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March 6--Power Consumption.The average human body uses about 100 watts of power just to maintain metabolic processes. The average hunter-gatherer at the equator, not needing to consume power for body heat, consumes about 250 watts total in all daily activities. The average American uses about 11,000 watts. Is this fair? Is this even a meaningful comparison?
March 13--Superheroes. Doug Muder, thinking about how the mythology of comic book superheroes shaped him and his generation, writes, “The whole planet of Krypton blew up behind [Superman’s] escaping rocket, and its shards became the deadly kryptonite.” The lesson? “Watch out for the past. It can kill you.” He found the same lesson in the culture of the Unitarian Universalist congregation he joined in the 1980s: “We framed our history as a series of exploded birth-planets: UU Buddhists and Pagans had escaped from Humanism, Humanists from liberal Christianity, liberal Christians from Calvinism. . . .” But young adults today have grown up with different superheroes and different expectations, and they are looking for a tradition to pass on to their children. (UU World, Winter 2010, “Reclaiming Krypton,” page 28) How is the mythology surrounding the life of your favorite heroes reflected in Unitarian Universalism or in society at large?
March 20--'Blended’ religions. In “The Christmas Tallis” (page 32), Diane Cadrain describes the way her family has blended traditions from her and her husband’s different religious backgrounds. The daughter of a Protestant-Catholic union, Cadrain married a Jewish man and raised their three daughters as Unitarian Universalists. Their oldest daughter is studying to become a Jewish cantor, and Cadrain is making her a tallis, or prayer shawl, to give her as a Christmas gift. Does your family blend traditions from different religions? Which traditions have you retained from your past? Which have you adopted?
March 27--Bought and Sold. Are there some things that just shouldn’t be bought and sold? If so, why? Kidneys? Sex? Horsemeat? Brides? Ecclesiastical offices? Votes?
March 6--Power Consumption.The average human body uses about 100 watts of power just to maintain metabolic processes. The average hunter-gatherer at the equator, not needing to consume power for body heat, consumes about 250 watts total in all daily activities. The average American uses about 11,000 watts. Is this fair? Is this even a meaningful comparison?
March 13--Superheroes. Doug Muder, thinking about how the mythology of comic book superheroes shaped him and his generation, writes, “The whole planet of Krypton blew up behind [Superman’s] escaping rocket, and its shards became the deadly kryptonite.” The lesson? “Watch out for the past. It can kill you.” He found the same lesson in the culture of the Unitarian Universalist congregation he joined in the 1980s: “We framed our history as a series of exploded birth-planets: UU Buddhists and Pagans had escaped from Humanism, Humanists from liberal Christianity, liberal Christians from Calvinism. . . .” But young adults today have grown up with different superheroes and different expectations, and they are looking for a tradition to pass on to their children. (UU World, Winter 2010, “Reclaiming Krypton,” page 28) How is the mythology surrounding the life of your favorite heroes reflected in Unitarian Universalism or in society at large?
March 20--'Blended’ religions. In “The Christmas Tallis” (page 32), Diane Cadrain describes the way her family has blended traditions from her and her husband’s different religious backgrounds. The daughter of a Protestant-Catholic union, Cadrain married a Jewish man and raised their three daughters as Unitarian Universalists. Their oldest daughter is studying to become a Jewish cantor, and Cadrain is making her a tallis, or prayer shawl, to give her as a Christmas gift. Does your family blend traditions from different religions? Which traditions have you retained from your past? Which have you adopted?
March 27--Bought and Sold. Are there some things that just shouldn’t be bought and sold? If so, why? Kidneys? Sex? Horsemeat? Brides? Ecclesiastical offices? Votes?
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