tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post115521504149715559..comments2023-10-24T05:49:04.269-04:00Comments on The Chaliceblog: Another point in the Principles discussionChalicechickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07781469958573869914noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1155408784385529502006-08-12T14:53:00.000-04:002006-08-12T14:53:00.000-04:00Ah... (gleefully), but PB... it's only appropriate...Ah... (gleefully), but PB... it's only appropriate. It's right, correct and proper.<BR/><BR/>After all, God is in the details.<BR/><BR/>(chortle)<BR/><BR/>The Principles leave room for those who have god-problems to come right on in and be with us... and work on those problems (I've seen it happening). The Sources invite it right back on in.<BR/><BR/>Since one of my preferred terms for the divine is "The Source," I think it apropos....<BR/><BR/>Talking about principles in a vacuum seems to be one of those philosopical no-nos, anyway. One is supposed to--required to--at least state one's fundamental presumption(s) and understanding(s) from which one then derives...<BR/><BR/>I know, I know, PB. You just want us all to be better than we are, to sit up straight, brush after meals, keep our hair cut in an attractive manner and not wear jeans to church. We're working on being better. You're holding up a standard. Namaste. Just judge us gently while we fumble towards living up to such high standards.<BR/><BR/>(It's a dirty, thankless job, but someone has to do it, right?)ogrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910505029382522110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1155304258883965712006-08-11T09:50:00.000-04:002006-08-11T09:50:00.000-04:00Steve is right. The problem is, while UUs are star...Steve is right. The problem is, while UUs are starting to embrace the 7 Principles as one way to explain who we are, the Sources just sit there at the bottom of the page, and are far less known.<BR/><BR/>I personally believe that the Sources are a great way to arrange an RE curriculum and know that a lot of RE folks agree with me. But the general UU doesn't know the Sources very well, and we certainly don't invoke them in public the way we do the Principles (and particularly the first one).PeaceBanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431551457505981195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9864334.post-1155236655040634402006-08-10T15:04:00.000-04:002006-08-10T15:04:00.000-04:00What I admire about Steve is that he tends to go r...What I admire about Steve is that he tends to go right to the source.LaReinaCobrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554970165949410961noreply@blogger.com