tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27422956.post5947708192012919357..comments2024-03-27T06:22:48.850-04:00Comments on A Minister's Musings: Across the Great Divide (part one)RevWikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321110320262267203noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27422956.post-69250330855027788582015-08-18T11:04:55.780-04:002015-08-18T11:04:55.780-04:00Hi Jud -- I agree. I've call it our "the...Hi Jud -- I agree. I've call it our "theological don't ask/don't tell policy" and I think we need to repeal it every bit as much as we needed to repeal the other. I really like the hymn "Bring Many Names" (#23). While it does keep returning to the "God word," it also opens up possibly new meanings and associations for it. I believe that, rather than RevWikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321110320262267203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27422956.post-49477300737529212372015-08-15T08:27:06.265-04:002015-08-15T08:27:06.265-04:00So, perhaps what the underlying theme of what happ...So, perhaps what the underlying theme of what happens within the spiritual world of 'our' UU building (calling it a 'church' does narrow down and/or label the place) are those questions/explorations you set forth, Wik:<br /> "it seems much more likely that religion's place is to try and help us to answer the why of it all: <br />Why is there pain and suffering? Why is arthurrashaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384978172390997936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27422956.post-30602564267801505092015-08-14T23:33:34.760-04:002015-08-14T23:33:34.760-04:00I'm puzzled that so many UUs seem to find it p...I'm puzzled that so many UUs seem to find it painful that others express views different from their own. It seems to me that we talk about accepting our differences, but frequently behave as though that meant never talking about our beliefs. Rather than accepting our differences, it seems we've repressed them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01868985878152337517noreply@blogger.com