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Rev. Cyn

Mosque at Ground Zero, Part 2

In my last post, I argued that it is arguably a mosque that is being proposed by Park 51 to be built on Park Ave near "Ground Zero," although it is not only or even primarily a mosque... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

"Mosque" at "Ground Zero"

I've been in ministry nine years this August.   This means I started my ministry in August 2001, and was about a month in when the attacks of September 11, 2001 happened.   Like many peo... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Sunday of the Living Dead

There have been several requests that I post a copy of this week's sermon, a sermon subject purchased at this year's auction: Zombies. Universalist Unitarian Church of East Liberty Clarklake, MI ... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Getting Arrested & Effective Civil Disobedience

After reading the blog posts highlighted on "The Interdependent Web" and some of their comments, I've been thinking about whether or not I think getting arrested while doing public p... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Pride

When a bunch of UUs recently got arrested while protesting in Arizona (see Standing on the Side of Love or the UUA for more details), I immediately posted on the Facebook pages of those I know, ... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Facebook: An Argument for Friending Your Congregation's Members

As ministers, we all know too easily the arguments to not "friend" members of our congregation on Facebook and other social networking sites.   It blurs the professional boundary... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Should UU Be More Like the Y to attract YAs?

In thinking about the issues of attracting and then tracking Young Adult (YA) members from a church's perspective, I was thinking that maybe churches should have a membership program that works mo... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

What Makes a Unitarian Universalist?

I have eight relatives who at one time or another attended a Unitarian Universalist church and who are on Facebook.   A quick polling of what their info pages say about their "religious... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Blogging from GA: Arizona!

Well, it was an interesting discussion, dear readers. Apparently what happened in the mini-assemblies was a lot of amazing, thoughtful, and hard work.   And they crafted from those mini-assemb... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Blogging from GA: Meadville Lombard

We have two Unitarian Universalist seminaries in this country, Meadville Lombard Theological School and Starr King School for the Ministry. Together they educate a sizable percentage, but not near... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Blogging from GA: Settlement, Fear and Saving Lives

This minister skipped the morning plenary, but has learned that the following things happened:We passed the Statement of Conscience on Peacekeeping. We failed to choose a new Study/Action Issue. A... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

A New Humanism

Minneapolis, where we're holding this General Assembly currently, is really the birthplace of Humanism, or at least this modern incarnation of Humanism as it relates to our movement.   There... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Books books books

One of the truly dangerous parts of General Assembly is what is found in one corner of the exhibit hall. ..   the UUA Bookstore.   I was very very good. .. the first time I went in. ... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Blogging from GA: Clergy Sexual Ethics

At the UUMA Annual Meeting this year we voted in a new code of conduct.   It reads:I will not engage in sexual contact or sexualized behavior with any minor child or unwilling adult. I will no... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

What Makes Us Human

I've been thinking about Bladerunner (aka Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick) lately.   In Bladerunner, there are androids ("replicants") which look fully hum... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Sarah Palin Provokes Me to Ask: What is Feminism?

I was strangely attracted to this Newsweek article this week on "Saint Sarah," which says:Palin has been antagonizing women on the left of late by describing herself as a “feminist,... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Geeking Out Today: Theology and Science Fiction & Fantasy

Now for a break from UUA politics. .. It's no secret that I'm a big nerd.   And like many other nerds or geeks, I love science fiction and fantasy, in movies, television, and books.   A... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Arizona: Summing Up Where We Are So Far...

I don't know about you, gentle readers, but I'm having trouble keeping track of what's happening with the debate about whether or not to move the UUA General Assembly out of Arizona in 2012. ... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

What would you do? -- Breastfeeding Edition

When I was in seminary at Meadville Lombard Theological School, we were often focused on one big hurdle that UU ministers have to get over: the MFC visit.   The MFC, or Ministerial Fellowship ... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Names

A few days ago I ran across this blog post against women changing their names by M. Le Blanc while surfing the web on my cell phone while riding home in the car.   It got me thinking--not abou... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Finally Joining the Debate - Who We Are

For those who haven't been following this, Paul Rasor wrote an article in the UU World in which he said: And it is not just about numbers in another sense, too. Unitarian Universalism has its own ... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

How About Making Today Interfaith Respect Day?

Today, apparently, is "Draw Mohammed Day" as jokingly announced by cartoonist Molly Norris, who now says she doesn't stand behind the idea as a movement, that it was a specific respo... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Is This Our Selma?

Some late-night musings and meandering thoughts. .. A blog post from Rev. Kim Crawford Harvie at Standing on the Side of Love yesterday says, "Immigration reform is our Selma. " ... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

May I see your papers?

I'm going to try to write this without flinging world like Nazi around here.   I believe we need to step back from that level of rhetoric.   Save the Nazism allegations for genocide. Tha... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum

Rev. Cyn

Praying for Harm

There's been a lot of talk about the individuals and groups that have been praying for Obama's death.   The groups and individuals are varied and take different forms.   For example:The... [read more]

Rev. Cyn

Rev. Cynthia Landrum


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