I’ve been trying to get various UU ministers to engage on the issue of embracing contradictions. I’ve cited Aristotle’s Law of Non-Contradiction to show that, if we...
Read MoreThe limits of Live and Let Live. Reflections on three years in UU. I joined a UU church three years ago. I jumped in, knowing I couldn’t assess it fairly from the...
Read MoreRecently, I got an email inviting me to read this piece about Pope Francis. http://www.americamagazine.org/pope-interview Here’s my reply: Absolutely. Francis is...
Read More[This is the text of a talk I gave at my UU church Jul 7, 2013.] The Subway Rule: If you see something, say something. Former Obama speechwriter, Jon Lovett (writer...
Read MoreUntil recently, I said stuff like this: “I am a religious atheist. I’m a recovering Christian and open to God; I just can’t find one worth following. I share the...
Read MoreAfter years of thinking and writing about God’s cruelty, I only recently found this casually biting poem. Finding it was an instance of a great joy I have from...
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