The Unitarian Church of Quincy, Illinois episodes:

• January 18, 2015Not In My Name

  "We the people . . ." The phrase

  was once a revolutionary alternative to "The Divine

  Right of Kings." Not so many centuries ago, we could

  hold our Kings accountable for the inequities in society.

  Now, in America, we have only ourselves to

  blame.

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• January 11, 2015Zen and the Art of Teamwork

  ". . . and to help one another."

  Those words are spoken during our Sunday Services as part

  of our covenant. It's a pledge that we make with each

  other. In this talk, Rev. Scott Aaseng gives us a Zen

  perspective on how to go about helping one another,

  better.

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• January 04, 2015Religious vs. Spiritual: What's In, What's in a Label, What's Real

  Let us keep our religion open-minded,

  fluid, subject to doubt and renewal, not dogmatic, not

  exclusive. And our personal Spirituality aware and engaged

  in the otherness around us.

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• December 14, 2014Our Religious Journeys

  Unitarian Universalism possesses an

  idealism that is encapsulated within our seven principles.

  "The Inherent Worth and Dignity of Every Person"

  is the first of those principles, and arguably the one upon

  which all the others depend. It isn't easy to always

  treat others with the respect that each of us deserves. It

  is especially difficult when others do not share these

  values. Quite simply, our Minister stands as an example for

  us all.

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• December 07, 2014The Wounds of War

  On this anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day,

  Steve reminds us that The Wounds of War continue to haunt

  the victors and the defeated for generations. Even when an

  accord has been reached, the bitterness and hatred, the

  lives maimed and lost, and the time and treasure that have

  been wasted, continue to erode the spiritual health, the

  enthusiasm for life, and the warmth of well-being of every

  one of us -- all over the earth.

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• November 09, 2014Playing Without a Catcher's Mitt

  Others have said that it is more blessed to

  give than to receive. Today, we would say that when you

  give, notice the blessing that you are receiving. Don't

  miss out on catching all you can of the gifts being given

  to you.

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• November 02, 2014Gosh Darn: A Unitarian Among the Christians

  There is a tension between Americans who

  identify as "Unitarian Universalist" and

  Americans who identify as "Christian." Much of

  humnan spirituality derives from the contemplation of

  unanswerable questions. Many truly good and gentle

  Christians cut short their contemplation of the unknowable.

  And often we Unitarians continue banging our heads against

  invisible walls, searching for truth and

  meaning.

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• October 26, 2014A Trickster's Eye

  In wearing the trickser's eye, we

  embrace our own creative powers; we find ways to see each

  other as more than an object, more than a one who is

  limited to his/her primary descriptor. Instead, we look for

  the I-Thou connection that is oh-so-easy to

  overlook.

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• October 19, 2014Over the River, and Through the Woods: Telling Our Stories

  Sharing our stories with others is a

  tangible legacy for our families and our friends. And

  listening to the stories that swirl about us is both an act

  of love and an enrichment of our own lives; listening both

  to the stories that we are told and to the stories that

  people cannot find ways to tell.

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• September 21, 2014Scavenging Crusoe's Ship

  What should we do with the legacy of the

  Traditional Religion that many of us grew up with? Many of

  us feel that we have outgrown the conventional Christianity

  of our ancestors. Still, there are important questions that

  were addressed by the ancients. There are valuable lessons

  within the Christian legacy of our Unitarian and

  Universalist roots. Certainly, such an examination requires

  considerable care, but what might we find useful as we look

  forward from the 21st century?

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