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Fear and Ignorance Need Not Prevail
A few days ago there were a flurry of stories about how Newt Gingrich was causing himself trouble among voters in the primaries by suggesting that it would be bad policy to deport “illegal” immigrants...
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The Roots of Hate
Yesterday the UUA posted a response to the Dept. of Justice’s report that takes Sheriff Joe Arpaio to task for civil rights violations. As you can read, I think the DOJ has, through its delay and...
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The Business of Fear
(Credit: AP Photo/Martin Family) None of us knows all the details of what happened in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The details, indeed, will never be known. I am certain that even George Zimmerman,...
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Restoring Trust
Craig Roshaven, UUA's Witness Ministries Director A broad based national coalition of immigrant rights organizations and faith communities has launched a national campaign to mitigate the worst...
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Violence in Aurora and America
From MSNBC Last week, on the day of the shooting in Aurora, Colo., that killed 12 people, I posted a brief comment on my Facebook page. My reflection was an act of the moment intended as a personal...
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Fear and Denial in Politics
I would like to think that the nastiness of the American presidential campaign is a new low. As bad as it is, I only have to think back to other recent campaigns to see races that set a pretty low bar....
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Service and Military Chaplaincy
Major Seanan Holland, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (right), administers the oath inducting his fellow UU seminarian, Second Lt. David Pyle (left), into the Army Chaplain Candidate program. We all know...
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Wealth and the 47%
“I can’t afford my own politician so I made this sign.”Occupy Boston, Oct 15th, 2011. As I write this there is a lot of commentary flying around in places like the New York Times and Washington Post...
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UU-UNO: Voice of Our Values
When I think of the great issues that will shape our collective future, I realize that virtually all of these issues are international in scope. The overwhelming issue of sustainability—an issue which...
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Be Not Afraid
The Huffington Post published a blog post I wrote on this election season. In it, I talk about the fear that lies at the heart of the deep political polarization we saw during these elections and how,...
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