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Help Us Never to Forget | UUA.org

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http://www.uua.org/worship/braverwiser/help-us-never-forget

This week’s Braver/Wiser message comes from Rev. Daniel Gregoire.

“I hope we choose our elected officials wisely, because much is at stake this time around. In the sanctuary of the voting booth, I hope we choose the power of Love above all else. Whatever the outcome on Tuesday—and the next day—we are one nation; one family whatever our political views.”
Take heart. Take a deep breath. But please get out there and vote.

Namaste, 

Cricket 

Contagious Theism and Reason to Rejoice

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Later in her article, Wilcox describes her little daughter proclaiming, “‘People who believe in God are crazy,’ to which Scott nodded approval.”

Oh, boy. I’m so sorry. I really am. Whatever they did to this man as a kid, it was sick and soul-damaging and wrong. I am so sorry that whatever happened to him hardened into a conviction that anyone who believes in God must be crazy. I am really, really tired of hearing ministers use the line, “I’m sure I don’t believe in that God, either,” because it insults the author’s husband and my intelligence and diminishes the profundity of both our experiences.

http://www.peacebang.com/2016/08/27/contagious-theism-and-reason-to-rejoice/

Istanbul

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“Our hearts break once more with news of the attack on Ataturk airport in Istanbul. We grieve with the families and friends now in mourning for their loved ones. We join the world in prayers for healing for those injured and traumatized by these horrific acts. As people of faith and as one human family, we say again that love is stronger than hate and that no act of violence can destroy our connection to each other.” – Rev. Laura Randall, UUA

Where does our answer come from?

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