The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois

The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois

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The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois episodes

  • Rosh Hashannah and Casting Off
    Rev. Krista Taves begins her ministry to us
    on the Sunday before Rosh Hashanna, the Jewish ritual of
    Casting Off. We are encouraged to cast off our grudges, our
    resentment, our hurts and our slights. To sprinkle them
    like bread crumbs into the flow of a river called
    Life.
    32 min
  • What Would Beloved Community Look Like?
    The Beloved Community is the dream of a
    greater "WE." What does power look like? What
    does priviledge look like? Beloved Community is where
    change isn't something that just happens "out
    there." Beloved Community is about being willing to be
    changed ourselves.
    26 min
  • Reflections from a Rebellious Romantic
    It is important for us to be aware of what
    we are for, especially when it goes against the grain of
    what society expects. Going along with social constructs
    because it is easy only perpetuates injustice and validates
    the very institutions and ideas that cause everyone
    harm.
    28 min
  • Universalism, Politics, and Evil
    We can lose by winning. If we win by
    demonizing and stereotyping, if we win by casting ourselves
    as the Saved and our opponents as the Damned - then
    we've lost. If Good vs. Evil is a battle inside each
    person, then Evil can win in us at the very moment that we
    are winning in the external world. We can't afford to
    lose ourselves in polarization; our virtues are not divine,
    they're human; their vices are not demonic, they're
    human.
    33 min
  • Green Boat, Blue Boat
    In his prelude to Earth Day 2015, Rev.
    Aaseng reminds us that social justice and the common good
    are not values that are promoted by the laws of supply and
    demand. If we are to save our planet from the long-term
    ravages of global warming, we must not procrastinate
    further. However you may believe that this Earth was
    created, the evidence of its imminent destruction as a
    habitat for human-kind, is overwhelming.
    27 min
  • Uses and Misuses of History
    Mention the word "History," and
    the minds around you will begin to wander in all sorts of
    divergent directions! History isn't only about the
    distant past, you know. History cannot help but relate to
    our present, too. In this talk, Patrick Hotle brings us a
    brief glimpse into his personal philosophy of
    History.
    37 min
  • What Do You Mean by Spiritual?
    What are we to make of the concept of
    Spirit? Spiritual? Spirituality? It is a difficult subject
    to discuss rationally. Here we present one discussion. It
    is a given that your interpretation of the term is probably
    different from the one presented here. That may well be one
    definition of Unitarian Universalism.
    23 min
  • Universalism: The Other U
    In Quincy, we call ourselves the Unitarian
    Church. The other half of Unitarian-Universalism is
    Universalism. These two faiths, both with their roots in
    Protestant Christianity, merged in 1961. And still, many of
    us whose congregations are rooted in Unitarian traditions
    have only a sketchy understanding of the other U,
    Universalism.
    27 min
  • A Commitment-Free Zone?
    Unitarians value an independence of spirit
    that isn't necessarily enjoyed by the communities of
    believers found in other religious traditions. It is all
    too easy for Unitarians to become insulated from those who
    could challenge our thought - if only we would allow them
    to! We might ask ourselves more often: How truly oommitted
    are we to the well-being of all of the communities
    surrounding us?
    23 min

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