Posts to highlight on the front page, e.g., upcoming events and activities
Michael Nelson and Charles Dedmon ask, “What, exactly, is nothing? Outside of humor what does the very elusive term, nothing, do to help us understand our world? The beginnings of things, the ignored snail darter, the perfect vacuum, what is after life; all of … read more.
The I-70 UU Chorus, composed of singers from the Shawnee Mission, Lawrence, and Manhattan UU congregations, performs a benefit concert at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Manhattan. The program is below the fold. Suggestion: click on the “Continue reading” link before starting the audio stream.
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“An authentically anti-opressice, anti racist Unitarian Universalist faith will be equitable, pro-acitve, soul-transforming, phrophetic force for justice within our congregations and communities. This faith will be effective and accountable, both to itself and to oour communities, through transformative spirituality, justice seeking, witness, and action.” This … read more.
Indra’s web, a symbol from Mahayana Buddhism, pictures the jewel-like connecting points of all that exists. When ever a force of destruction occurs there’s a rip in the fabric of all that is. In every day human relations we know there are moments when we … read more.
In the March issue of the Kansas Electric Cooperatives magazine, while it devotes much of this issue to birding in our state, (a very good thing) to my surprise has an article addressing the problem of the negative conversations that occur about important political and cultural … read more.
“Crime is a routine behavior; it’s a thing people do when they get used to doing it…” Zimring, 1/30/12 New Yorker
“Curbing crime does not depend on reversing social pathologies or alleviating social grievances; it depends on erecting small, annoying barriers to entry.” Adam Gopnik
Crime is … read more.
How I See It……………..by Dorothy Wells
I have been researching my family history for several years and have had success on the Internet genealogy sites. Left
with old pictures and obituaries by my mother and the names of the states my ancestors lived in, I began … read more.
“A good deal of time and intelligence has been invested in the exposure of racism and the horrific results on its objects … It seems both poignant and striking how avoided and unanalyzed is the effect of racist inflection on the subjects. The scholarship that … read more.
“Bad as all slave holders are, we seldom meet one destitute of every element of character commanding respect. My master was one of the rare sort. I do not know of one single noble act ever performed by him. … read more.
Merry meet, everyone, and hang on to your hats, witches! On Saturday, October 29th we’ll be celebrating our Samhain Sabbat, better known to the muggles as Halloween. This is set to be a great time for everyone as we honor the dead when the veil … read more.
