Someone should track all the disaffected clergy and congregants who have pulled away from this presumptuous power mongering. A small movement, dwindling and divided. Sad and angering. I once served a religion, not a few groups' pet causes as if they are the only way to be religious, questions and differences unwelcome.
The first principle was "The inherent worth and dignity of every person." In contrast, the new version states that "We declare that every person has the right to flourish with inherent dignity and worthiness."
Clearly, that is a huge change. I can see being very upset about it. I'm not, personally, but I can see that someone might be. If you put a lot of effort into memorizing the exact words, and the organization changes them, then you have to start over. Bummer. I do notice that they still say essentially the same thing, in case that matters to anyone.
The bylaws call for periodic review, which is how we got the Seven Principles in the first place. There will be another review in about 15 years. Feel free to volunteer for that work. Maybe you can put the Seven Principles back.
BTW, all is not lost. The Seven Principles and the Six Sources are both still available on the UUA website.
" … I found a wonderfully illuminating quote from, of all people, Henry Kissinger, talking about dealing with a revolutionary power. He had this book which was written about diplomacy in the age of the French Revolution, but he clearly meant it to have wider resonance, and it really has a lot of resonance, and basically it’s the difficulty the people who are accustomed to a stable status quo have in dealing with the fact that they're facing a revolutionary power, their unwillingness to admit. "
It is heartbreaking to see what has become of the UUA. Luckily my local Congregation pays absolutely no attention to those idiots. JETPIG indeed!
Someone should track all the disaffected clergy and congregants who have pulled away from this presumptuous power mongering. A small movement, dwindling and divided. Sad and angering. I once served a religion, not a few groups' pet causes as if they are the only way to be religious, questions and differences unwelcome.
The first principle was "The inherent worth and dignity of every person." In contrast, the new version states that "We declare that every person has the right to flourish with inherent dignity and worthiness."
Clearly, that is a huge change. I can see being very upset about it. I'm not, personally, but I can see that someone might be. If you put a lot of effort into memorizing the exact words, and the organization changes them, then you have to start over. Bummer. I do notice that they still say essentially the same thing, in case that matters to anyone.
The bylaws call for periodic review, which is how we got the Seven Principles in the first place. There will be another review in about 15 years. Feel free to volunteer for that work. Maybe you can put the Seven Principles back.
BTW, all is not lost. The Seven Principles and the Six Sources are both still available on the UUA website.
Is UUA becoming a subsidiary of Looney Toons comics?
Kissinger said it all, when he wrote about "Revolutionary Powers" in his thesis. Krugman picked up on the theme in "The Great Unravelling." A rather nice interview with Krugman here, https://www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-awards/kennedy-library-forums/past-forums/transcripts/a-conversation-with-paul-krugman - including this:
" … I found a wonderfully illuminating quote from, of all people, Henry Kissinger, talking about dealing with a revolutionary power. He had this book which was written about diplomacy in the age of the French Revolution, but he clearly meant it to have wider resonance, and it really has a lot of resonance, and basically it’s the difficulty the people who are accustomed to a stable status quo have in dealing with the fact that they're facing a revolutionary power, their unwillingness to admit. "
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