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April 2005
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Where the beef?
04.19.05 | Permalink | 16 CommentsJuame of Noticias Unitarias Universalistas points me to a salvo by Davidson Loehr called "Why ‘Unitarian Universalism’ Is Dying." A few notes on what I find there. 1) Loehr argues that UUism is a new religion invented within our lifetimes, and that the historical predecessors we claim (Channing, Parker and Emerson) have absolutely nothing to […]
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Giblets selected as new Pope
04.18.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Giblets selected as new PopeWhy has the Church lost ground to secularism? asks Giblets. Because the jackals staffing the Papal Jackal Pit are "mangy and old and ill-suited to represent the glory of Giblets’s church on earth." First order of business for Pope Giblets I? New jackals! Let it be.
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Words banned by Unitarian Jihad Jihad
04.13.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Words banned by Unitarian Jihad JihadLed by the bootlicking toady Dick Minim, disaffected Unitarians have banded together in a counter-jihad against the Unitarian Jihad (UJ). In its inaugural fatwa, the Unitarian Jihad Jihad (UJJ) announced its respectful intention to compassionately ban use of the following words and phrases on the grounds that they are insensitive, incontinent, and otherwise in appropriate […]
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Define “dictionary”
04.13.05 | Permalink | Comments Off on Define “dictionary”I always enjoy the parts of online discussions when someone quotes from a dictionary. Then you know you’re really getting down to brass tacks. To where the rubber meets the road. To the sum of the gist. To the whole enchilada. And how. Enlightenment soon to follow.
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Jihad detractors
Oh no! Wealth Bondage’s Dick Minim—his feelings hurt by John Carroll’s "Unitarian Jihad" column—outs himself as a Unitarian. Can we at least make sure he’s the last one picked for our team? No word yet as to the religious affiliation, if any, of his "wealth dominatrix," the lovely and fearsome Candidia Cruikshanks.
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Darth Market
Philocrites alerts me to a new email list for UU theology. It has a decidedly international membership, and I will be the expat Okie voice. So in celebration of this new list, here are some early thoughts on what UU theology might/should be. At the most basic level, theology is the stories we tell about […]
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