Pride Without Prejudice-In-Person and Virtual Worship
In the novels of Jane Austen the characters give a great deal of attention to good manners with a special sensitivity for each other’s feelings and a desire not to…
In the novels of Jane Austen the characters give a great deal of attention to good manners with a special sensitivity for each other’s feelings and a desire not to…
The autumn contains many holidays dedicated to remembering our ancestors -All Souls, All Saints, the Day of the Dead and Samhain. As part of this time of remembrance Chris will…
Knoxville seems like a quiet mid-size city nestled in the buckle of the Bible Belt, full of good neighborly people. However, an old blues song suggests that the devil has…
In the Unitarian Universalist Church we believe in “freedom of the mind.” How do we continue to affirm this value in the age of censorship, book banning and attacks on…
Liberal religion lifts up the ideal of human freedom. However, what does it mean to be free when our doctor informs us we need to cut down on high cholesterol…
The actor Hugh Grant once said the business model for social media seems to be to “monetize unkindness.” The High Holy Days of the Jewish Calendar are a time to…
Is the Green New Deal dead as a doornail? Or is there a possibility for a revival? Beyond politics there are questions of the human spirit. What is our relationship…
An Intergalactic Perspective on Greed (Lessons from the Ferengi) - Rev. Chris Buice In the 1980s there was a slogan, “Greed is good.” It seems lately that this sentiment has…
Are you an atheist? Are you a believer? Or do you have mixed feelings? In other words, are you more like the exasperated homeowner who said to the meddlesome proselytizer…
We all need rituals in our lives. Some rituals happen in a church or a synagogue or a mosque or a temple. Others may happen in our front yard with…