King John Sigismund

The Paradox of Tolerance

Feb 11, 2024

Beloved Community, Love and Justice, Sermon, Social Events, Unitarian Universalism

14th Amendment, DARVO, Donald Trump, Dr. David Campt, Edict of Torda, King John Sigismund, Maurice Mitchell, Paradox of Tolerance, Tolerance

Tolerance. Today we are talking about tolerance, and it’s near and dear to the Unitarian Universalist heart. In 1568, the first and only Unitarian King in history—King John Sigismund—issued the Edict of Torda which established tolerance within and among the churches of Transylvania (now the northern region of Romania). King John essentially said that church…
Voyage to Aliveness: Unitarian Universalism and the Journey

Jun 13, 2021

Beloved Community, Love and Justice, Sermon, Social Events, Spiritual Biography, Unitarian Universalism

Consolidation, Edict of Torda, Eighth Principle, King John Sigismund, Mary Oliver, Pentagon Papers, Queen Isabella, Rev. Dana Greeley, Spirit of Life

All year long, we have been on a voyage of aliveness, in search of truths from the various world’s religions. Today, our voyage culminates with Unitarian Universalism—and I say “culminates” intentionally, because one of the distinctive features of our faith is our core conviction that no one book or tradition is in possession of the…