A look at three points in American History from 1619 when the first African slaves arrived to 1919 when the largest deportation of immigrants from these shores took place and to 2019 where questions of who are citizens, who are immigrants, who belongs and who decides still plague us. Ponder this fact of history: without … Continue reading White Lion, Radicals, and UU Values
Most people, if they give any thought to impermanence, have a negative view of it. Why do good times have to end? Why do loved ones have to go? Why must health and youth fade? What we do not contemplate is that –were it not for impermanence– we’d be stuck forever in old problems, with unwanted company, … Continue reading The Joy of Impermanence
An overview of my personal journey through fundamentalist Christianity to a religion of inclusion, justice, and sustainability. The Rev. Dr. Mark Davies is the Oklahoma State Humanities Scholar for the Smithsonian Institute Museum on Main Street Water/Ways exhibit. He is also the Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics; Director of the World House Institute for … Continue reading From Fundamentalism to Freedom – A Personal Journey
UNO Sunday On this United Nations Sunday, an exploration about an important global issue and be inspired to take action in the name of justice. That’s what the global U/U story is all about – Unitarians, Universalists, and Unitarian Universalists around the world engaging in liberal spiritual worship and doing their part to bend the … Continue reading The Global U/U Story
Don Rogers, Ellie Dyer, Jack Bolerjack, Jolene Whitten and Joyce Peak, speaking. all have a foundation upon which we build our religious philosophy. It is nestled deep in our soul rather than printed in any brochure and hungers to be shared. It comes from the depth of our own thought and heart. It is the … Continue reading This I Believe: Five Members Share their Credo
On Sunday an exploration of the significance of the oceans for all life on earth and what responsible care calls us all to do to care for and protect this beautiful and precious part of our planet. The Rev. Dr. Mark Davies is the Oklahoma State Humanities Scholar for the Smithsonian Institute Museum on Main … Continue reading Our First Breath is from the Ocean
Dr. Tata returns to Red River with an oddly coherent message from the apocalyptic Book of Revelation. Turns out John’s Revelation isn’t a fanatical religious rant. Even in the first century, we were warned against the idolatries of empire, and the warning is even more timely today vis à vis the climate crisis. The hegemony … Continue reading And the First Angel Sounded the Trumpet
There are three levels of the Bible. Level one is all lies, level two is half truth and level three is all truth? This talk will open your spiritual mind to reason and reasoning of the Bible. What level are your at? James was born in Fort Apache, Bronx, NY. Raised Catholic until the age … Continue reading Bible: Truth or Fable?
Our asylum laws were developed to comply with our obligations to provide refuge to persecuted people. That system is being undermined with unprecedented attacks. What is going on and what should we do? Since 2012 Bill Holston has been the Executive Director of Human Rights Initiative of North Texas. Prior to that he practiced law … Continue reading Undermining Hope, Asylum in 2019
A 16-year-old named Greta Thunberg just spent two weeks crossing the Atlantic in a sailboat to keep from contributing to CO2 emissions by flying to New York. In the meantime, the U.S. is lowering fuel standards and removing limits on methane emissions by oil and gas companies. The Amazon is burning and Brazil refuses help … Continue reading World on Fire
