Speaker: Bob Allen

Star Wars

Watch this service on YouTube. About the Service:Join us on National Star Wars Day for a presentation about one of the most successful media franchises of all time. Covering it’s influences, cultural impact and Jediism, Choir Director Robert Allen will discuss the many facets of what has made Star Wars the success it is today. … Continue reading Star Wars

The Dark Side of Utilitarianism with Bob Allen

Watch this service on YouTube About the Service:From a utilitarian perspective, decision makers are encouraged to make decisions that create the greatest good for the greatest number.  As long as this standard is satisfied, decisions are deemed morally acceptable. However, this does not mean that everyone benefits from such decisions.  Nothing in utilitarianism requires any … Continue reading The Dark Side of Utilitarianism with Bob Allen

Labor Day

For many of us, Labor Day represents nothing more than the last three-day weekend of the summer. While it is nice to have a three-day weekend, it is easy to overlooks the true meaning of the holiday. Labor Day is intended to celebrate the contributions made by workers and their unions. Life as we know … Continue reading Labor Day

Tweaking Your Moral Compass

This week’s sermon is based on the premise that UUs are likely to engage in utilitarian decision making.  It appears that the focus on the likely consequences of our decisions associated with utilitarianism fits nicely with the tendency of UUs to be knowledgeable, reasonable, and objective when making decisions.   The reliance on utilitarian decision making … Continue reading Tweaking Your Moral Compass

It’s Hard to Be a UU

In this week’s sermon, we draw inspiration from Rabbi David Small, a character in a series of captivating novels, who embodies a unique blend of spiritual leadership and crime-solving. Reflecting on his insightful remark, “it is hard to be a Jew,” we explore the parallels between Judaism and Unitarian-Universalism as non-comfortable religions. Bob Allen is … Continue reading It’s Hard to Be a UU

United we Bargain, Divided we Beg: Unions “Yes”?

Let’s look at recent, well-publicized union organizing successes at Amazon and Starbucks and examine how organizing today is different from times in the past (approximately the 1930s until the 1960s) when unions were effectively able to address the problems facing American workers.