I wanted to share this…because I have been ranting in various conversations and classes recently about how our capitalist and small-tribe paradigm, which has served us for literally thousands upon thousands of years is going to kill us all pretty soon. Seems I am not alone: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/zen-thich-naht-hanh-buddhidm-business-values Weeks ago I…
“Invest like a girl” – Seriously?
So, how does THIS make you feel? The investment points are actually helpful…but how does it make you feel? What does it say about what remains our predominant understanding of our world? HEARD OFF THE STREET: WARREN BUFFETT INVESTS LIKE A GIRL – SHOULD YOU? What’s “a girl” to do?…
When is an apology not an apology?
When you clearly don’t intend to do anything to make amends: HTTP://WWW.DAILYKOS.COM/STORY/2012/02/03/1061450/-LAZY-MEDIA-REPORTS-KOMEN-FOUNDATION-DECISION-AS-REVERSAL-IT-ISNT?VIA=BLOG_1 Hey world. When you “apologize” it is supposed to mean that you feel remorse, and that you would like to make amends. Not that you’re scared people are angry and you want them to stop being angry. *sigh*
SVUUS Membership Reflection
This January I did a brief reflection at South Valley Unitarian Universalist about why I love the community. I have had several requests for copies, so I am putting it up here on gnosticity for posterity. Its copyrighted with the creative commons CC-BY-SA license, so if its useful, grab it…
God Doesn’t Want You to Know if You have Cancer
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/01/416278/conservatives-cheer-komen-decision/ This is the kind of moronic mob-mind thinking that happens when you don’t actually read and interpret scripture and your relationship to the divine through a sense of conscience. I like this quote: “Last year, a shipment of pink Bibles were recalled after the publishing house behind them realized…
Global Capitalism and Ethics
I recently started a course entitled “Global Capitalism and Ethics” at my seminary at Iliff School of Theology. We are posting blog posts to reflect upon the lectures. I will be posting my reflections here, allowing comments. It will force me to try and make my thoughts more general, less…
7: Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
I have not posted since before the holidays. It was a busy time. Something happened recently that has me wanting to write this post, and especially on this principle. My friend, fellow congregant, and fellow board member Jill Hansen died unexpectedly. The death was sudden, and shocking. I think my…
6: The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
Taking a break out from a scary paper on the definition of religion to share thoughts on this principle. I just wrote to a fellow seminarian the phrase, “God is not required for us to be good to one-another.” and realized that I wanted to connect it to this principle.…
5: The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
I am going to take today’s news to reflect on this principle, because news today demonstrates why we live with such commitment to this principle. Yes, it is hard to organize our congregations democratically. It can be hard for individual members of our communities to remain educated and informed enough…
4: A free and responsible search for truth and meaning
Our lives are not small, shallow moments of consumption, consumerism, and entertainment. The message humming through our modern world would have us believe otherwise; everywhere we turn we see images of people with more than we have, better looks, more money, having more fun, driving better cars, living in better…