The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois

The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois

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The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois episodes

  • Creation and the Flood: Show Me the Evidence
    We owe the concept of Scientific Method a
    debt of gratitude. Epistemology is a curious study. The
    words of the ancients could lead us into patterns of
    thought which match their ancient world view. We certainly
    hope that modern imaginations guide us closer to something
    like truth than the imaginations of the
    ancients.
    32 min
  • The Wisdom of the People
    American government has always been based
    on a paradox: In theory the People are sovereign, but in
    practice the People are uninformed. Throughout our history
    we've dealt with that problem in a variety of ways.
    None of them were perfect, but on the whole they've
    been serviceable enough for our country to thrive. That
    sense of unease you felt during the 2016 election campaign
    has a deeper cause: The 20th-century way of managing public
    opinion is coming undone, and we don't yet know what
    will replace it.
    33 min
  • Reviewing the 9/11 Attacks
    This day was the 15th anniversary of the
    9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
    This watershed event continues to shape us as a nation and
    as a people. How did Unitarian Universalists respond then
    and how do we respond now to the continued threats posed by
    religious extremism internationally and
    domestically?
    32 min
  • Norbert Čapek and the Flower Communion
    The Flower Communion was created in the
    1930s by Rev. Norbert Čapek, a Unitarian Czechoslovakian
    minister, for his Prague congregation. In North America,
    the Flower Communion has become a ritual that celebrates
    our unity and diversity and our commitment to freedom and
    community.
    26 min
  • Rising Energy
    It's Mayday, the holiday of revolution.
    It's Beltane, halfway from equinox to solstice, the
    holiday of Maypoles and new fires and fertility. However
    you celebrate it, May 1st is about energy rising in nature
    and in society. But what if dismal headlines are blocking
    your attempts to raise your own energy?
    33 min
  • Black Lives Matter for Quincy
    With the shooting of Trayvon Martin in
    Florida, a slogan was born, "Black Lives Matter."
    With the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, a movement
    was born that has transformed the American political and
    cultural landscape. This movement is national in scope and
    local in focus. It asks all of us to wake up and look at
    our communities with blinders removed. What do we need to
    see in Quincy and how are we called to respond as people of
    faith?
    25 min
  • Living in Covenant
    As Unitarian Universalists, we do not have
    a religious doctrine or a creed at the center of our faith.
    What we have is covenant, the sacred promises that we make
    to each other. This covenant has held us together for
    almost 500 years. What does this covenant offer to the
    challenges of our time?
    38 min
  • Prayer for Agnostics, Atheists and those who just aren't sure
    Unitarian Universalists have a healthy
    skepticism of a lot of things, including prayer. What does
    prayer mean to those who are not traditional theists? What
    does prayer say about the person praying and what they
    believe? To whom or to what are we praying and for what are
    we praying? Let's consider a Unitarian Universalist
    theology of prayer that offers a path for the diverse
    expressions of our deepest yearnings and
    hopes.
    40 min
  • Face of the Enemy
    Jim Hayashi's father and grandfather,
    along with many uncles, aunts and cousins, were among the
    110,000 to 120,000 Japanese Americans who were forced into
    internment camps during WW II. In this talk he outlines the
    historical and legal framework that led to the Japanese
    Inernment in America.
    36 min

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