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Links Relating to a Sunday Message

• Rev. Monty Edwards gave a talk titled "History of Buddhism"on November 8, 2009. For more informatrion, here is a link to Vipassana Buddhist Church / Center for Buddhist Development.

• Dr. Kim Conner gave a talk on "Suicide Prevention", October 18, 2009.
  For facts about suicide click on one of the following: Facts about Suicide or Fact Sheet. For online materials, click on a topic on the linked page to get a download link.

• Wayne Brekhus, Associate Professor of Sociology gave a talk on "Queer theory" on October 11, 2009. He supplied us with two additional links for those who wish to learn more about Queer treory.
  QueerTheory.com provides you with the best online resources integrated with the best visual and textual resources in Queer Culture, Queer Theory, Queer Studies, Gender Studies and related fields.
  Queer Theory Links.

• Reverend Susan Videen gave a talk on September 20, 2009, titled: IF MAMA AINT HAPPY. She makes many references to Thomas Berry in her talk. Information about Thomas Berry is available at Wikipedia, which also has links to some of his articles, to other web pages about him, and to reviews of his books.

• Reverend Nancy Tanner Thies gave a talk on Aug. 30, 2009 titled Reflections with the Mystics.
  For more informaton on her work go to Sapattu, A Sabbath Place. At Sapattu she and her husbnd offer a variety of classes and workshops that focus on spiritual well-being and personal growth.

• Rhonda Perry and Tim Gibbons of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center, MRCC, gave a talk on Aug. 23, 2009 titled The Challenges Facing MO's Family Farms and Rural Communities.
  For more information go to MRCC, which is both the web page of MRCC and a section of an online magazine. MRCC is apart of the National Family Farm Coalition.

• Barabara Buffaloe, of Missouri Families, gave a talk on July 19, 2009 titled Energy Efficiency in the Home.
  Go to Housing Energy for more information about energy conservation in housing..
  Here is a link to Missouri Families home page for more general information. MissouriFamilies is produced by the College of Human Environmental Sciences, Extension Division, University of Missouri-Columbia.

• Marc Adams gave a talk on June 28, 2009 titled Fundamentalism to Freedom.
  Go to HeartStrong for more information about his organization which gives support to students attending a religious school and struggling with thoughts that they may be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
  Here is a video of Marc Adams talking about growing up gay in a fundamentalist world.

• Debra M. Miles, M.A., J.D. gave a talk on June 21, 2009 titled Ida B. Wells: Crusader for Justice. She came to us through The Missouri History Speaker's Bureau.
  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia there is a summary article about Ida B. Wells.
  Ida B. Wells' 1893 article Lynch Law is online.

• Rev. Mike Adamek gave a talk Guernica: the Icon of Misery and Aspiration Has Gone Back to Spain on June 7, 2009. Here are two links to more information: Guernica : Testimony of War, and Guernica (painting) , From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

• Tomy Barnicle gave a talk You Don't have to Move to Live In a rich Heighborhood on May 31, 2009. For more information see his web page Barnicle Farms.

• Smoking and the LGBT Community: Choice or Victimization?. This talk was presented by Dean Anderson on April 19, 2009. Dean Anderson is works for the Campus-Community Alliances for Smoke-Free Environments, or CASE.

• Dr. David Huddlestonsmith gave a talk on March 29, 2009 titled: Simple Justice: LGBT Domestic Partnerships. This talk was based in part on The United Nation's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

• Bob Bolt gave a talk on Charles Darwin on February 15, 2009:
  Charles Darwin: Child of God, or Monkey's Uncle?.
  Two other articles by Bob Bolt are:
  CAN SCIENCE KNOW IF THERE IS A GOD AND DID SHE CREATE THE WORLD
  and The Dinosaurs are Coming.
  In adition the The Clergy Letter Project was mentioned as a place for Clergy to demonstrate their support for Evolution.

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  2008

• Kwanzaa, presented by Yvonne Matthews, on December 21, 2008.
  The "THE OFFICIAL KWANZAA WEB SITE" is at Kwanzaa.

• PET - A Gift of Mobility and Hope, presented by Dick Hanson, on July 29, 2008. The international PET (Personal Energy Transportation) website is at PET International. The Columbia PET site is at Gift of Mobility.

• Lily in Iran: Reflections of a Civilian Diplomat, presented by Lily Fortel, on July 6, 2008. For her blog of the trip, including pictures and additional links, go to Lily in Iran.

• Central Missouri Community Action: Circles Guiding Coalition, presented by Lupe Buckingham, on June 8, 2008. For more informaton go to CMCA.

• Darwin and Population Thinking, presented by Don Love on April 27, 2008

• Building Better Marriages, presented by Bruce & Trish Williams on April 12, 2008.
  The Assn. of Couples in Marriage Enrichment: "Educating Couples for Lifelong Relationships"

• UUSC: Justice Sunday, presented by Alicia White on March 30, 2008.
  For more information, go to UUSC or Justice Sunday.

• Peace Corps: Service and Formation, presented by Jim Penfield on March 9, 2008.
  For more information on the Peace Corps, go to www.peacecorps.gov.

• Environmental Ethics, a PowerPoint presentation by William Sewell on February 24, 2008.
  Note: You will have to have PowerPoint software on your computer and know how to use it.

• Martin Luther King, Jr.: Letter from a Birmingham Jail, presented by Jim Davis, on January 20, 2008.
  The text of the letter is available from the University of Pennsylvania.
  There is also a Wikipedia article about the speach at Letter from a Birmingham Jail.

• Death Penalty in Missouri: Looking to to the Past to Plan for the future, presented by Rita Linhardt, on January 13, 2008.
  Link to Missourians to Abolish the Death penalty, MADP: a coalition of organizations and individuals working to end the death penalty in Missouri.

  
  

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  2007

• Bill Wickersham spoke to our congregation about Nuclear Weapons and the Human Future on Dec. 16, 2007. The new way of thinking that is needed to prevent nuclear catastrophe understands that ordinary citizens must lead their political representatives, relies upon dialogue and diplomacy to solve conflicts so all sides can "win," and recognizes that even the most powerful nations cannot solve the great global problems confronting humanity without cooperation and collaboration.
  Link to Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.

• Alternatives to Violence: Transforming from Within, talk by Carol Greenspan on November 25, 2007.
  Alternatives to Violence: USA. "To empower people to lead nonviolent lives through affirmation, respect for all, community building, cooperation, and trust. "
  
  

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