Forums for October
October 2--Banned in Boston. UUA’s Beacon Press is housed in the building that was home to Boston’s Watch and Ward Society for many years. This is the organization that policed the city’s theaters and bookstores and gave the world the phrase “banned in Boston.” Ironically, many prominent Unitarians were active in the formation and operation of this organization during its lifetime. What do you suppose their reasoning was?
October 9--Grace vs. Karma. Chance Hunter says that “...in the end grace will free us from the trap of karma…” (UU World, Spring 2011) Have you experienced karma? Have you experienced grace? How are they different?
October 16--Civil Disobedience. Tim DeChristopher, a member of First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City, UT, was convicted on March 3, 2011, of two felony counts of disrupting a federal auction of oil and gas leases. He faces up to ten years in prison for this act of civil disobedience. Is his action justified? Is the conviction just? What if a protester’s view represents that of only a tiny minority of all those affected?
October 23--Congregational Conscience. The First Unitarian Church of Providence, Rhode Island recently took a public stand in favor of marriage equality in the name of the church. (UU World, Spring 2011, “A Report from the Front Lines of the Culture Wars”) Their process for making this decision was as follows: “First, a vote is taken at a called meeting of the congregation, which must decide whether to forward the proposal as a mail ballot to the entire congregation. If a majority agrees, then the ballot is mailed. One third of the entire membership must respond for the votes to be counted. Then two thirds of the ballots must vote in the affirmative.” The entire process is deliberately somewhat cumbersome. Should UUFS adopt a similar policy?
October 30--Nuclear Meltdown. All things considered, was the 1979 meltdown at the nuclear plant at Three Mile Island a good thing to have happened or a bad thing? (from Daniel Dennett)
October 9--Grace vs. Karma. Chance Hunter says that “...in the end grace will free us from the trap of karma…” (UU World, Spring 2011) Have you experienced karma? Have you experienced grace? How are they different?
October 16--Civil Disobedience. Tim DeChristopher, a member of First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City, UT, was convicted on March 3, 2011, of two felony counts of disrupting a federal auction of oil and gas leases. He faces up to ten years in prison for this act of civil disobedience. Is his action justified? Is the conviction just? What if a protester’s view represents that of only a tiny minority of all those affected?
October 23--Congregational Conscience. The First Unitarian Church of Providence, Rhode Island recently took a public stand in favor of marriage equality in the name of the church. (UU World, Spring 2011, “A Report from the Front Lines of the Culture Wars”) Their process for making this decision was as follows: “First, a vote is taken at a called meeting of the congregation, which must decide whether to forward the proposal as a mail ballot to the entire congregation. If a majority agrees, then the ballot is mailed. One third of the entire membership must respond for the votes to be counted. Then two thirds of the ballots must vote in the affirmative.” The entire process is deliberately somewhat cumbersome. Should UUFS adopt a similar policy?
October 30--Nuclear Meltdown. All things considered, was the 1979 meltdown at the nuclear plant at Three Mile Island a good thing to have happened or a bad thing? (from Daniel Dennett)
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