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Fyi, this is the 78th annual service, an incredible legacy from TBI, First Unitarian Church of Oklahoma City and Mayflower Congregational Church

#Unitarian #unitarianuniversalism #UCC #Congregational

This morning I'm reminded of this quote from Frances Ellen Watkins Harper in 1866:

"We are all bound up together in one great bundle of humanity, and society cannot trample on the weakest and feeblest of its members without receiving the curse in its own soul".

#unitarian #spirituality #humanism #america

I've started going to my local Unitarian church because it's a good way to meet nice non MAGA people here in the South. Today was a "blessing of the animals" and a lot of people brought their dogs, it was great! There was a corgi nearby that kept growling at another dog. 😂 I didn't bring any of my pets because Watson is too wiggly and the cats would probably murder me later for making them ride in the car. We could also use photos for the blessing. This is the photo I used of two of the goofballs. #Unitarian #CatsOfMastodon #DogsOfMastodon

A small brown dog and calico cat sitting next to each other on a blue sofa

Today in Labor History October 1, 1851: 10,000 New Yorkers busted up a police station in Syracuse to free William "Jerry" Henry, a craftsman who was fleeing slavery in the south. He had been arrested by a US Marshall during the anti-slavery Liberty Party's state convention. Citizens of the city stormed the sheriff's office, freed Henry and helped him escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad. There were a lot of abolitionists living in New York, especially in Syracuse, including Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, and a large number of abolitionist Quakers and Unitarians. Consequently, Syracuse became known as the great central depot on the Underground Railroad. Jerry Rescue Day was celebrated every October 1 in Syracuse, until the start of the Civil War. The annual event included speeches, poetry, music, and organizing against slavery. They also collected funds to keep the Underground Railroad running in central New York.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #slavery #abolition #UndergroundRailroad #frederickdouglass #harriettubman #police #quaker #unitarian #newyork #BlackMastadon

Jerry Rescue Monument: Red brick alcove with statues of two African American men and a sign that reads: Jerry Rescue, October 1, 1851. By Atomicwoodchuck - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=144595642

Therapy is just #unitarian exorcism.

“A #unitarian exorcism.” “You mean therapy?” “Yeah.”

Two people now have asked me if I say “beloveds” because of some hot guy on #tiktok

No, I say “beloveds” because I’m #unitarian you buttholes

These are powerful and wise words for those of us struggling with idealism in this immoral and evil world.

Learn "How to Have an Enemy".

Take a few minutes to listen. You won't be sorry.

#spirituality #faith #religion #humanism #unitarian #universalism

https://www.uuworld.org/articles/2024-skinner-sermon-award-molly-housh-gordon

Why rejoice in the misfortune of others

One way to feel my social status improving is if someone else lowers theirs. And so, when I see someone mess up in ways that cause them to lose face, and thus lose social status, I can feel a burst of satisfaction as my own status is raised, at no cost to me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude

#joy #resentment #selfEsteem #rivalry #Schadenfreude #humiliation #sociality #normalcy #morals #sociology #philosophy #criticalThinking #psychology #populism #unitarian #unitarianism #communitarianism #farRight #family #patriarchy #tradition #values

Max und Moritz (1865) tells the story of two insufferable, mischievous brats who enjoy terrorising those around them and the village elders. Absolutely opposed to order, they know no respect. But unfortunately for them, and fortunately for those close to them, society takes its revenge in the end, as they are both punished for their misdeeds by ending up as goose feed after being crushed by the wheels of a mill and spat out by a disgorger.

Less Dumb

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://inaniludibrio.com/2025/05/08/less-dumb/

A modest proposal about popes...

So, another pope has died and his ashes will soon be emitted from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel. It is time to select a new pope.

But the pope has presided over a seemingly endless series of scandals for generations. They keep electing new popes, but the problems never go away. Why can't they solve these problems?

Looking for commonalities among all the popes of the last century or so, one stood out to me: they're all Catholic!

Maybe they should try choosing a nice Unitarian, or perhaps a Wiccan? They'd have at least as good a chance of solving the problems as the last umpteen Catholic popes. Maybe even better.

It's worth a shot.

(V jbaqre ubj znal ercyl thlf jvyy rnearfgyl rkcynva gb zr jul gur cbcr zhfg or Pngubyvp.)

#pope #selection #conclave #Swift #JonathanSwift #AModestProposal #catholic #wiccan #unitarian #cardinal

A Cry of Defiance

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://inaniludibrio.com/2025/04/19/a-cry-of-defiance/

<p>“Listen, my children, and you shall hear<br />Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,<br />On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;<br />Hardly a man is now alive<br />Who remembers that famous day and year.<br />He said to his friend, “If the British march<br />By land or sea from the town to-night,<br />Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch<br />Of the North Church tower as a signal light,<br />One, if by land, and two, if by sea;<br />And I on the opposite shore will be…<br />“So through the night rode Paul Revere;<br />And so through the night went his cry of alarm<br />To every Middlesex village and farm,<br />A cry of defiance and not of fear,<br />A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,<br />And a word that shall echo forevermore!<br />For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,<br />Through all our history, to the last,<br />In the hour of darkness and peril and need,<br />The people will waken and listen to hear<br />The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,<br />And the midnight message of Paul Revere.”</p>

<p>THE LANDLORD’S TALE, PAUL REVERE’S RIDE</p>

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The Interesting Three Hundred Years

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://inaniludibrio.com/2025/04/19/the-interesting-three-hundred-years/

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<p>The journey from Nazareth to Nicaea was about the friends we made along the way.</p>

Trans Day of Visibility is today. Love and support from my UU church yesterday, where all are welcome, and visible as their full selves. https://www.uua.org/lgbtq #trans #transgender #uu #unitarian #UnitarianUniversalism

The North Shore Unitarians, Vancouver, Canada - living by 8 principles - no dogma, deity optional. We just got a new sign and are wondering what y'all think of the tag line "Diverse beliefs - Shared values"? Does that work for you as a Unitarian? #unitarian
#uu
#unitarianuniversalist
#liberalreligion

5' square coloured sign with sun, mountains and forest. Wording - "Home of The North Shore Unitarians. Diverse Beliefs - Shared Values. Sunday services 10:30 am

Beautiful, meaningful and funny Christmas/seasonal reflection from our "no dogma, deity optional" lay led North Shore Unitarians congregation in Vancouver, BC #unitarian #unitarianuniversalist #UU @DougMuder @McPatrick @milkman https://youtu.be/94ivEKNg-XU?si=LBM8UI2tnzc8AeJb&t=2721 Link starts just before the reflection. Please boost/share onward if it resonates

Readings from #Christmas Eve worship service at Davies #Unitarian Universalist Congregation:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RBlHx4hbABbIsinM1XsxxSY6rjko91VdlF3sEmAM5C0/edit?usp=sharing

@jackwilliambell

Luckily for everyone, I’m an autodidact #Unitarian 🤪

New Thanksgiving Tradition

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://inaniludibrio.com/2024/11/28/new-thanksgiving-tradition/

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<p>“I want to ask everyone in the United States – whether you’re at home, at sea, or in another country – to take some time on the last Thursday of November to say thank you to God. This is a special day to show how grateful we are fo

#StarCityChorus has been invited to perform at the #Unitarian Church's Sunday morning service on the 17th. It's their Trans Day of Remembrance service. It's at 10AM I don't know who is speaking or anything else about the service. I'm not a churchgoer and I don't expect anyone to come to a church service just to see me sing but I still wanted to get that news out there.

#LNK

#unitarian

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