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We are the Unitarian Jihad!
On 8 April 2005, [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/08/DDG27BCFLG1.DTL humorist Jon Carroll wrote a piece on "Unitarian Jihad" in the San Francisco Chronicle].  "Jihad" refers to a struggle for a principle or  belief[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad].  As of 12 April
a Google search on "Unitarian Jihad" found over 900 pages with that term on it. That increased to 36900 by the end of the first week.


On 8 April 2005, [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/08/DDG27BCFLG1.DTL humorist Jon Carroll published our communique in the San Francisco Chronicle], announcing the intentions of our Unitarian Jihad ("jihad" meaning "a struggle for a principle or  belief"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad]).  As of 12 April
Carroll's use of humorous names in the essay is delightful.  The names incorporate weapons (signifying passionate engagement) with peaceful epithets.  May the Pepper Spray of your Passion interdepend with the
a Google search on "Unitarian Jihad" found over 900 pages with that term on it. That increased to 36900 by the end of the first week. It's being picked up primarily by youth and young adults and spread through blogs.  And so our glorious struggle begins!
Web of your Warm Humanitarianism.
 
Here are some more pointers to this amazing phenomenon:


Join our glorious struggle!
*[http://homepage.mac.com/whump/ujname.html Get your own Unitarian Jihad name]                                                       
*[http://homepage.mac.com/whump/ujname.html Get your own Unitarian Jihad name]                                                       
*[http://www.uua.org/CONG Find a Unitarian cell near you]   
*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/unitarian_jihad/ The IED of Truth's Journal"] 
*[http://www.uua.org/aboutuua/principles.html Learn what our movement stands for]   
 
And some links on Unitarian Universalism:
*[http://www.uua.org/CONG Find a Unitarian Universalist congregation near you]   
*[http://www.uua.org/aboutuua/principles.html Learn what the UU movement stands for]   
*[http://www.uua.org/aboutuu/uufaq.html See a list of frequently asked questions about our radical struggle for human dignity and the democratic process]   
*[http://www.uua.org/aboutuu/uufaq.html See a list of frequently asked questions about our radical struggle for human dignity and the democratic process]   
*[http://kinja.com/user/uublogs Read recent communiques by our cell members]
*[http://kinja.com/user/uublogs UU Blogs]
*Or check out the newly formed covenant cell, [http://www.livejournal.com/community/unitarian_jihad/ The IED of Truth's Journal"] 
 
May the Pepper Spray of your Passion interdepend with the
Web of your Warm Humanitarianism.
 
Armed with humble service,
 
--[[User:NealMcB|Sibling Cattle Prod of Courteous Debate]]


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'''Unitarian Universalists:''' ''Radically diverse.  Spiritually alive.  Justice centered.  Our journey starts here.''
'''Unitarian Universalists:''' ''Radically diverse.  Spiritually alive.  Justice centered.  Our journey starts here.''

Revision as of 15:58, 16 April 2005

On 8 April 2005, humorist Jon Carroll wrote a piece on "Unitarian Jihad" in the San Francisco Chronicle. "Jihad" refers to a struggle for a principle or belief[1]. As of 12 April a Google search on "Unitarian Jihad" found over 900 pages with that term on it. That increased to 36900 by the end of the first week.

Carroll's use of humorous names in the essay is delightful. The names incorporate weapons (signifying passionate engagement) with peaceful epithets. May the Pepper Spray of your Passion interdepend with the Web of your Warm Humanitarianism.

Here are some more pointers to this amazing phenomenon:

And some links on Unitarian Universalism:

Unitarian Universalists: Radically diverse. Spiritually alive. Justice centered. Our journey starts here.

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