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The Arc of the Moral Universe Needs Us

Nov 12, 2023

Interdependent Web of All Existence, Love and Justice, Sermon, Social Events

Christopher Blattman, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Hamas, Israel, peace, Stephen J. Gould, Steven Pinker, The Great Asymmetry, War

“We shall overcome,” said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” Consider with me a bit of human history. Archaeologists, looking back at the oldest humans, tell us that one in seven of those primal people died by violence. Later on, with the…
The Peace of Love in Our Time: A Strategic Justice Vision for West Shore

Apr 30, 2023

Beloved Community, Love and Justice, Sermon, Social Events, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, World Religions

justice-heartedness, peace, Peace of Love, Peace of Rome, Rev. Wayne Shuttee, strategic justice vision, West Shore UU Church

Part 1 Today I aim to explore with you a proposed strategic vision for our justice work here at West Shore. It is a new story for us. I want to tell where it came from, what it’s for, and where it would take us should the congregation vote to approve it at the upcoming…