Archbishop James Usher dated the creation of the Earth and universe to October 23, 4004 BCE based on his 17th century literal interpretation of the Bible’s Old Testament and the Genesis genealogies. His work is now used to support Young Earth Creationism, which holds that the universe was created thousands of years ago rather than … Continue reading Humanism Explorations: How Can We Know The Age Of The Earth?
Our Intern Minister, Eli Poore, will facilitate our discussion of this important documentary having the theme of “It’s not what you believe, it’s what you do that matters” which explores the tension between inclusive and exclusive interpretations of Christian doctrine, helping the viewer understand how these tensions arose and how they influence American opinion and policy. We … Continue reading Humanism Explorations: Watch and Discuss: American Heretics
It’s about time we talked about time. Einstein once wrote that the distinction between past, present and future is only an illusion however stubbornly persistent. How can something so basic to our everyday lives be a mere “illusion”? How is it possible that our naive perception of time’s flow doesn’t correspond to physical reality? We … Continue reading Humanism Explorations: The Nature of Time – Sun, Nov 7, 3-5pm, Zoom
Roy Kindell delivered this homily as part of “Humanist Sunday,” Sept. 4, 2016, at Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The Humanism Explorations group meets at RVUUF from 3 to 5 p.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month. I founded our Fellowship’s Humanism Explorations group more than thirty years ago and it has … Continue reading Humanism and its Historical Connection to Unitarian Universalism
Jonathan Donihue delivered this homily as part of “Humanist Sunday,” Sept. 4, 2016, at Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The Humanism Explorations group meets at RVUUF from 3 to 5 p.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month. I started attending humanist meetings only a short time ago. I don’t think I would … Continue reading How Reason Informs My Faith
Diane Newell Meyer delivered this homily as part of “Humanist Sunday,” Sept. 4, 2016, at Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The Humanism Explorations group meets at RVUUF from 3 to 5 p.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month. I fell in love with astronomy when I was in the fourth grade-and it … Continue reading Humanism and Hinduism
Victoria Law delivered this homily as part of “Humanist Sunday,” Sept. 4, 2016, at Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. The Humanism Explorations group meets at RVUUF from 3 to 5 p.m. on the first and third Sunday of each month. Hi, my name is Victoria Law, I am a member of RVUUF and I am … Continue reading Christian Humanism – A Personal View
Here’s a look at services taking place in September 2016. Services take place at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday in RVUUF’s Great Hall. Gathering music begins at 10:25 a.m.
The Rogue Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship has been designated Freethinker Friendly by the UU Humanist Association. According to Maria Greene, executive director of the UU Humanist Association, the Freethinker Friendly Committee voted unanimously to approve RVUUF’s application. From a description on the UU Humanist Association website: “Unitarian Universalist congregations have been welcoming humanists, atheists, agnostics, … Continue reading RVUUF designated Freethinker Friendly
From religious denials of evolution, to claims that the moon landing was fake, to politicians angrily proclaiming that climate change does not exist, there seems to be a war on science. With the scientific method being the most reliable tool we have for discovering how our world works, why is there so much effort to … Continue reading July 26, 2015: Why Does There Seem to be a War on Science?
