"Heretic, Rebel, a Thing to Flout"

An Eclectic Journal of Opinion, Poetry, and General Bloviating


Intuition of the Universe - CAUTE
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And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they w...

BIG Vote Today! - chalice spark
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The lovely church I serve has a big decision to make today. Will they move forward on the purchase of a new church home? Now this isn't "should we sign a purchase agreement or not....."that's a few...

Time to Throw in the Towel - PolityWonk
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Here's a scary article. It has pretty much closed the deal for me that Obama's "bipartisan" approach to national health care has failed, and he will have to go back to the drawing board with a whol...

For the Love of Winter: I - Everyday Unitarian
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Many people (alright, mostly Husband) find it crazy that I like Winter so much. Yes, I don't like to be freezing, but there I are several things I really love about Winter. I feel Winter tends to b...

My Visit With the UUA Ministerial Fellowship Committee - Celestial Lands
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You may have noticed Celestial Lands has been abnormally quiet these past few weeks. It has actually been about six weeks since I was last in my regular writing/reflection spiritual practice here a...

Bridge-design churches. - The Chaliceblog
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A few years ago, my church needed to build a new building to house our ever-expanding RE program*. After much architectural squabbling, we went with the "bridge" design where there's a bridge with ...

Oh, and while refusing to hire someone based on their political affliation is not illegal in all sta
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The Ethicist doesn't like it. CC doesn't either. CC

Holiday Hipster Ditties (FREE to download!) - Authentic Threads
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It can be hard to totally update an old classic. Check out these songs- the links lead to free downloads. WA hooooo! :) Here is The Carol of the Bells by The Proclivities with a really different so...

Adolph Diesterweg - Wisdom of the Hands
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While Friedrich Adolph Wilhelm Diesterweg was not specifically an advocate for hands-on learning, we was one of the philosophical influences that Cygnaeus drew upon in the formation of the Finnish ...

Taylor Swift and feminism - The Chaliceblog
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I read some feminist blogs, though what I read there doesn't always make it back to The Chaliceblog. But it has been interesting to watch a slow backlash to the popularity of pop singer Taylor Swif...

humanure - Wisdom of the Hands
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Humanure My first paid to write article was one I wrote for Mother Earth News over 20 years ago concerning an interesting use for sawdust, so it is particularly gratifying to see that it has nearly...

Advent reflection - the Socinian
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"Falsehood implies the making of a wrong statement by one who is overwhelmed by intense passions." Upasakadasanga Sutra

heralds of this Better Day... - Boston Unitarian
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On this Sabbath Morning (we have our first snow today) William Ellery Channing applies the doctrine of the Universal Father to the present day. How well do we really do in bringing on "this better ...

There's No Going Back - BiddiesInMyBrain
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Well, I've gone and done it. I've taken my comprehensive exams - written and oral - and as of yesterday, I have managed to go ABD (all but dissertation) in my PhD program. I am a newly-minted late ...

Who Was Jesus? - Ms. Kitty's Saloon and Road Show
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WHO WAS JESUS? Rev. Kit Ketcham, Dec. 6, 2009 The dreadful tragedy a week ago of the four Lakewood police officers gunned down in cold blood, on top of another heartless killing of a Seattle office...

book signing and art sale - Wisdom of the Hands
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Those who are willing to buy art are essential to those who make it. In the Obama administration, they wonder how to stimulate the economy without growing in greater and greater debt to the Chinese...

The Future of the Interreligious Movement - My No Hell Space
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A 27 year old Buddhist monk, when asked how he was feeling at the Parliament of the World's Religions, replied "overwhelmed and overinspired." There is so much going on here, and one has to make su...

Sunday, December 6, 2009 - The Interlake Unitarian
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Sunday, December 6 at 11:00 a.m. - ON SAINT NICHOLAS - "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (better known as "The Night Before Christmas"), first published anonymously in 1823, is largely responsible for th...

Is God "Sovereign"? - The Christian Universalist
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I wish I had a nickle for every time this question was asked of me. The concept of God's sovereignty is one that many Christians swear by, if not live and die by. For me its always been a difficult...

health care in Finland, by an American who married a Finn - it's all one thing
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"My experiences with socialized medicine" by Judy Gerjuoy .

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