Skip to content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Truly Open Minds and Hearts

Truly Open Minds and Hearts

Helping liberal religion live up to its promise

  • Home
  • About This Blog
  • Prayers and Poems
  • Code of Conduct
  • Contact

Category: Books

Sermon: The Road to The Gadfly Papers and Beyond

November 26, 2019 melhpine

Using logic isn’t necessarily racist any more than using ships or roadways is racist, though both were used in the slave trade.

Continue reading

Centering

November 24, 2019 melhpine

We are to imagine UU congregations as not only ignorant of their “lack of readiness” but also “resistant” to learning anything about it.

Continue reading

From a Pesky Former UU

July 12, 2019 melhpine

I’ve bought and read the book. There’s not a single hateful word in it. And I’ve befriended Rev. Eklof and looked into his past. He is anything but a bigot.

Continue reading

Tribes, and How to Get Beyond Them

November 30, 2017 melhpine

We give members of our tribe the benefit of the doubt but are keenly suspicious of anyone else.

Continue reading

An Open Letter to Ta-Nehisi Coates; Commentary Magazine

November 29, 2017 melhpine

“…reparations are predicated on the attribution of collective guilt, which in turn is based on the worst form of racism: biological collectivism.”

Continue reading

Be Careful What You Resolve To Do…you just might do it

October 20, 2017 melhpine

“You can’t really call yourself open-minded if you never actually change your mind,”

Continue reading

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,610 other followers

Who’s Behind This?

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.

Top Posts & Pages

  • Am I Still a Unitarian Universalist Minister?
  • Sermon: The Road to The Gadfly Papers and Beyond
  • UUs in the Pews, Please Help!
  • Possibly the Eighth Principle
  • Code of Conduct
  • Opinion | The Slut-Shaming of Nikki Haley; New York Times
  • Opinion | Sally Hemings Takes Center Stage; New York Times
  • The UU Crisis, Explained
  • Free, Responsible, and Imperiled
  • The Parable of the Talents, a Tale for Today
Website Powered by WordPress.com.