To Sit Awhile with the Statue Honoring the Life of Lorraine Hansberry
A Q&A with Imani Perry | I believe that Lorraine is having a well-deserved extended period of recognition. I am also thrilled that “A Raisin in the Sun” is reportedly returning to Broadway in the fall
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Missing Her
“I always admired and loved my mother for her integrity, her many caring ways, her strong sense of duty as a public health nurse helping the poorest of the poor, her love of nature, her unbound genero
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An Equal Opportunity Lynching in Mississippi
Norman Rockwell, the beloved painter and illustrator of a pleasant America, was deeply moved by the Civil Rights movement and shocked the nation with his depiction of the murder of Chaney, Goodman, an
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“Migration is an Act of Love”
Indigenous communities view migration as a critical part of building community and culture.
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Wendover to Rock Springs, Wyo.
Our room in Wendover looked out onto a rock outcropping which rose up a hundred feet or more behind the motel. After a quick breakfast, I went out and followed an ATV trail up the outcropping. Soon I
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SCOTUS says taxpayer funds can support religious education
The most recent ruling handed down by the Supreme Court in Carson v. Makin has potentially serious implications for the future of the separation of church and state but the potential to benefit Pagan
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The Problem with “Reason”
Eons ago, as a college freshman, I ran afoul of 17th-century philosopher Rene Descartes. Considered the father of modern, rational thinking, Descartes is famous for his “cogito argument.” In Latin tha
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General Session I, General Assembly 2022
On-demand video: welcome, introductions, and adoption of rules. Continue reading "General Session I, General Assembly 2022"
I’m Here & I’m Queer
"I'm Here & I'm Queer," the title of Randy Lewis' message at All Souls Church, on Sunday, June 26, is a declaration of his return to Tulsa from Raleigh, NC, and a statement of pride, acknowledging his
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Galileo, Zen, and the Ways of Not Knowing: A Small Meditation
As it happens it was on this day, the 22nd of June in 1633 that Vincenzo Maculani da Firenzuola representing the Holy Office of the Inquisition, declared: “We pronounce, judge, and declare, that
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A pivot lid box
I've been refining my illustration skills using the SketchUp 3D modelling program, a favorite among woodworkers. It is almost easier to make a box, than to illustrate the box, but I expect that with p
Greed
“Thirty pieces of silver. That’s all it took for Judas to betray the one who had washed his feet, whom he’d witnessed heal, feed and tend the neediest of people, and heard teach about loving enemies a
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Are Self-Given Titles Valid?
It comes down to one simple thing: do the deeds match the words? Do you do the things that other people who carry that title do, and do you do them with a suitable degree of competence and commitment?
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We Will Only Rise
JeKaren Olaoya We have to keep finding ways to widen the circle of care and concern. Continue reading "We Will Only Rise"
Real Circus Train Wreck Inspired DeMille
Cecil B. DeMille's 1953 The Greatest Show on Earth was a huge hit and helped save Hollywood as television was keeping people home. In gratitude the film won the Oscar for Best picture over such certi
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Fernley, Nev., to Wendover, Utah
We drove past dramatic scenery today: the Forty-Mile Desert, the green Humboldt River valley in between sagebrush plains, towering 11,000 foot mountains…. But what stays in my mind are the flowers we
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Your Many Minds
This is a continuation of the previous post. I recommend beginning with that post (Illusion Number One, Part One). ILLUSION NUMBER ONE, PART TWO Your Many Minds ©Rev. Chris Schriner 2022 Unitarian Uni
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