tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.comments2022-12-11T12:39:27.818+00:00 Unitarian Chief Officer Blog 2009 - 2019Derek McAuleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09076664847232870186noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-17513528828906256492015-09-24T13:40:31.916+01:002015-09-24T13:40:31.916+01:00Happy to see this response! As we celebated a fe...Happy to see this response! As we celebated a few years ago, I gave a sermon on Darwin's Gift. He taught us that love is God." His message was not a celebraton of tooth and claw individualism, But of communities. And as pointed out in the book by Cliff Reed, the vision that all humanity is called to be a commuity of communities sharing ONENESS. Exactly what many discover in their quest for spirituality. Richard BoekeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129386620891686110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-29097216240754914522014-10-28T09:27:31.832+00:002014-10-28T09:27:31.832+00:00amendedamendedDerek McAuleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076664847232870186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-12265823233705847642014-10-15T00:36:11.493+01:002014-10-15T00:36:11.493+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Carol Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091526494219757399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-8210188270471974202014-10-14T23:47:14.785+01:002014-10-14T23:47:14.785+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tony Asterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462513826412181578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-56800575195715925862014-09-26T16:33:00.517+01:002014-09-26T16:33:00.517+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Cynthia Rikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871607851069043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-30003128598955587882014-09-26T14:26:58.926+01:002014-09-26T14:26:58.926+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Cynthia Rikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871607851069043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-7029551286675123942014-09-24T11:19:16.317+01:002014-09-24T11:19:16.317+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Natasha Saxenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04625637515491756592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-38807243493965672412014-09-12T13:25:06.666+01:002014-09-12T13:25:06.666+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-15781734109512824602014-08-17T16:17:58.257+01:002014-08-17T16:17:58.257+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Rima Vabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971646215069083231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-53654680196732325042014-04-25T04:30:41.265+01:002014-04-25T04:30:41.265+01:00Matt it must have been quite obvious what group su...Matt it must have been quite obvious what group such a letter would come from! It does not preclude other groups (or individuals) who might think similarly.sconemasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489957582973032355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-8380960167574474882014-04-23T10:07:21.252+01:002014-04-23T10:07:21.252+01:00Not one of, the only :-). Assuming that there are ...Not one of, the only :-). Assuming that there are none in the published BHA Distinguished Supporters List.<br /><br />All the other 54 (they included Dr Simon Singh twice) are signed up apologists for the BHA, who I assume ticked the box before the media deadline on a Bank Holiday weekend. I would probably view yourself as the 'religious' fig-leaf.<br /><br />Personally I find it hugely dishonest that the 'group of public figures' did not declare their affiliation.<br /><br />What did they tell you?<br /><br />Rgds<br />Matt Wardmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326720801362744582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-17885211497464579652013-12-28T14:42:14.241+00:002013-12-28T14:42:14.241+00:00Cheers for that Derek....JackCheers for that Derek....JackIonQuesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11576217432904135543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-41933077899166558332013-11-20T12:38:52.390+00:002013-11-20T12:38:52.390+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Carol Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091526494219757399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-37941208670285982212013-11-20T12:08:07.195+00:002013-11-20T12:08:07.195+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Derek McAuleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076664847232870186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-32760910487599631112013-11-18T19:17:34.260+00:002013-11-18T19:17:34.260+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Carol Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091526494219757399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-75783884523649548552013-08-07T20:11:17.846+01:002013-08-07T20:11:17.846+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-43832607537941234442013-08-07T20:10:58.914+01:002013-08-07T20:10:58.914+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-11416633301964093792013-07-21T20:54:26.578+01:002013-07-21T20:54:26.578+01:00Glad you found the pack of value, it was a joy pre...Glad you found the pack of value, it was a joy preparing it! Derek McAuleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076664847232870186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-3798411533262342582013-07-19T16:08:11.209+01:002013-07-19T16:08:11.209+01:00Thanks, Derek. Cambridge Unitarians will be markin...Thanks, Derek. Cambridge Unitarians will be marking this important anniversary on Sunday 28th July at our 10.30am service. We have found the Worship Pack very useful to us in preparing for this service. Andrew Bethunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711423177266767155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-17025674629926735782013-07-05T09:52:51.633+01:002013-07-05T09:52:51.633+01:00Thank you for this comment; the peaceful acts of t...Thank you for this comment; the peaceful acts of the vast majority of all faiths are of course never front page news.Derek McAuleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09076664847232870186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-46909533254148555482013-07-02T02:19:48.447+01:002013-07-02T02:19:48.447+01:00A prominent Burmese monk Sitagu Sayadaw has questi...A prominent Burmese monk Sitagu Sayadaw has questioned the coincidence of religious riots while there were peace talks between the government and ethnic groups.Wild exaggeration is the main cause behind the destruction of peace and unity he said.He urged monks to be patient, forgiving, and united in accord with the Buddha's teaching at a ceremony at Aung Sann Tet monastery He condemned the cover story in Time magazine's July issue.Manfaranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672026288937285646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-48592518017613196962013-02-24T22:22:04.143+00:002013-02-24T22:22:04.143+00:00Thomas Briggs was (or is) my great-great-grandfath...Thomas Briggs was (or is) my great-great-grandfather. I knew, from Kate Colquhoun's book, that Mr Briggs was a Unitarian, but before reading this blog I never understood why. There is so little that can be known about one's family at so many generations' remove, and least of all the way they thought. I am very grateful for this record of the man's inner life, the principles by which he lived and which make him, to my mind, a forebear to be proud of. I would, naturally, like to know more: can you tell me who, in the Unitarian Church, I should approach with a view to looking at, and studying, any archive material you may have? I shall be greatly obliged if you would contact me at marcodubnos@gmail.com. <br /><br />With best wishes, Anastasia Kirov-Renshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02340982711458043313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-29371992845303146232013-02-06T17:25:53.226+00:002013-02-06T17:25:53.226+00:00Some time ago, I conducted research into the relat...Some time ago, I conducted <a href="http://bristolunitarians.blogspot.co.uk/2008/03/rammohun-roy.html" rel="nofollow">research into the relationship between the Brahmo Samaj and Unitarians & UUs</a> and showed that they have remained close throughout their shared history. It is also insufficiently appreciated that Rammuhn Roy's work profoundly influenced Unitarianism for the better, through dialogue with his Unitarian contemporaries, and also because Ralph Waldo Emerson read Rammohun Roy's translation of the Upanishads and that was where he borrowed a lot of ideas for Transcendentalism.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-20737565197103091002013-01-25T16:21:56.775+00:002013-01-25T16:21:56.775+00:00I think you mean Rev Robert Spears not Edward Spea...I think you mean Rev Robert Spears not Edward SpearsWJHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366469044329128987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139946083083203621.post-18151718291829176212012-12-11T13:19:23.857+00:002012-12-11T13:19:23.857+00:00There are two bills likely to come before Parliame...There are two bills likely to come before Parliament soon ; one to legalise same-sex marriage and one to monitor communications more closely than previously.<br />Both involve potentially threats to personal freedom; the latter may involve the storing of all e-mail and internet use by citizens, the former may curtail the right of institutions of faith to conduct ceremonies of marriage as they have previously done.Legislators hasten to assure us that these fears are quite unfounded and that individual liberties will be preserved.However neither pieces of proposed legislation were included in the election manifesto of the governing party and are not likely to be put before the people in a referendum . The last General Assembly rushed through a motion opposing the communications provision (without knowing any of the details ) but passed a motion endorsing the former. The position of marriage as an institution describing the union of a man and a woman and the privacy of the communications between individuals are so fundamental that I would maintain that neither measure should be passed into law until a proper consultation with the people ( through referendum or election) has taken place. You may be correct (in both cases ) in saying that it is "evident that there has been little public disquiet or indeed interest." As we are already finding out in the case of the Police Commissioners, questions will soon arise after these measures pass into law when it may be too late for second thoughts.Kenneth Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14024100794161931895noreply@blogger.com