TALES OF DARWIN By Thomas B. Meyers* PART 1: BACKGROUND TO THE CONTROVERSY BISHOP JAMES USHER About 6,000 years ago, more precisely on Sunday, October 23, 4004 BC, God created “light.” This was the first day of creation and the world was completed in five more days – man being created on the 6th day. […]
Reflection on Environmental Justice – 2/13/11 Bob Fletcher In 1982, a large number of citizens in Warren County, North Carolina protested against burial of 60,000 tons of PCB-contaminated soil in a landfill located in a township with a 69% minority population. This community had the third-lowest per capita income in the state. Thus, the concept
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Reflection by Susan Burnore January 2, 2011 Today’s topic reminds me of when I met Helene Johnson. I had just started coming to Northwest, my first exposure to Unitarian Universalism, and the very first topic for a discussion group I attended was the Meaning of Life. I thought, “Hooray! I just found the UUs and
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Samaritanism in Haiti – The Earthquake Response August 8, 2010 Paul Burnore July 3, 2010: I wake up at 5am as the sun begins to brighten the sky. I look up thru the mosquito netting in the top of my small tent. The air is heavy and it’s already 85F. The single sheet I sleep
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