Citizenship

September discussion in the Humanist Forum with Ken W, and how politics do and/or should relate to our roles as citizens as we individually perceive them. There have been numerous articles gathered over the last two months related to that discussion. For your benefit the articles listed below are worth watching a the election draws nearer.

This issue is more significant due to the effort being made to have paperless voting used for the count.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/16/opinion/16herbert.html?hp

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/17/opinion/17krugman.html?hp

Sunday Service Committee

Our Minister, Rev. Lynn Brodie, presents three Sunday services each month, while the Sunnyhill Sunday Service Committee is responsible for arranging for the remaining services. The committee of dedicated volunteers plans, organizes and coordinates one or two services per month. It utilizes
speakers from outside as well as from our own congregation. Services offer various viewpoints ranging from humanitarian to philosophical to theological.

Meetings of the committee are generally held on the third Sunday of each month, following our final service. Please join us. Your ideas and perspectives are most
welcome.

The next meeting of the Sunnyhill Sunday Service Committee will be after the service on August 29th. Please note that there will only be one service on that date starting at 10:30 am.

We all scream for ice cream!

Homemade, store-bought, plain or with sprinkles however you like it, come and lick some at the annual Ice Cream Social, September 5th after the 10:30 service. This year we will use the ice cream social to bade our summertime and summer schedule farewell.

Donations of home made ice cream are more than welcome. Helpers to set-up, scoop and clean-up a requirement.

Please contact Mary-Jo Hennessy if you are able to assist.

Sunnyhill is a congregation within the UUA

S&S agenda gets finalized

Maurice has put the final schedule together for the popular Science and Spirituality group. Check it out. Of course, things can change in the future.

Perhaps this blog can be a place were other pointers and discussions can occur as a spin out of that group?

Sunnyhill's NEW email discussion for Justice Talk

A year or two ago, we had a "justice talk" list. But, it sorta died on the vine. It was taken down. However, interest has sparked again. Hence, the new list. You can subscribe yourself -- and in turn, opt-out too.

For extra help, send an email to Webmaster.

Another obersation by Ken

"the number of people with no faith was rising but nobody was paying attention to where they were coming from."

It becomes obvious why we are hearing so much noise from the "America is a Christian Nation" crowd. They feel threatened by the loss of being able to assert they are the status quo having enjoyed an assumed certain privileged position. To do so, "Protestants" have had to embrace "Catholics" as fellow believers. Quite a reversal. Remember the noise made even when the first JFK ran for president just four decades ago. We can expect more "circling of the wagons" as the trend continues. People like D. James Kennedy are milking the people who are sensing the loss of their "freedom", their being the dominant religious (moral in their thinking) voice.

Your comments are welcomed. Click on the button and post your thoughts.

Left Brain, Right Brain - via Ken W

In religion, the use of metaphor is significantly important. To put this in perspective try the exercise below.

While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. Now, while doing this draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand.

Your foot will change direction and there's nothing you can do about it.

There is much to learn about how our minds work.