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Thoughts on Unitarian Universalism from the provocative outer edges.
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Is Asking People to Forget That Thomas Jefferson Was a Slaveholder a White Thing?
I had been trying to not sound like an angry black woman and come up with a different title for this post, but I’m tired of trying to not sound like an angry... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Starr King Is Unique, but It’s NOT Special…or, Terminal Uniqueness Strikes Again…
I get to start this post with an Earlham story.During my time at Earlham, the school went through 2 MAJOR searches; one for President and one for Vice... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Wall of Separation Between Congregation and Academy (Starr King but Not Star...
I will start with my conclusion: All 3 candidates for the presidency of Starr King are academics. Just because they happen to also be ministers does not change... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
I Got 99 Problems, And UUism Is All Of Them (Starr King but Not Starr King)
[yes, I was listening to Jay-Z earlier]I wonder how much of the consternation/craziness that has come to pass in the time since the announcement of Rev. Read more
Posted on 09 June 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Not All People of Color Are Created* Equal (still More Thoughts on “The Case...
I didn’t think I was saying anything particularly radical in my last two posts. This is the United States after all and history has shown that African... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
‘Our White Flight Is Not Their White Flight’ (more Thoughts on “The Case for...
I grew up in the most integrated area of St. Louis. Part of the reason my parents ended up buying in that area is because they couldn’t get into the area that... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Policy and the Shaping of Modern Unitarian Universalism (thoughts on...
Shawna Foster, in responding to a post on Tom Schade’s blog, wrote the following: I believe systems of oppression are perpetuated unintentionally, and that... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nothing New To See Here…America Has Always Used Black Bodies To Make Money and...
I think I need to point something out to my white liberal friends.When it comes to the ideas of Cliven Bundy or Donald Sterling…there is nothing new to see here. Read more
Posted on 29 April 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
In Order to Be Prophetic, You Actually Have to Say Something
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has until Saturday to veto a bill that would make the nullification efforts in the South back in the day look like child’s play.... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The UUA Homepage Has No Offical Statement About the Jordan Davis Trial Verdict,...
Tom,You describe the chatter around the new UUA logo and its roll-out as painful. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t; that’s an individual matter of taste. Read more
Posted on 19 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Who Is the UUA Marketing To?
And don’t give me the “millennial” line. That tells me nothing. “Millennial” is too broad a term; especially when talking about the religious impulse.So, what... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A New Logo When You Have No Mission Will Get You Nowhere
At first blush I didn’t think that the unveiling of a new UUA logo would be just another volley in the Association or Movement quandry, but I am... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
A Question for the ‘Movementarians’
How long to you plan on sticking around?The reason Rev. Barber was able to issue the call out for the march on Saturday was because he was part of an... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Movements Need A Possitive Message…What Is UUism’s Positive Message To Trayvon...
It’s time for UUs and UUism to get its/their heads out of their proverbial [----] and face some facts.In the lifetime of many of us, the majority of the... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Today Is Trayvon Martin’s 19th Birthday (and How He Ties into the Movement Or...
Had he lived, Trayvon Martin would have turned 19 today. I think of him often. Then I think about UU responses to his death. And I still don’t know what to... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
You Deliberately Ran Away From the Culture You Now Want to Change, Isn’t There...
At the most recent UUA Board meeting, Chris Walton reports that President Peter Morales said:“The vision that is emerging, that I’m trying to reflect, has not... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Richard Sherman, Football v. Hockey, and Use of the Word “Thug”
I have been debating writing about the whole Richard Sherman kerfluffle, mainly because 1)I have never liked post-game interviews before the players have had a... Read more
Posted on 24 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Can We Stop Talking About The Dream and Start Talking About The Check Returned...
ah yes…it’s Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend this weekend. And many a preacher is going to get up into their pulpits and give the usual tired MLK Sunday... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Innovation Is A Class and Race Issue
I’m going to own this up front…I’m not thrilled about the UUA’s move from Beacon St. to the “innovation” district. And as I’ve thought about why, it came to... Read more
Posted on 16 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Should Integration Be The Goal?
History matters. And it haunts the present. from today’s Atlantic:Nearly 60 years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY