In-Person Services, Columbia, SC Sundays 11AM

Rebuilding Trust

Our culture has been rendered paranoid. This spiritual illness is a threat to human decency and community. What will it take to rebuild trust, both within  ourselves and science,  society, and our politics?

Our pulpit guest will be former UUA President John Buehrens, a long-time friend of UUCC. He is the author or co-author of seven books on liberal religion, most recently of Conflagration: How the Transcendentalists Sparked the American Struggle for Racial, Gender, and Social Justice. He will speak to us via Zoom from his home in San Francisco. Please feel free to invite others to join in welcoming him.

Speakers

Past Services

“Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion: The Wisdom of Jonathan Haidt”

Dr. Michael Sullivan will be presenting a creative understanding of why good people are divided by politics and religion. It is based on the work of social psychologist Jonathan Haidt.  Dr. Haidt concludes that “morality binds and blinds”. Using the six foundations of morality derived from his research, we can gain a better understanding of “the righteous mind” that everyone has. This can help bridge political and religious divides and promote greater respect for opposing views.

Abundance? The Earth Is Asking.

Politicos on the Left and Right have used the buzz words abundance and scarcity for decades to justify their government policies and practices. But too few have ever paid enough attention to Earth’s all-encompassing ecology—and our UU Seventh Principle, “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.”

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