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Mikelson, who is minister of the First Parish-Unitarian Universalist Church, said the task force will explore various policy alternatives and return a recommendation to the Board at its meeting...
...Unitarian Universalist, and my Christian denomination believes homosexual people should have the same rights as anyone else. Ministers of my denomination have been performing commitment ceremonies for same-sex couples for years. We are a "creedless faith"; we don't have any texts that tell us what we have to believe, or how we should behave. We do not believe that you can "hate the sin but love the sinner," but that we should love and celebrate every part of each person. We do not believe in the inherent sinfulness of all people; we believe in the inherent dignity...
...bound to be in the background," said board member Reverend Thomas J. Mikelson of First Parish-Unitarian Universalist Church in Cambridge. "I can't say how it will effect our consideration of the issue, but it will definitely be taken into account...
This approach is especially problematic when one tries to incorporate rituals from specific religions into these universalist events. An excellent example is the ill-received Harvest Moon Festival that took place in Dunster House this October. The event involved rituals of harvest-time holidays of three religions. To be sure, these holidays share a great deal in common. But students of all three faiths were offended because the event mushed everything together and blurred important boundaries. This sort of format works for a content-less holiday party but is inappropriate when it serves as the basis for a substantive interfaith...
BORN: Jan. 15, 1948, Bethesda, Md. EDUCATION: Clark U, B.A., 1970; U of Maryland, J.D., 1973 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Unitarian Universalist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: Democratic nominee for U.S. House, 1992; sought Democratic nomination for U.S. House, 1994 ADDRESS: 1706 Chester Avenue Suite 354, Bakersfield...