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Note to CNN: Gary and Tony Have a Church Home!
It was so interesting to watch the latest installment in CNN‘s In America documentary series. “Gary and Tony Have a Baby” is the story of two men who choose to enlarge their family by having a child via surrogacy. The … Continue reading
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Tagged BGLTQ, CNN, New York City, Religion and Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism
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Note to Garrison Keillor: Chillax!!!
матраци Image via Wikipedia I really was planning to stay out of the Garrison Keillor blogfest; I always knew he disliked UUs, and I only listened to Prairie Home Companion when I was trapped in a car, stranded in that … Continue reading
I Used to Read Your Blog….
Image by boky1 via Flickr and then you stopped blogging. What happened to you??? Yes, I know. Life happened. Church happened. Teenage children happened. Most importantly, hackers happened! The hacker issue is the worst, and I’m still working on it. … Continue reading
Laurel Hallman for UUA President
Eight years ago, I was neck deep in the campaign for the presidency of our Association. I was one of the campaign managers for The Rev. Dr. William G. Sinkford, and working to elect him to lead our movement was … Continue reading
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Tagged Religion, Unitarian Universalism
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Moments of Gratitude
What a long, strange summer it’s been. It’s a good thing I just had a sabbatical, because I don’t yet feel I’ve had a vacation. Instead, I had a General Assembly I wouldn’t attend on principle, post-sabbatical church drama (in … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Unitarian Universalism, UU Trauma Response Ministry, Women, Worship
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From “Exile” to Home
As a child of the city, I can only do nature in small doses. So why is it that I spend part of every summer in a North Carolina rainforest? Because it’s The Mountain, that’s why. My two children have … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Unitarian Universalism, Worship
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Back in the Saddle Again
>’m back at church–and glad about it. I think it’s every minister’s secret fear that she’s had enough of her people, a fear most likely born of being so tired when she leaves that she can barely think. As I … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Ministry, Unitarian Universalism
Tagged Unitarian Universalism, Writers and Writing
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Something’s Coming…
One of the benefits of being on sabbatical from my congregation is that I have a chance to think about all manner of things. I also get a chance to remember things about myself I haven’t thought about for a … Continue reading
A Letter to Barack
Dear Sen. Obama: I am writing to you as a liberal religious leader, personally committed to the values you have so brilliantly represented in the public square, and as a black woman who is grateful that I am alive at … Continue reading
Posted in Barack Obama, Democracy, Marriage Equality, Unitarian Universalism
Tagged Barack Obama, Children, Religion, Unitarian Universalism
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Life After Prop 8
What can I say? What a bummer it was to wake up to the glory of Barack Obama’s election as President of the United States, and then to know that Proposition 8, banning same-sex marriage, won in California. Talk about … Continue reading →
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