When Liberalism Goes Terribly Wrong

Aug 12, 2024 | News, Religious history

When Liberalism Goes Terribly Wrong (Alternatively – When Populism Swings Left)

 
As always, the service will be recorded and available after Aug. 19 on the UUSpokane YouTube site.
 
However, we hope you will join us on Zoom at tinyurl.com/spokanezoom.` Participating in real time allows you to get to know new Unitarian friends and engage in a lively discussion after the service. If you would like to receive a weekly reminder of the sermon topic and the zoom address you can join the UUSpokane Google group by emailing web@naunitarians.org
 

Liberal values are the only values that have ever moved humanity forward, toward its fuller potential. Yet this does not mean its promise has only been stalled because of resistance from those of a more conservative spirit who are fearful of any and all change. Throughout history, those professing liberalism and its values have often proven to be the worst offenders of human dignity and welfare. In this sermon, we’ll consider some of the warning signs of a liberalism that’s gone wrong.

New Edition of the UUnderWorld

Aug 11, 2024 | News, Religious history

UU Underworld Aug '24

The  Aug. 2024 issue of the UU Underworld: A Newsletter for Unitarian Universalist FreeThinkers is now available.here.This version of the UUUnderworld features articles, advise, humour and letters to the editor.

Make sure you read and share Rebecca Pace’s warning to WATCH YOUR CHURCH’S ASSETS! The Association’s Backdoor Way of Owning Your Church.

And finally do your friends and Unitarian’s everywhere a favour by sharing this link!

7/20/2024 – Reflections on the Loss of the 7 Principles & 6 Sources

Jul 31, 2024 | News

For July, the worship committee presents a service focused around a group discussion of the rift in the UUA, and particularly the article 2 vote; the grief associated with these events, and our path forward. The reading is to be the 6 sources and 7 principles. For the homily we ask 3 speakers (Joyce Kinnear, Rev. Twinkle Manning, Rev. Todd Eklof)) to give short talks that inspire reflection and comments. We hope to help people acknowledge the reality of what has happened and provide a positive vision for the future.

Unitarianism and Freedom of Thought – by John Dietrich updated by and Todd Eklof

Jul 28, 2024 | News, Religious history, Worship Service

While many of us had the opportunity to hear Rev. Eklof present an amended version of Rev. John Dietrich’s 1918 sermon,  “Unitarianism and Freedom of Thought”, last Sunday on UUSpokane zoom, some of you did not.

For me, it was an extremely powerful and meaningful experience.

While one can watch the Service on YouTube. However, there are so many important ideas expressed in the sermon that I wanted to have the text so that I could study it more carefully, share it with others and keep it for reference.

A guest post by Stephen Polmar

Click to download the sermon text in PDF

New post GA issue of the UnderWorld

Jul 13, 2024 | News, Religious history

The UU Underworld – A Newsletter for Unitarian Universalist FreeThinkers is a new occasional periodical edited by John Griffin Miller. This 25 page, 2024 Post GA issue of the Underworld, contains  a summary of the activities and results of the recent General Assembly as well as their potential impact on UU Congregations . It includes a checklist of things for a congregation to deal with if they decide to leave the UUA.. These are followed by three longer essays:

  • The 2 Cultures of Unitarian-Universalism by GEORGE Q TYREBYTER
  • How The UUA Manufactures Consent Reverend Gary Kowalski
  • Why Anti-Racism Will Fail By Thandeka,

The newsletter is a useful summary of the past and a road map for a future for Unitarians that includes the NAUA.