Posted in 26709 on July 4, 2008 | No Comments »
As you may have read, there is someone posting to this blog under the pseudonym John Brown. Though I have little doubt this is a caring, sincere person, I have declined to engage in dialogue with this person and with anyone who posts under a false name and e-mail. I want to let you know [...]
Posted in 26709 on July 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We flew in this evening from GA. I’m sorry I didn’t post more, but I just couldn’t bring myself to pay $10 per day for access at the hotel, and I was too busy to post much during the day.
I want to spill my guts about the GA, but I also want to save some [...]
Posted in 26709 on June 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’m in Fort Lauderdale through Monday attending General Assembly. I am also volunteering a few hours each day (registration is free if you volunteer), working at the registration table. It’s fun, and I’ve met plenty of nice people. I’m actualy using a registration computer to write this post. We’re not so busy today, and there’s [...]
Posted in 26709 on June 24, 2008 | No Comments »
Here’s a song that was actually written by Iris. Awesome lyrics. It’s a real UU type tune.
Posted in 26709 on June 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
OK, so my next post will be from Fort Lauderdale. A good friend sent me a link to an Iris Dement song on YouTube, and it sent me mulling over the rest of her stuff there. Check out one of my favorites above. Warning: It’s a little earthy in parts.
Posted in 26709 on June 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This is my take on our need for bias crime legislation in the Hoosier state. It was also my sermon on Sunday. Watch all this week, as I’ll be posting from the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale. See you then!
According to the FBI, which tracks statistics on bias crime, a bias or hate crime is [...]
Posted in 26709 on June 8, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The discussion this Sunday was promising and hopeful. Hope you enjoy the sermon and readings.
Einstein said, “Science without religion is lame; Religion without science is blind.” But the two have been blinding and maiming each other for a long, long time.
Pope Urban VIII got in one of religion’s most famous blows against science. As the [...]
Posted in 26709 on June 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Check out this great Newsweek article. Here’s a quote:
One of the most transformative social movements over our lifetime has been the battle for gay rights, and the key to its great success has been the grass-roots phenomenon of exploding stereotypes by simply saying, “Yes, I am.” Each time the woman at the next desk or [...]
Posted in 26709 on May 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is a great column by Sheila Kennedy. Enjoy.
Same-Sex Reruns
The California Supreme Court has struck down that state’s ban on same-sex marriage. And we all know what that means: the forces of self-righteous indignation are gearing up for the mother of summer reruns. Wait for these oldies but goodies:
Judges have no business making [...]
Posted in 26709 on May 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Today, the California Supreme Court overturned the state’s ban on same-gender marriage, meaning that same-gender marriage is now legal there. Indiana’s State Supreme Court will someday see a case like this one, and when they do, they have precedent. The march of tolerance is not inevitable, but momentum is building. In a week in which a [...]
