[UUPoly-L] An encouraging thought

["David Hall" <airsafe1@comcast.net>]

YES, we have moved toward more acceptance of "the other". Wonderful sermon
this AM on Theodore Parker, a Unitarian minister in the early 1800s who was
asked by the Boston council to resign because of his anti-slavery preaching
and running a safe house. He said NO and the council backed down. After his
death in 1860, slavery was abolished. He said, and MLK Jr repeated, that the
future is curved toward justice. He had the only Unitarian mega-church in
history, over 2000 on a Sunday morning.

The Sunday before the election we (Stockton, CA) had a wedding celebration
for the gay couples in our church, today there was some anger and a lot of
tears, but we shall overcome.

I will post a link to the sermon when it is online.

Dave Hall

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [UUPoly-L] a troublesome thought

 
In a message dated 11/9/2008 9:06:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
licorice.gumdrop@gmail.com writes:

> not  if the passage of all the state-level defense of marriage  
> amendments are any indication.



Take a look at the rest of the story. 
 
The 2000 California ballot measure limiting marriage was approved  by 61% of

voters. California's 2008 constitutional amendment to do the same  thing has

only 52.3% of voters in unofficial results. They're still counting  ballots.

 
That's a big shift in the right direction. Not a big enough shift, albeit;  
but it's still progress. 
 
In this line of work, we have to remember to celebrate the baby steps. 
 
Jasmine