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How Is It That We Are Evolving?

The Rev. Alison Cornish and Dr. John Andrews (A sermon in celebration of Evolution Sunday, January 31, 2010) Alison: For the third year in a row, John and I are honoring a national celebration of “Evolution Weekend.” We have used these services to explore the intersection of religion and science. In … Continue reading

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The Origins of Belief

Stuart Lowrie Sunday, May 3, 2009 -  It comes as no surprise that humans can be remarkably resistant to new ideas or beliefs. Sir Winston Churchill put it thusly: “People occasionally stumble across the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.” … Continue reading

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Easter Sunday: Visiting with Jesus

The Rev. Alison Cornish Sunday, April 12, 2009 -  Now, I don’t know if it happened this way or not, but I know this story is true. – A Native American storyteller’s start to a story … “Visiting with Jesus” The Rev. Alison Cornish I had a dream a while … Continue reading

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Why Questions About Darwin Just Won’t Go Away

The Rev. Alison Cornish and John Andrews Feb 22, 2009 -  I was a young man with uninformed ideas. I threw out queries, suggestions, wondering all the time over everything; and to my astonishment the ideas took like life like wildfire. People made a religion of them. - Charles Darwin Alison: Today … Continue reading

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The Delicate Dance of Religion and Science

The Rev. Alison Cornish and John Andrews Feb 10, 2008 -  Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. - Albert Einstein Opening Words (Robert Terry Weston) Out of the stars in their flight, out of the dust of eternity, here have we come, stardust and sunlight, mingling through time … Continue reading

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We Covenant As…

The Rev. Alison Cornish October 14, 2007 -  Can two walk together except they be agreed? - Amos, 3.3 Yes and no. - UU Historian Conrad Wright “We need to be ready… We need to be ready …!” These are the words of our denomination’s president, the Rev. William Sinkford, as the … Continue reading

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