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September 5--Religious truths. Three baseball umpires are discussing the way they name the pitches. The first says, "I call them like they are." The second says, "I call them like I see them." The third says, "They aren't anything until I call them." How could these three views be applied to religious truths?
September 12--Offering forgiveness. John Buehrens writes about the link between hospitality and forgiveness in progressive churches. He tells the story of the Tennessee Valley UU Church, which had its windows shot out in the 1970s for its liberal positions, and thirty years later was targeted by a shooter, who killed two and injured six. Throughout it all, the church vowed to stay open and welcoming. (“The Welcome Table,” UU World, Summer 2010, page 24) “There is much to forgive in this world,” Buehrens writes. “Those who have been hurt often know that best. But hospitality, rightly practiced, can be a powerful source of healing.” Has offering hospitality helped you recover from harm or forgive others?
September 19--Is believing in God evolutionarily advantageous?
September 26--All about you. Buehrens also discusses the sense of entitlement that many Americans have. “Its message is embedded in every ad we hear or see,” he writes. “What matters is you; what you feel, what you want, and above all, what you deserve.” (page 28)(UU World, Summer 2010) “How can we denounce every public effort to help the poor and vulnerable of our society as an ‘entitlement,’” he asks, “while simultaneously maintaining a culture that seems shot through with entitlement?”
September 5--Religious truths. Three baseball umpires are discussing the way they name the pitches. The first says, "I call them like they are." The second says, "I call them like I see them." The third says, "They aren't anything until I call them." How could these three views be applied to religious truths?
September 12--Offering forgiveness. John Buehrens writes about the link between hospitality and forgiveness in progressive churches. He tells the story of the Tennessee Valley UU Church, which had its windows shot out in the 1970s for its liberal positions, and thirty years later was targeted by a shooter, who killed two and injured six. Throughout it all, the church vowed to stay open and welcoming. (“The Welcome Table,” UU World, Summer 2010, page 24) “There is much to forgive in this world,” Buehrens writes. “Those who have been hurt often know that best. But hospitality, rightly practiced, can be a powerful source of healing.” Has offering hospitality helped you recover from harm or forgive others?
September 19--Is believing in God evolutionarily advantageous?
September 26--All about you. Buehrens also discusses the sense of entitlement that many Americans have. “Its message is embedded in every ad we hear or see,” he writes. “What matters is you; what you feel, what you want, and above all, what you deserve.” (page 28)(UU World, Summer 2010) “How can we denounce every public effort to help the poor and vulnerable of our society as an ‘entitlement,’” he asks, “while simultaneously maintaining a culture that seems shot through with entitlement?”
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