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3. Service Week 12/13/2020
BOARD MEETING THIS SUNDAY FOLLOWING SERVICE
Sermon Title: What Would the Swami Say?
Join us on Sunday, December 13th at 11am as we are visited by Reverend Sally Beth Shore
In 1893, Swami Vivekananda, representing the Hindu faith, opened the World's Parliament of Religions (an adjunct to the Chicago World's Fair) with a message of tolerance and inclusivity. Invited by the Secretary of the Conference, the tireless Unitarian stalwart Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Vivekananda thereafter would spend several years touring the United States and is credited with bringing Hinduism and Yoga to the West. A polymath and keenly aware of the political problems of his age, Vivekananda achieved remarkable success reinterpreting Hinduism and ancient Vedism. His was a radical message of unity, based on and understanding that Divinity resides in each of us. What would the teacher have to say to us in our times?
Reverend Sally Beth Shore: Since being called to the UU Ministry, Rev. Sally Beth Shore has pastored UU congregations in Black Mountain, Tryon and Hendersonville, Spartanburg, as well as serving as a UU College of Social Justice trip leader for several years. Ordained in 2013, Shore recently completed serving as the Interim Minister for the Unitarian Universalists of Transylvania County in Brevard. In addition to her work as a pastor, Shore facilitates and trains Appreciative Inquiry. She is passionate about human potential and believes we usually find whatever it is we look for. She lives in Asheville with her husband of 29 years, Michael Shore. Find out more about her at SBsWonderWorks.com
Speaker: Reverend Sally Beth Shore
Service Leader: Mike Holland
Special Musician: Martha Tree
Media: Gene Brown and Mike Holland
Dec. 27 - John Bloom-Ramirez
Jan. 3 - John Snodgrass
Jan. - 10th Ann Bokma
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Spirituality Discussion: Sunday December 13th 9:30am-10:30am
Our topic for this Sunday will be a follow-up from last month’s discussion about Pandemic Ethics.
The ethical duty to avoid harming others is a well-recognized principle, balanced with personal liberty by the saying, "Your right to swing your fist ends where another person's nose begins". But how could we persuade people that the principle applies to mask-wearing and other public health measures that may appear to infringe on personal liberty? To what extent do the complexities of this virus complicate such efforts?
Covid-19 is highly contagious, more so than flu, and is often spread by people who are not adhering to public health recommendations, do not have symptoms, and may never have symptoms. These characteristics make the virus especially dangerous. In addition, mask-wearing, while providing some protection for the wearer, primarily protects others, making mask-wearing more an altruistic action than a self-serving one. The more mask layers there are between people, the greater the protection, so the argument that it is up to the people who care about the virus to protect themselves while others can do as they please does not seem ethically valid.
Is the conflict between avoiding harm to others and personal liberty an ethical dilemma, or just an ethical tension, with the ethically correct action being clear but inconvenient?
Are there legal implications? A Supreme Court case in 1905, prompted by a smallpox outbreak in Massachusetts, confirmed a state's right to enact regulations to protect public health and safety. Typhoid Mary was confined to an isolated bungalow in the early 1900s after she repeatedly refused to stop working as a cook and infected numerous people, some of whom died. The Supreme Court case was also the basis for mandatory measles vaccinations in certain NYC zip codes in 2019.
How can the public be educated about this virus, given the current level of misinformation and denial? Whose duty is that? How can public cooperation with masks, social distancing, testing, and contact tracing be improved while we await widespread vaccination?
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Meeting ID: 848 8174 9253
Passcode: 579256
Game Night Saturday, December 12th, 6:30pm
We will be having another game night starting at 6:30pm, but if you want to join us for dinner tune in at 6:00pm.
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-Shalimar
Honorable mention, but perhaps a little too risque for the View (so links not included):
Santa's Secret by Johnny Guarnieri (Savoy Christmas Blues comp)
Santa Baby by Rev Run and the Christmas All Stars (this is a hip hop jam that SLAPS)