A Christmas Story For Unitarians That Is Strangely Interconnected With Famous Unitarian Rod Serling *Star* Host Of The Twilight Zone. . .

Liberal Christian British Unitarian minister Rev. Andrew James Brown who is a University Chaplain to Cambridge University, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Regional College and a Police Chaplain for Cambridgeshire Constabulary, blogged about the New Testament story/myth of the Magi aka Three Wise Men on his CAUTE blog today. Some of his words reminded me of an old science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke and I decided to post a cautionary comment about 'The Star' to this blog post. In searching for a web page or two to link to that would help Rev. Andrew James Brown and other Unitarian*Universalists to enter into a free and responsible search for the truth and meaning of not only my comment but the theological implications of Arthur C. Clarke's 'The Star' I discovered that a version of 'The Star' had been televised on 'The Twilight Zone' which of course was hosted by famous Unitarian Rod Serling. I feel that it is worthy of posting my comment here as a kind of Christmas story for Unitarian*Universalists albeit a somewhat "less than wonderful" one.

"To be faithful to the Christmas story and science is simply to keep looking for the new star and to be prepared to follow it *wherever* it leads, despite the profound challenges it will always bring to old ways of being and thinking."

And what if *wherever* that new star, or indeed rediscovered and/or resurrected "less than new star", leads you to causes profound challenges to current ways of thinking that have "less than pleasant" implications Andrew? You might want to read Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction short story 'The Star' written way back in 1955 to get *some* idea of what I am talking about here. Trust "famous Unitarian" aka "famous U*U" :-) Rod Serling to try to put a positive spin on the Twilight Zone's televised version of 'The Star'. . .

Who is to say that the "new star" in the east, that allegedly heralded the birth of Jesus Christ, wasn't a supernove that wiped out an alien civilization? But there are other "news stars" closer to home that have rather disturbing implications.

One of them turned 64 this year. . .

Is This Richard Dawkins' Most Idiotic Quotation? Or Is It Just His Most Stunningly Ignorant Quote About Religion?

"Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that."

Just asking. . .

Come to think of it. . . World famous "fundamentalist atheist" if not Atheist Supremacist Richard Dawkins' apparent belief that religion is just "harmless nonsense" lacks supporting evidence.

Freedom From Religion Foundation Atheist Bus Campaign Ads As Ad*Busted By The Wonderful Wizard Of U*Us

Most of the Richard Dawkins quotes are unmodified exact quotes. A few quotations have been slightly tweaked for the purposes of parody and satire, not that the completely unmodified Richard Dawkins quotes aren't hilarious. . . :-)

All of the Richard Dawkins quotations in the Ad*Busted Freedom From Religion Foundation FreeThought Bus Campaign ads, as well as the first Mark Twain quotation (which was of course deliberately taken out of context to make a point or two), are courtesy of the official RichardDawkins.net website. ;-)

You Know aka U*U Know

Just saying for some reason. . .

Are Rev. Dr. Timothy Jensen And Robin Edgar A Couple Of 97% White Albino Skunks Stinking Up The Interconnected Interdependent Web?

Just asking Google. . . :-)

Of course it doesn't hurt to ask Google another question or two.

Are The Seven Principles Of Unitarian*Universalism Good Enough For The Emerson Avenger?

Kinda looks that way. . . :-)

Just a little reminder for U*Us -

The Seven Principles Of Unitarian*Universalism

There are seven principles which Unitarian*Universalist congregations affirm and promote:

* The inherent worth and dignity of every person;

* Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;

* Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;

* A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;

* The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;

* The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;

* Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.

Did You Mean Henry Louis Gates Race Hypocrisy?

Apparently so. . .