"Honesty is the Best Policy"

[uu_mom]

In the Washington Post's On Faith page, Honesty is the Best Policy:While politicians are certainly justified in saying their personal religious beliefs are nobody else's business, I had an unusual reverse experience in my church. (Yes, I do belong to a church. I joined the local Unitarian Church in Charleston after I was invited to give a sermon on

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Sometimes...

[anonymous]

...other approaches may be called for. Miss Kitty had an interesting sermon a few months ago suggesting that Martin Luther King, Jr., deliberately walked away from his own theological skepticism because he knew it would make him a less effective preacher mobilizing his constituents and the world in the cause of civil rights.

http://mskittyssaloonandroadshow.blogspot.com/2010/01/martin-luther-king-jr-not-real.html

~DairyStateDad

Re: Sometimes...

[uu_mom]

Good reference. I knew about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s story. We need to make UU more relevant, though I'm not sure how to do it. Rev. John Crestwell is sure trying - he's a young UU MLK. :-)

Also, I would love to have my congregation do the right relations covenant. It's a great idea!