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conflict, conflict-mediation, forgiveness, reconciliation, retribution, ubuntu, violence
Three things reconciliation ain’t (part five in ubuntu series)
10.30.06 | Permalink | 3 CommentsSo if the best way to practice ubuntu is any way that works, then why aren’t we practicing ubuntu better? Violence and conflict—and the memory of violence and conflict—stand in the way. The only way around them to ubuntu is reconciliation. Reconciliation is damn hard. Last night I took some time to thumb through an […]
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conflict, congregations, dysfunction, goats, sheep
Sheep and goats
A quick excerpt from church consultant Mike Durall’s book The Almost Church: Redefining Unitarian Universalism for a New Era. (You can read a quick summary of the book here.) While our principles call for the respect and dignity of every person, not all members serve the congregation well. Unfortunately, some people come to church with […]
