Adult Sunday School - 2002 archive topics
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2002 Topics
87. 1/6/02 - A great swami once said "If you really want to do something great for your country renounce." (Vivekenanda as famous in India as Gandhi) What if anything might this mean? Is it compatible with Unitarianism?
88. 1/13/02 - “The Secret to Life” - copyright
89. 1/20/02 - The Black Church In America - How Has It Helped? Hurt?
90. 1/27/02 - Quakers - How Do Their Beliefs Compare with Unitarians’ Beliefs?
91. 2/03/02 - Do we believe in universal spiritual laws - such as the Law of Cause and Effect ("As a man thinketh so shall he be")?
92. 2/10/02 Can Islam liberalize?
93. 2/17/02 Where should nonviolence rank in the hierarchy of values?
94. 2/24/02 About the search for “Truth.” Pontius Pilate’s question: “What is Truth?”. Our dogma: “The quest of truth is our sacrament” Laurel on 9/23: “We acknowledge that our Truth is partial and our love is imperfect.” (John 18:35 KJV: Pilate saith unto him What is truth? And when he had said this he went out again unto the Jews and saith unto them I find in him no fault at all.)
95. 3/3/02 Equality and individuality seem to be incompatible human values. What can religion or how has religion dealt with these two traits? This is the "all men are created equal" problem. Perhaps we are not but our ideal says we are.
96. 3/10/02 Do pious religions impede the work of peace? (Maya Angelou and the Dalai Lama say yes)
97. 3/17/02 Scientists and God - scientists’ descriptions of “the mystery” in their lives and work.
98. 3/24/02 Is UU a “legitimate” religion?
99. The Gaia Hypothesis and Scientific Pantheism
100 Is Faith Hard
101 What do Theists Believe?
102: What Do Atheists Believe?
103: What Would Happen if God Suddenly Appeared to Us?
104 During the Holocaust where was God?
105: Do Animals Have Spiritual Lives?
106: The Bible vs. Archaeology
107: In What Sense Are All Religious Myths "True"
108 Do Unitarians tend to Believe in God?
108: The Point of Spiritual Philosophy
109 How Has Religion Changed over the years?
110: Can Suffering Be Redemptive?
111: Examining New Religions
115: Is Patriotism Idolatry?
116: What is the Relationship Between Morality and Religion?
119: Resenting Religion
120: What is the Difference Between Social Salvation and Personal Salvation?
122: Does the Law of Conscience Supersede Secular Laws?
123: Can UUs Share Their Spiritual Journeys with Compassion Rather than Discussion?
124: What is the Value of Prayer?
125: ???????
126. 11/24/02 "Hard" and "Soft" Atheism
127. 12/01/02 Opus Dei: The Work of God
128. 12/08/02 Reactionary Religion
129. 12/15/02 Changing Christian Symbols
130. 12/22/02 What Impact Does Myth Have on Modern Society?
131. 12/29/02 If Heaven exists and there is a God what do you want to hear him say hen you reach the Pearly Gates? (no handout)
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