’ words at every turn. Hypocrisy and fundamentalism at it worst. Matthew Vines speaks on the theological debate regarding […]

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The Fundamental Essence of Religion is Humanism

In a previous post about Biblical/Theological Humanism that I had written a while back  titled “Theological Humanism? A solution to the divide?” I mention that religions need to start approaching their theology from a more humanistic perspective otherwise they will, at some point, find themselves irrelevant and ignored, but my primary focus was the fundamentalist and […]

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“Why I finally joined a church” – a Salon article

If any of these links are not dead, need correcting, or if you have recommendations please let me know. In Support of Esperanto More Casual How to talk ‘proper Kairdiff’ – in Esperanto (BBC News, Feb 2010) The ‘One Show’ does Esperanto (January 2010, You Tube Video) – really good coverage Excerpts from ‘Utopia in […]

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Theological Humanism? A solution to the divide?

OK, so I was reading a post on Prop 8 Trial Tracker where the following quote was rendered which spawned the creation of this post: There’s two lenses here. One’s a biblical world view and the other is basically more of a secular humanist world view and that’s why there never seems to be agreement” […]

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New Examiner Article – “My faith (part VI) – The influence of Unitarian Universalism, Free Thought, and the ULC”

I have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “My faith (part VI) – The influence of Unitarian Universalism, Free Thought, and the ULC. Unitarian Universalism (UU) Assuming you believe in a creator at all, we Unitarian Universalists believe that there is only one creator regardless of your polytheistic or monotheistic leanings. We are all praying […]

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New Examiner Article “My faith (part I) – The beginning”

I have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “My faith (part I) – The beginning” All of the articles in this 7 part series will help to detail the things that are part of my faith and how I came to them in my journey: I was brought up Methodist, but my family stopped […]

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New Examiner Article: “Christianity’s Heaven/Hell model not conducive to altruism?”

I have posted a new article for the Milwaukee Examiner titled “Christianity’s Heaven/Hell model not conducive to altruism?” Preface For the purposes of this article I have ignored the fact that Christians are rewarded in the afterlife for good deeds and therefore there is technically a reward, albeit spiritually. I am also choosing to ignore […]

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The Courage Campaign’s Video Contra Proposition 8

This Courage Campaign Video was put together in response to Kenneth Star’s filing to the Supreme Court in favor or California’s passing of Prop 8 which bans same-sex marriage. Watch the video and then sign the petition. Tell the Supreme Court to invalidate Prop 8, reject Ken Starr’s case, and let loving, committed couples marry. […]

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Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters … (Review)

I have just finished reading “Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters: From Dating, approved Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire– Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do“. Hows that for a really long book title. This was a very interesting read. This book gives a 2 chapter […]

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