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first-principle, hitler, inherent-dignity, inherent-worth, inherent-worth-and-dignity, purposes-and-principles, UU
Inherent worth versus inherent dignity
08.23.06 | Permalink | 11 CommentsHad a good discussion this weekend with the Chalice Coven this weekend re: the first principle—“the inherent worth and dignity of every person.” (I’m normally wary of “let’s talk about the principles” discussions; they seem to carry a tacit assumption that we somehow “believe” them and move on from there to what feels like an […]
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confession, craig-groeschel, liberal-religion, liberating-religion, lifechurch, mysecret, mysecret.tv, sin, unitarian, UU, vocabulary-of-reverence
MySecret.tv: In search of brokenness
08.16.06 | Permalink | 5 CommentsMy old college buddy at Rae’s Space alerted me to MySecret.tv, an evangelical rip off of Post Secret that’s hosted by LifeChurch.tv, a multi-site megachurch run by Craig Groeschel. (I went to Craig’s singles service in college, when we were both still Methodists.) MySecret lets you anonymously post a confession of a sin. Categories include […]
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james-fowler, re, stages-of-faith, UU, youth
Unitarians and James Fowler
07.23.06 | Permalink | 5 CommentsYet Another Unitarian Universalist and The Journey recently put up series of posts about Jim Fowler’s faith development theory. The Journey’s post is a good summary for those not familiar with it. Yet Another UU’s post is a good summary of some of its shortcomings. What follows is something of a reply to both, en […]
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fruit-of-the-spirit, metanoia, relationality, ruether, spiritual-disciplines, transformation, UU
Liberating faith, not liberal faith
06.15.06 | Permalink | 16 CommentsA follow up to “Calling the question“: There have been a couple of comments about this line: To state it baldly: we [UUs] do not have the luxury of doing things that do not transform lives (or lead to transformed lives). I thought I’d try to fill that out a little.
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liberals, politics, spirituality, UU, values, vision
Help wanted: Articulating a new liberal spirituality
06.04.06 | Permalink | 2 CommentsAtlanta Unitarian would like your help mapping out a new take on liberal values that is spiritual, political, and effective: “What we need to offer people is liberal religious perspective that allows them to live meaningful lives, and yes, resist the temptations of the larger secular culture. We need to give people a full and […]
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education, race, racism, UU, white-privilege, whiteness
White alliance?
03.04.06 | Permalink | 12 CommentsThere’s been something of a buzz lately in the bluugosphere about the recent creation of an anti-racist/anti-oppression (ARAO) organization disastrously named “UU White Allies.” Scott Wells has an excellent reflection on the subject, and I encourage everyone to go have a read. My comment there was so long and involved, I decided it needed to […]
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