Category Archives: Fascism

There Are More of Us Than There Are of Them (sermon)

Posted on January 11, 2021 by KGJ

There are more of us than there are of them. There are more of us walking with the wind. In November 2019, I raised to you these prayerful words from Sikh community activitist and author, Valerie Kaur What if this … Continue reading →

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Choose Democracy

Posted on November 1, 2020 by KGJ

November 1, 2020 The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Reverend Karen G Johnston Choose democracy.  That’s the title of this service.  I want to be clear from the outset, I am not advocating a particular vote for a particular candidate.  … Continue reading →

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Rise Up: Reflections on Patriotism (sermon)

Posted on July 3, 2017 by KGJ

I am the A-L-E-X-A-N-D-E-R we are meant to be A colony that runs independently Meanwhile, Britain keeps shittin’ on us endlessly Essentially, they tax us relentlessly Then King George turns around, runs a spending spree He ain’t ever gonna set … Continue reading →

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Here We Are, All in One Place (sermon)

Posted on June 4, 2017 by KGJ

New Member Sunday The Unitarian Society, East Brunswick, NJ Not long after the presidential election, Yale history professor Timothy Snyder published an article that has been republished all over the internet and was turned into a little book. This little … Continue reading →

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Rapid Response Call – January 27, 2017

Posted on January 28, 2017 by KGJ

Today, along with 999 other faith leaders (there would have been more, but the conference call capacity tapped out even before the call began), I spent an hour on listening to the leaders of the Groundswell movement, the Moral Resistance … Continue reading →

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Walking City Sidewalks as Acts of Democracy

Posted on December 10, 2016 by KGJ

Not all that long ago I was reading (= listening while driving) to Parker Palmer’s Healing the Heart of Democracy. In it he offered up a solution to the loss of mutual connection that undermines the democratic essence of our … Continue reading →

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