Austrian physicist Edwin Schrodinger’s 1935 thought experiment about indeterminacy in quantum mechanics, known as “Schrodinger’s Cat,” offers an entry into thinking about our current cultural and political crises and the paradox of critique and hope. Joe Wegwert’s sermon explores this paradox on the eve of the 2026 election through an analysis of Unitarian Universalism’s 5th Principle – The Right … Continue reading Schrodinger’s Ballot Box

UU Analysis & Response Guest speaker, Joe Wegwert Ph.D. offers a lens for making sense of the “insensible” attacks on gender and sexuality from Christian Nationalist ideology. These attacks are inseparable from those aimed at immigration, reproductive rights, education, science, and the rise of authoritarianism. Assumptions grounded in simplistic and inaccurate binaries about gender and sexuality are … Continue reading The Christian-Nationalist War on Gender & Sexuality

Our guest speaker, Dr. Joe Wegwert, will present a sermon entitled  ”Choosing Good Trouble,” that examines how Unitarian Universalists might draw on our Values and Principles to challenge the present currents of post-truth politics in American culture. How does the “search for truth and meaning” translate in a culture of toxic individualism and celebrated greed … Continue reading Choosing Good Trouble