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Category: Ableism

Dogmatism and Fanaticism in UU

October 28, 2019 melhpine

Dogmatism and fanaticism are incompatible with our Unitarian Universalist tradition. Even ideas we think are universally accepted among us must still be open to discussion and challenge.

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The Public Humiliation Diet – Quillette

July 25, 2018 melhpine

“We should not embrace the witch-hunter’s credo that says people are defined by their worst moments.”

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Opinion | The real Down syndrome problem: Accepting genocide; Washington Post

March 16, 2018 melhpine

Will makes the case that Iceland, with France and some other nations following, is conducting genocide on Down syndrome

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Blame the System, but Which One?

February 15, 2018 melhpine

We are all bits and pieces of biological, ethnic and cultural identities, and we are all subject to a complex interplay of systems.

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Rev. Kate Braestrup is an author, chaplain, and itinerant preacher based in Maine. Mel Harkrader Pine is a blogger and community lay minister based in Northern Virginia. His Tibetan dharma name is Urgyen Jigme. We welcome comments and guest articles, as long as they contain no ad-hominem attacks or blanket condemnations. Contact us if you’re interested in writing for Truly Open Minds and Hearts. We won’t disclose your identity if you prefer to use a pseudonym, but we do insist on knowing who you are.

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