RevCyn

I was experiencing writer's block, so I went over to my livejournal account and looked at their writing starters for writer's block. One, from about a week ago, caught my eye: "When it comes to making a difference , some people donate money and others volunteer their time. What cause gets your time or money?" Apparently, October 25 was "Make a Difference Day." Well, I'm five days late to write on this, but I'll give it a go. It's not surprising that our church and related organizations get the largest percentage of my time and my money. My largest charitable contribution is to our church, and I've only just started to increase my other charitable giving. Some of that is to denominational organizations I support: the UUA itself, Chalice Lighters , Meadville Lombard Theological School and Starr King School for the Ministry , and the UUSC . Sometimes I only give to these in little ways, like the " Guest at Your Table " effort that we...

Our worship committee has been thoughtfully discussing this question, "Should we have a U.S. flag in our sanctuary?" for the last few months. And we have not arrived at a final conclusion yet. We have, however, done a few things: Asked members of the church for their opinions, Read articles from other denominations and individuals, Talked to individual churches about their policies, And talked to UU ministers about their beliefs. I believe this is an important question, with strong feelings on both sides, and needs to be approached slowly, deliberately, and thorougly. And I believe that emotions are too strong right now on the issue. I, personally, would like to see any decision delayed until at least a month after the upcoming presidential election, so that the political feelings that have reached a fever-pitch have some time to die down first. However, we do, in the mean time, intend to do a couple of things: We'd like to continue to hear feelings and impressions on an ...