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• 8 Days In…14 Dead In Chicago…

  I’ve been working on a “slaughter of the innocents” sermon for the last few weeks. On the liturgical calendar, Holy Innocents Day falls on December 28th. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Year…3 Dead In Chicago…Still No UU Response…

  I’ve been waiting to see other UU blogs talk about the continuing tragedy of gun deaths in Chicago. Doesn’t seem to be coming. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “These Are Our Children.”…Does That Mean There Are Some Who Aren’t?

  Language matters. How we talk about national tragedies matters.In talking about the horrific happenings in Newtown, another meme has appeared. “These are our... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “This Isn’t Supposed To Happen Here…”…So Where Is It Supposed To Happen?

  Those of you who read my last post know that I asked for you to listen to how the mass killing in Connecticut was going to be portrayed and then to imagine how... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• ‘Lincoln’ and the Never-Ending Civil War

  I haven’t seen ‘Lincoln’ (I love Daniel Day Lewis but don’t like Spielberg), so I won’t make a comment on it. But I do read Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Atlantic... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• When Your Religious Group Is Comprised Mostly of Upper Middle Class Educated...

  All due respect to those who are trying to argue the other side, but can we be a little bit honest with ourselves.If UUism doesn’t have a thin theology, why... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2012 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Can’t Medicare/Medicaid Negotiate Prescription Drug Prices?

  I’m not the brightest bulb in the lamp, but I’m not the dimmest either. So I’m going to ask the question that has been with me for a while. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• I Might Not Be Cheap, But I’m Easy…or Mitt Romney Thinks My Vote Could’ve Been...

  The L.A. Times reports on a conference call that Mitt Romney had with top donors this afternoon. According to the article, Mr. Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How the South Lost the Battle (the Civil War) Yet Won the War (Everything...

  Have you heard? Texas wants to secede. But it’s not just Texas my friends, there seems to be a movement afoot for all of the old Confederacy to secede. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• “…the Female Body Has Ways to Try to Shut That Whole Thing Down.” Or Todd Akin...

  I could talk about the fact that same-sex marriage actually survived when put to a public vote. I could talk about the funniest line I’ve heard in a while, “In... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Welcome to New Orleans, East Coast Edition…or Why Aren’t We Talking to the Dutch?

  My family was in Mississippi when Katrina hit.My family was in Mississippi when Rita hit.I was in New England last year as Hurricane Irene developed and made... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Tale of Two Hurricanes….Sandy and Katrina

  As the country watches the news coverage of Hurricane Sandy, I have been reminded of how the country watched as Katrina exposed some things that people didn’t... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rape Is Not A Method Of Conception…or Vaginas and Penises and Ignorance Oh My...

  What is in the water in Indiana and Missouri these days?The train wreck that is Todd Akin continues to roll; the latest for those of you not in Missouri is abou... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Vaginas and Penises and Ignorance Oh My

  My evangelical friends have been sending me links to articles regarding the brewing controversy about the soon-to-be-published book “A Year of Biblical... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 RELIGION

• How Many UU Churches Are On The ‘Wrong Side of the Tracks’?

  I hadn’t realized that I was talking about the same subject in two different ways in my last two posts. So I’m going to ask a blunt question: How many UU... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 POLITICS, RELIGION

• Running After The ‘Nones’ Is Like Tanning Salons Offering Their Services To Blac...

  So the Pew study reports that there been real and sustained growth in the group known as the “nones.” The Religious News Service did a really good profile of... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Most Obvious Reason(s) Why Barak Obama Is Not A UU…or, Seeing The Log...

  There seems to be some chatter about the UU-World feature article about the time that President Obama spent at the Honolulu UU church. In another round of... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Do We Really Believe In The Democratic Process?…or, Why Is Nobody Running Agains...

  It’s election season, but I don’t feel like talking about U.S. national politics (although I’m still absolutely fascinated by the whole Todd Akin thing, so I... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Banned Books and Theology

  When did you last read a banned book?It’s Banned Book Week, and since I’m reading a frequently banned book because of research that I’m working on, I’ve been... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 BOOKS, SOCIETY

• You Can’t Build Something Positive Out of the Lowest Common Denominator…or, Can’...

  

  Tim Bartik, in a comment on my last post, writes (not picking on you Tim, but the comment has made me think):Second, I think it would be better to start with... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY