Radical Christianity is about encountering the God of love . It is first and foremost rooted in the discovery of a universal and unconditional source of love at the heart of reality and within each person. God is the name we give to this source of love. It is possible to have a direct and real personal encounter with this God through spiritual practice. We encounter God, and are nourished by God, through the regular practice of prayer, or contemplation. Radical Christianity is about following a man called Jesus . It is rooted in the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish prophet living under occupation of the Roman Empire two thousand years ago. It understands that's Jesus' message was the message of liberation. His message was that when we truly encounter God, and let God's love flow through us, we begin to be liberated from the powers of empire and violence and encounter the "realm of God" - an alternative spiritual and social reality rooted in love rather th
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Maybe people will finally get the message that churches are not uniformly anti gay, and indeed many are very gay friendly, even if this is against the official policy of their hierarchy.
We were at San Fransisco pride last year and Brighton the year before that. One of the surprises in SF was a group of priests who walked along ahead of the March giving holy communion to the waiting crowds. Another suprise was seeing San Fransisco's Lutheran bishop-elect in the procession.
Although there was no official Unitarian presence on the march, San Fransisco's 1st UU Church provided the venue for the 30th anniversary pride concert.