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Previous sermons are also available in a podcast format on iTunes and Podbean.
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The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL
The Unitarian Universalist Church, Rockford, IL is a liberal spiritual community in Northern Illinois. Check us out at www.uurockford.org.
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The Board of Trustees: President: Wendy Bennett Vice President: Diane Kuehl Clerk: Scott Garwick Treasurer: Bob Spelman Trustees: Kendra Asbury, Clark Logemann, Neita Webster
We are Heretics! Syncretism![]()
August 17, 2025 at 10:00 am![]()
The third and final sermon on heresies (and my second-to-last sermon with you). Syncretism, or the mixing and synergy of different religious ideas, is a heresy and sometimes a philosophical problem. It can easily slip into colonialism. Yet, this kind of inclusive pluralism is core to who we are. Many windows, one light. We’ll talk about the theological gifts and challenges of pluralism, about atheism and humanism, and curiosity.