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#JustWar discussions during #AdultSchool before our UU service were fascinating growing up. For awhile I described myself as a #Discordian #Universalist, these days I more likely to say #LapsedUnitarian . I fondly remember the #JonCarroll #UnitarianJihad article :) www.sfgate.com/entertainmen...

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One thing about volunteering in a #Unitarian #Universalist church community is that you realize that you can’t cite your ancient age of 53 years old as an excuse for not helping out more— not when there are people 20 years older than you that are lapping you, volunteering-wise.

(Inspired by @synkr3tyk ‘s post about stamina…)

#MiddleClassProblems

I'm mildly frustrated with an issue that will probably be resolved after one of my coworkers gets back from vacation in 2 weeks.

I want to start attending a #FriendsMeeting this #Sunday , but the co-worker who was going to cover every-other-Sunday for me got a weekly gig at a different #church

I ain't mad about it - I'm glad he has this opportunity. I just wish the timing was better for me.

#Quakers #LiberalQuakers #SocietyOfFriends #Universalists #Universalist

I need help starting a #Universalist #Ministry in the #SouthWestMetro of the #TwinCities #MN

#Church #ChurchForTheChurchless #Minister #Ministers #OrdainedClergy
(Please feel free to reply all or only to me here)

1. Recruitment - Founding #Clergy / #BoardMembers
* I was #ordained through the #UniversalLifeChurch but would love to work with clergy from other #churches too - as long as you're interested in #ReligousLiteracy & ReligiousLiberty
* Want/Need to be ordained? While there are many legally reconized churchs available online, I personally recommend: http://ulchq.com/ordination.htm

2. General advice
* Help! I've got a lot of paperwork done & ready for review, but I'm not sure of my next steps.
* I need an address (not my home, not a PO Box) to set all /this up - for paperwork & banking purposes. What free or low cost options do I have?
* Any recommendations for selecting a #RegisteredAgent are welcomed!

3. Soft legal advice
* What, exactly, is the difference between a #Ministry and a #church (if any)?
*TBD

#SanPedroCactus cuttings, sitting in perlite until they root.

I'm planning on setting these out (with small adoption fees) to help support my #Universalist #ministry. Gotta get that #nonproft status for @BrokenPath

#trichocereus #echinopsis #pachanoi #SanPedro #achuma #cacti #cactus #SacredPlants

Four trichocereus cacti pups, a top-down view. They are in glass jars with perlite, to encourage rooting.

Hello everyone!! Please meet my new friend, sent to me by a friend in the UK, this is Brother Adrian.
I'm hoping he will be OK with going through EfM with me.
#Episcopal #Episcopalian #Episcopunk #EfM #EducationForMinistry #Heretic #ThisWorldNeedsMoreBears #LifeIsBetterWithATeddyBear
#Universalist #TheWholeThingIsATemple

A small teddy bear wearing brown monk's robes with a cross embroidered on it with a rope belt, sitting on a purple blanket.

As a Pagan/polytheist, I speak to why religious minorities deserve more respect and recognition.

Take the time to learn about the beliefs of those who don't practice Christianity or other forms of monotheism:

https://medium.com/fuck-niches/as-a-polytheist-i-lack-community-a12eee43211c?sk=ee21b79856947b3971680ea74ef6e476

#Culture #Diversity #Society
#Religion #Pagan #Polytheist
#Multicultural #Paganism #Polytheism
#Wicca #Wiccan #Druid
#Unitarian #Universalist #Inclusion

Hello, #Monsterdon friends!

If you're interested in #ReligousLiteracy & #ReligiousLiberty please check out this new #Universalist #ministry account!

I've also half-assed a website together, I'm learning how to build it as I go.

I now return you to you regularly scheduled #shitposting

💚 Rev Jules aka @RamenCatholic

I'm gonna cover someone else's shift on Sat, so I've got #today off. I suppose I could do something productive; but, I'd rather download books, play games, and stream weird shit

Currently looking at Apps for various #ReligiousTexts because I'm a big #nerd 🤓

I'm also still looking for a Fedi instance that would *welcome* my #Universalist #Ministry which focuses on #ReligiousLiberty & #ReligiousLiteracy 📚

Shitty, under construction, website
https://www.brokenpathministry.org

I've updated the (under construction for the season) website for my #Universalist #ministry

Mostly I just moved things around a bit, and replaced the #PublicDomain images with my own #photography & #art

As you can see, web design is my passion 🤪

https://www.brokenpathministry.org

I've applied to another instance for a fediverse account for my #Universalist #Ministry & I'll be using it to test the #Tusky app.

I'll try to leave most of the #ShitPosting to *this* account, but I make no promises.

When the shadow of evil plunges us into darkness

When loss brings a night so black we cannot find our way

Even then - even then - we must strive to be a source of light

We kindle this chalice flame in memory of those who have fallen and in kinship with those who bear wounds of body, heart, and soul

We kindle this flame for strength to respond to hatred with love

And we kindle this flame for courage – that violence may never turn us away from our sacred purpose
#unitarian
#universalist

I got my first letter from my #prison penpal today, and my heart is heavy

#UnitarianUniversalist #unitarianuniversalism #unitarian #universalist

I'm not a #universalist, but have hope that a large number of people will repent and turn to God before Jesus returns. Several reasons ...

1) Rev 14 talks about two harvests. One is a good one, one is a bad one. There will be a harvest of souls.

2) There are three Jewish feasts at the end of the harvest season: Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles. From a Christian perspective, these can be seen in an eschatological sense ... [1/x]

Even tho I'm a #Universalist, I absolutely believe with all my heart that the concept of #hell was not initially created in order to scare people into obedience nor to create a hierarchy of the "ins" and the "outs." Rather, I believe that the concept of hell first originated because people saw people do horrendous things in this life and get away with it. And since there was no justice in this life, they hoped that there would be justice in an afterlife. Only after that did it get coopted.

Today's a snap mini-heatwave. Tomorrow it may snow, so I'm spending as much time out in this as I can, sewing this year's Butzemann while studying Tibeto-Mongolian dharma (Bob Thurman podcast episodes) on the back porch, soaking in light & warmth while xontemplating what to plant in physical and Buddha fields. #Lenzing #Spring #Universalist #Buddhist #Heathen #Urglaawe