Speaker: Preston Luitweiler

Reflections on the History, People and Culture of the Lenape

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Reflections on the History, People and Culture of the Lenape
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Communal worship is often a means of celebration, but can also include confession, seeking new ways of being, acknowledgment of strong feelings and witnessing to a larger truth. Today we honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day in an attempt to learn, to heal and to grow. From the literal and figurative whitewashing of Columbus Day, we strive … Continue reading Reflections on the History, People and Culture of the Lenape

Deception as a Hound of Hell

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Deception as a Hound of Hell
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One of Howard Thurman’s most important books is Jesus and the Disinherited. He had proposed to publisher Abington-Cokesbury that a better title for this book would have been The Religion of Jesus and the Disinherited because the publisher’s title collapsed the distinction, crucial for Thurman’s argument, between organized Christianity and the religion of Jesus.  For … Continue reading Deception as a Hound of Hell

Returning to the Homelands

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Returning to the Homelands
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Our Soul Matters theme for April is Awakening. Our UU Principles of respect for all people and for the natural world of which we are a part as well as the value we put on justice, truth and democracy should make us receptive to an awakening to truth and reconciliation with the Lenape people who … Continue reading Returning to the Homelands

What the Lenape Could Have Taught Our Ancestors

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THIS WILL BE A HYBRID SERVICE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON COUNTY METRICS. ATTENDEES MUST BE VACCINATED AND WEAR A MASK. PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE AS SEATING WILL BE LIMITED. Click to join the TPUUF Sunday Service OR Join by Phone, dial (646) 558-8656, Meeting ID:845801170, Password:12345 The Soul Matters theme for October is Cultivating Relationship. … Continue reading What the Lenape Could Have Taught Our Ancestors

The Equinox and a Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning

Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
The Equinox and a Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning
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Growing up in New England and Pennsylvania, fall was always my favorite season:  harvest time; the wild colors of the leaves; the crisp air. It came around every year, just as the sun rose and set every day and the moon waxed and waned every four weeks. These cycles are comforting, and for many that … Continue reading The Equinox and a Free and Responsible Search for Truth and Meaning

Thomas Paine’s Foundational Principle of Religion and Government: Justice

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Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine UU Fellowship
Thomas Paine's Foundational Principle of Religion and Government: Justice
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On this Independence Day 2021, Gary Berton will enlighten us on Enlightenment icon (and our Fellowship’s namesake), Thomas Paine, whose writings inspired the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. Paine’s first principles are few, but he held one, Justice, as a “foundational” principle because it combines the essence of the others. A letter from … Continue reading Thomas Paine’s Foundational Principle of Religion and Government: Justice