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Forgotten Labor Day--Murfin Preaches!
FORGOTTEN LABOR DAY
A Worship Service by Patrick Murfin
September 3, 2006
Congregational Unitarian Church
Woodstock, Illinois
It’s Labor Day. For most Americans it is just the left bookend of the summer, one last extra day off to spend time with family or to relax. It’s a guilt free holiday. Unlike Memorial Day there will be no pesky ( Read more... ) -
Smelling that UU Rose--What's in a Name?
On the Unitarian Universalist History Chat e-list there has been a discussion, not for the first time, about the name Unitarian Universalist Association, its clumsiness, and the careless habit of many to speak only of Unitarians, offending the historic Universalists. What follows is an excerpt from a post by Janeen Grohsmeyer of the UU Fellowship ( Read more... ) -
What About Theocracy?
Is the United States becoming a Theocracy? Tough question and one much on our minds these days. Two recent books have stirred discussion, Michelle Goldberg’s KINGDOM COMING: THE RISE OF CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM and AMERICAN THEOCRACY: THE PERIL AND POLITICS OF RADICAL RELIGION, OIL AND BORROWED MONEY IN THE 21st CENTURY (whew!) by Kevin ( Read more... )
