tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post3401975123915712616..comments2024-03-02T03:16:49.548-05:00Comments on Every little thing: Unitarian Easter: All of the fun, none of the JesusAlison Piepmeierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-91408224779751988972013-04-04T20:27:12.671-04:002013-04-04T20:27:12.671-04:00Betcha if there was some miscommunication and you ...Betcha if there was some miscommunication and you ended up pepper spraying Jesus one dark night, He'd understand.Kenneth Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252529691032736458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-62660276632549519322013-04-04T20:26:42.129-04:002013-04-04T20:26:42.129-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kenneth Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252529691032736458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-83413639125067848462013-04-04T14:18:33.166-04:002013-04-04T14:18:33.166-04:00That's a great piece! I enjoyed reading it. ...That's a great piece! I enjoyed reading it. And you know that one of Maybelle's favorite songs is "I Saw the Light"? Although I find the line about Jesus as a stranger in the night kind of creepy. You know, for women, men who emerge as strangers in the night are rapists. We're taught to have the pepper spray at the ready.Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-40013833068222734182013-04-03T22:29:12.696-04:002013-04-03T22:29:12.696-04:00The bishop recently approved the new same-sex bles...The bishop recently approved the new same-sex blessing for use in the diocese. Which is nice. I haven't actually gone to a service here since we moved. I wrote this piece a while back about my journey.<br /><br />http://bit.ly/12himA3Kenneth Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252529691032736458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-85650730870593762842013-04-03T22:18:56.411-04:002013-04-03T22:18:56.411-04:00Right on. I hope you're kicking some of that ...Right on. I hope you're kicking some of that baggage away and proclaiming that it's time for it to decompose. And I assume that at least some of the Episcopal churches in Tennessee aren't virulently homophobic?Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-49982259079815668632013-04-03T22:00:09.862-04:002013-04-03T22:00:09.862-04:00I became an Episcopalian in my 30s. I don't ge...I became an Episcopalian in my 30s. I don't get to Mass as often as I'd like these days, but I'm on board.Kenneth Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252529691032736458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-44232307643196740272013-04-03T19:29:38.006-04:002013-04-03T19:29:38.006-04:00Hmmm...I'm still not a lover of the Cadbury cr...Hmmm...I'm still not a lover of the Cadbury creme eggs, although I tried one again this year.Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-58670688969870346862013-04-03T19:29:09.081-04:002013-04-03T19:29:09.081-04:00Deviled eggs are a FANTASTIC Easter food! Go, you...Deviled eggs are a FANTASTIC Easter food! Go, you!Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-87111396323972249492013-04-03T19:28:30.288-04:002013-04-03T19:28:30.288-04:00I know you're a Tennessean, but it sort of sur...I know you're a Tennessean, but it sort of surprises me that you might be down with JC and his baggage.Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-17415403149321997572013-04-01T21:14:50.709-04:002013-04-01T21:14:50.709-04:00I think part of being down with the JC is dealing ...I think part of being down with the JC is dealing with hard stuff, including the baggage.Kenneth Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252529691032736458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-91537894106951845452013-04-01T19:14:25.348-04:002013-04-01T19:14:25.348-04:00I sent the boys off to church and deviled five doz...I sent the boys off to church and deviled five dozen eggs for the in laws while discussing the relative merits of relish and mustard in said eggs on FB. Then I drank a very large glass of Friday night's sangria before leaving so as to avoid discussing the devilish relatives on FB. I call that a successful holiday. krlrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14392064691347464660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-17819802448227630712013-04-01T14:52:20.327-04:002013-04-01T14:52:20.327-04:00Your Easter sounds nice. My little boy is one and...Your Easter sounds nice. My little boy is one and I felt like we "should" do something but, not being Christian, I didn't know what. We tried a community Easter egg hunt Saturday but that was a zoo and a bit much for all of us. He's too young for Cadbury creme eggs which, to me, are the way to celebrate...so he ended up with a stuffed duck and finger puppets. I think that worked. Beckinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-60876536943311921112013-03-31T17:43:59.927-04:002013-03-31T17:43:59.927-04:00I like Jesus as a historical figure who had some i...I like Jesus as a historical figure who had some incredibly radical ideas about equality. I just find him such a baggage-laden figure now that I'd rather stay away than have to differentiate myself from the baggage.Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8217750984500164269.post-28888171318855560972013-03-31T14:22:00.102-04:002013-03-31T14:22:00.102-04:00That is a dang good Easter. We had our own shenani...That is a dang good Easter. We had our own shenanigans over here that didn't figure Jesus, exactly.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.com