Discussion Group

The Discussion Group meets in the chapel normally on the 2nd Monday of each month 8 - 9.30 pm (except on the occasion that it falls the day after the 1st Sunday, in which case it occurs a week later).

Monday 12 July 2010
Freedom, Reason and Tolerance
-Unitarians would typically hold that these are the conditions under which the religious or spiritual search is best conducted, and indeed these are the conditions we aim to provide in our groups and services. Why so? And what do we do when these conditions conflict?

Monday 9 August 2010
The Green Issue
-it is widely argued, indeed accepted, that the world is warming and that this will be devastating for ecosystems and for humanity. Counter-arguments also exist yet they may seem akin to modern day heresy. How do individual Unitarians respond? Is there a way to bind a creation focus into our Unitarianism without the need to pronounce on science about which we are not expert?

Monday 13 September 2010
Unitarian: Just What Actually IS That?
-discussion trying to figure out just what it is that makes Unitarianism appeal to us and provide some tentative answers for any, new or old, for whom the question burns particularly brightly

Monday 11 October 2010
Altruism
-is there truly any such thing as an altruistic action? Or is everything based on enlightened self interest?

Monday 15 November 2010
Something Close To My Heart
-bring a story, poem, piece of music, object, photo that has particular meaning for you and share that with the group over a simple supper.

Monday 13 December 2010
What Christmas Means to Me
-the Christmas festival in general has the potential to provoke a strong response, whether Christian or otherwise. We provide a space for you to share both the positives and the frustrations, in a constructive spirit, as Christmas 2010 draws inexorably closer.

Monday 10 January 2011
Mystical Experience
-What is mystical experience? What happens during meditation and contemplation? How does it relate to consciousness? Is it anything to do with the psychic or supernatural? Should we seek it?



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