Modern Sporting Rifle or modern tool for killing people?

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Tears of compassion are a kind of baptism, washing away hate and arrogance, cleansing us of a desire to be proven better than.

Though at times in short supply, they are nonetheless much in need these days, when racism and hate seem to fill the news every day.

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In your exploration of God, whatever path you find your soul longs after in your quest for the Sacred, do that, and always watch over your heart’s integrity

We are taught that we should always tell the truth. Yet, there are some truths that, when spoken, will do immediate damage. In this podcast, the Rev. Dr. John C. Dorhauer discusses how an argument can be made that "slanting" the truth can sometimes be better than full-on abrupt truth when talking to people.

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The material world and the spiritual world are always competing with each other for our focus and attention.

UCC General Minister and President, the Rev. John C. Dorhauer, discusses how he tries to blend the two in his own life in a healthy way.

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He is Risen. The fact that this is not a "past-tense" statement means everything, says the Rev. John C. Dorhauer.

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When people fast (for Lent for example), it's to deny ourselves of something or some-things that we like. Otherwise, what's the point, right? It's not a sacrifice if we deny ourselves of something we hate.

This week's podcast is about a UCC church in Illinois. They decided for this Palm Sunday service that they would fast from "whiteness", and only play music composed by non-white composers - sacrificing music they love and usually play to celebrate music that they may not play as often.

Well, the right wing media picked up on this and a firestorm ensued, calling the church "racist". But doesn't the term "racist" imply hate, or at least, dislike? If they were sacrificing "white" music in order to play "non-white" music for a day, doesn't it mean that they "like" and have comfort with what they were sacrificing, simply to celebrate the other?

Where is the controversy here?

UCC General Minister and President, the Rev. John C. Dorhauer, attended that Palm Sunday service, and offers his reflections on the "news" that certain right wing media created from it.

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UCC General Minister and President, The Rev. John C. Dorhauer, has a very simple way to tell whether something emanates from God or not:

- If it is love, it is God

- If it produces love, it emanates from God

Conversely,

- If it is not love, it is not God

- If it does not produce love, it does not emanate from God.

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UCC General Minister and President, the Rev. John C. Dorhauer, pays homage to his first spiritual director and mentor, who passed just a few hours prior to John's recording this podcast.

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