Here’s a link to a post by Haven Kimmel. It talks about the 14th amendment and ensuring equal rights for everyone. Below is a sample.
And for those of you who “weren’t raised that way,” or who conclude your argument against gay marriage by saying that’s just how you “feel,” you have a right to speak your mind. [...]
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Time To Stop Being Polite About Gay Marriage
Posted in 26709 on May 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Untaming the Good Samaritan
Posted in 26709 on April 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What follows is the text of a sermon I’ve delivered twice. I usually don’t post my sermons here anymore, but this story played such a large part in my own decision to leave Christianity and in my continued effort to live an authentic life that I’m posting my thoughts on it. Peace.
Once, I was driving [...]
And Now, From Nazareth, the Amazing…
Posted in 26709 on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s Rowan Atkinson delivering a lesson from the Gospel of John. “And the whole crowd did know that it was a carrot. For it was orange, with a green top.” I love British humor.
Doobies and Newbies
Posted in 26709 on April 6, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This is a brief homily I delivered at the UU Heartland District’s annual meeting this past Saturday. The meeting was great. The emphasis was on the living tradition of the district.
Working in a steel factory wasn’t my first choice of summer jobs. As I would soon find out, some days the temperature inside the plant [...]
The Life of Brian: Individualism
Posted in 26709 on February 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Here’s a clip from one of the best movies of all time. I watched it for the first time as a freshman in college. I was still a Pentecostal, and I felt REALLY bad for thinking this movie was funny and true.
A UU Historian on Recession
Posted in 26709 on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m doing research for an upcoming sermon on individualism, and I’m re-reading the last chapter of Conrad Wright’s book Walking Together: Polity and Participation in Unitarian Universalist Churches. He discusses, in an address delivered in 1979, the move westward as a source of American individualism. He also talks about individualism increasing in good times and decreasing, or [...]
My Inauguration Celebration
Posted in 26709 on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve saved this cigar for today. It’s a CAO America. What an incredible day.
John Shelby Spong: Heretic
Posted in 26709 on January 20, 2009 | 14 Comments »
What follows is a sermon I delivered at the Columbus, Indiana UU congregation this past Sunday. I did it as part of their ongoing heretic of the month series. I chose Spong as a living heretic. The quotations are in-text and don’t follow any particular format. They’re all from Spong’s books, which are found easily [...]
A Few Holiday Stories For These Tough Times
Posted in 26709 on December 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
What follows is my holiday sermon for 2008. I wish all of you had been there when I looked at the word ‘Druid’ and my brain told me to say ‘droid.’ The ancient droids is now a running joke at UUCC. Funny stuff. May your holiday be happy and healthy.
Times like these. That’s really all [...]
Jon Stewart Interviews Mike Huckabee On Gay Marriage
Posted in 26709 on December 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is an excellent interview. I’ll let Mr. Stewart make the points. How can anyone still be against gay marriage? I don’t get it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R2MCscO9r0
