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Wall of Unitarians

Wall of UnitariansAn open letter by Stu Ferguson What does a wall of Unitarians look like? Putting a faith-based organization behind a protest effort gives mainstream support for Black Lives Matter and the current issue of police brutality. It may encourage other liberal religious groups to join the movement. In last week’s FUSD coffee klatch zoom call, […]

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August 2020 Ploughshare

Click To Download PDF August 2020 Ploughshare Posted Date: August 1, 2020

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When Did You Last Laugh?

Breaking Up with Social MediaOr trying to. Maybe considering it. Someday.Hi. My name is Erin, and I have a problem. I’m addicted to social media. At first, it was the bulletin boards of AOL, then, sharing songs over a shared network. Then it grew to having a profile on Myspace, broadcasting my love of Broadway to anyone […]

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A Cultural Activist Piece of Mike’s Mind…

A Cultural Activist Piece of Mike’s Mind…By request, my column this month is a portion of the sermon from July 12th on white supremacy culture.“…When we say white supremacy culture, we are referring to the common cultural assumptions, cultural expectations, cultural associations…, the hundreds of unspoken, unwritten, but intimately familiar ways that culturally exclude, punish, […]

Hospitality

HospitalityHospitality is an ancient value. Legend has it the Hebrew prophet Elijah would wander about disguised as a beggar to test whether people would be hospitable or hostile. On one occasion, a rabbi turned him away, only to learn later that it was Elijah in disguise. The moral in the Hebrew tradition is that you […]

0 Full Service – July 26th, 2020 – Keep Singing

July 26th 2020 Full Service – Keep SingingGuest to the pulpit Rev. Tawana Davis demonstrates the imperative “lift every voice and sing.” Lift up your countenance and sing until justice rolls down, sing until light dispels darkness, sing until we put people over profits. Make your offering at https://tiny.cc/fusd-give Share0 Tweet0 Share0 To share this […]

0 Full Service – July 19th, 2020 – Sources of Hope

July 19th 2020 Full Service – Sources of HopeGuest to the pulpit Rev. Nathan Woodiff-Stanley asks: How do we find and sustain hope in a year such as this one? And how can that hope be rooted in our Unitarian Universalist Sources, at a time our faith is examining again our statement of Principles and […]

0 Full Service – July 12, 2020 – The Heart’s Convictions

July 12th 2020 Full Service – The Heart’s ConvictionsThis service will examine moral courage in the context of the newly proposed covenant for First Unitarian Denver, which calls us to become educated about white supremacy culture. Make your offering at https://tiny.cc/fusd-give Share0 Tweet0 Share0 To share this story, please click on the social media badges […]

0 July 5th 2020 Homily – What We Stand For

July 5th 2020 Homily – What We Stand ForIn honor of Independence Day and continuing our series on courage, today we’ll dive into intellectual courage in the context of this modern day divided America. What, exactly, do we stand for? Make your offering at https://tiny.cc/fusd-give Share0 Tweet0 Share0 To share this story, please click on […]

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July 2020 Ploughshare

Click To Download PDF July 2020 Ploughshare Posted Date: July 2, 2020

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