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Belonging: What’s it worth?

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Bob Patrick

Under the banner of “family values” pockets of angry people are decrying the recent directive of the Departments of Justice and Education ordering public schools to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of the gender with which they identify. It’s … Continue reading →

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Belonging: The Test

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Bob Patrick

How welcoming are we as a community?  Any person can ask this question of any community that we belong to.  Churches love to put that word on their signs:  Welcome! They often promote themselves on signage and literature as being … Continue reading →

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Belonging: Going to Hell?

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Bob Patrick

It’s not unusual for those of us in progressive religious faiths to be told, even if from time to time, that we are going to hell for our beliefs or our lack of the right beliefs.  If “hell” is anything … Continue reading →

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Belonging: A Relational Affair

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Bob Patrick

The Rev. Grace Imathiu, a United Methodist minister, called on her community to embrace now as the time to accept the LGBTQ communities in the full embrace of the Church.  United Methodists are gathering in their General Conference currently, and … Continue reading →

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Belonging: Some Place to Belong

Posted on May 4, 2016 by admin

Do you know about the rainbow chalice? It’s a Unitarian Universalist mnemonic device for children. The colors of the rainbow help us remember UU’s seven principles. It goes like this: Red–Begins with R–Respect others Orange–Begins with O–Offer kindness Yellow–Begins with … Continue reading →

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The Belonging of Privilege

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Bob Patrick

In yesterday’s blog, I tried to explore the universal need that human beings have for belonging and how, once we belong to a group, we experience the privilege, the birthright of being human.  It is our birthright to belong. Yet, … Continue reading →

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The Privilege of Belonging

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Bob Patrick

With which group of people do you feel the deepest sense of belonging?  Take a moment and ponder.  It might be one particular group, and it might be more than one group.  Group might mean just 2 other people, and … Continue reading →

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