Service Video The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is once again destroying and ending lives of the people who live there, and so American citizens and politicians are once again turning their focus to this conflict. Much effort has been dedicated to determining who are the “bad” guys and who are the “good” guys, … Continue reading “Who’s Who in the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict,” by Alec Peck
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Service video Music is a universal language of humanity that crosses borders and unites us all. Rev. Lortie reflects on how music, specifically jazz music, might teach us how to approach and resolve conflict in a new and constructive way. The Rev. Bret Lortie is senior minister of the Unitarian Church of Evanston, Illinois, and … Continue reading “Music & Meditation: Resolving Conflict in a Warring World,” by Rev. Bret Lortie
Service video What does patriotism mean? What does love of country mean in today’s world — and what has it ever meant to you? What does “love of country” mean, and how will you find the words to express it, your own words to express your own sense of what it means to be a … Continue reading “Turquoise Patriot,” by Rev. Victoria Safford
Service Video This will be a PowerPoint-supported talk about the importance of LAND—a very Biblical topic. We all need access to land and the fruits it provides to SURVIVE. Yet the importance of land in our lives is not often well understood nor greatly appreciated. Affordable housing is an emerging and increasingly urgent need in … Continue reading “Food Shelter and a Place to Stand / Community Land Trust Overview,” by Alan Ridley & Jeff Green
Service video Perfection in the world today has yet to be obtained. As we seek peace in America and throughout the world, we are in constant pursuit of peace. It appears that peace by the efforts of men is almost impossible to achieve. But the peace of God, which surpasses all human understanding is achievable … Continue reading “No Justice, No Peace,” by Rev. Monroe Mabon
Service video On Monday, March 8, 1965, the day after Bloody Sunday, Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King sent a telegram appeal to all faiths, urging clergy and all people of faith to come to Selma, Alabama to support their efforts of establishing equal voting rights. Rev. James Reeb left Boston and arrived there the following … Continue reading “What Is Required of Us?,” by Rev. James Reeb
Service Video These are frightening times. What we are seeing and hearing – who could have foreseen it? There were warnings, but they went mostly unheard. So I have two messages that may seem contradictory. First: please do not be naïve. Second: please do not despair. Naïveté and despair have this in common: they prevent … Continue reading “LGBT Rights: We Will Not Go Back!,” by Rev. Dr. Michael Boblett
Service Video Asian American responses to anti-Asian hate range from silence to flight, self-defense, and organizing. Dr. Deborah Wong reflects on the recent surge of anti-Asian violence in the US by sharing what my friends and family have said to me when we are in spaces of Asian American safety, and I will show how … Continue reading “Two Friends, Three Cousins, One Poem: Anti-Asian Hate,” by Dr. Deborah Wong
