| Below is just a
sample of the dynamic and varied sermons delivered at First Unitarian
Congregation of Ottawa. NOTE: links to Social Justice Ministry pages.
GLOBAL ISSUES
Dissent and Quebec City: FTAA
There is a long history of calling dissent sedition in Canada. What can we expect from the government as treatment of protesters in Quebec City.
[See our grandmothers climb the ramparts]
Resistance Required: Update on Globalization
The worst parts of free trade need your attention right now!
The U.N. and Hissing Snakes
It is a strange world that uses force to ensure peace . . . or is it?
[Do you know about the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office?]
Peacekeeping and Peace Making
A critical look at the differences and Canada's role in defining them.
[Peace Watch is one of our Social Justice Ministries.]
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST HISTORY
No Hell in Merrickville
A pledge Sunday sermon drawing on early Merrickville Universalists and Jenny Lind and Annie Sullivan.
BIBLICAL SERIES
The Bible: Coming out of the Closet
Using materials from the Jesus Seminars, we add commonplace truth to the historical hype.
Jesus: As he Comes out of the Closet
The historical and the mythical Jesus are both attractive but for different reasons . . .
What About the Resurrection?
How can Unitarian rationalists effectively use the religious symbolism of the resurrecdtion?
Great Story - Bad History
The Christmas story is terrible history but it is also one of the greatest stories ever told.
Paul Reinterpreted
Everything I had been taught about Paul has been turned on its head and I have another strong source to reinforce my radical ethics.
[Go to the Social Justice Ministry pages.]
ETHICS ISSUES
2000 Storey Skyscrapers and Naked People
Is there any truth amidst all the self-serving statistics found in the population
debate?
Neo-Racism is a Mutant Virus
Liberals need to look even harder at themselves so they know their own racism.
[What is our Minorities Awareness Working Group up to?]
Hope from the Holocaust
From Kristalnacht to the voyage of the St. Louis, Canada has not always been in the forefront. |
