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Jul 12, 2024

A Response to “Why Anti-Racism Will Fail” by Thandeka (Written by the Journey Towards Wholeness…

Editor’s Note: This post is a reprint of the 2000 response from the Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee to Rev. Thandeka’s…

Chris Rothbauer

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Jun 3, 2022

Mixing Feeling and Reason: On Religious Liberty and Why the UUA is in Good Hands

I see no contradiction between religious liberalism and my radical politics. I think the UUA continues to be a liberally religious as well.

Mixing Feeling and Reason: On Religious Liberty and Why the UUA is in Good Hands

Chris Rothbauer

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Jun 1, 2022

Whose Unitarian Universalism Is It: A Reply to Beverly Seese

Our progressive movement needs to embrace and advance the leadership of those on the margins, not stifle it.

Whose Unitarian Universalism Is It: A Reply to Beverly Seese

Chris Rothbauer

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May 30, 2022

On Boundaries and Dogmatism: A Reply to Rebecca Mattis

Since Todd Eklof first published The Gadfly Papers, much of the resulting rhetoric of his supporters, hereby referred to as “gadflies,” has…

On Boundaries and Dogmatism: A Reply to Rebecca Mattis

Chris Rothbauer

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Jul 7, 2021

Never a Fit: Body Policing in Queer Male Spaces

It’s time to take seriously the way bodies are policed in queer male spaces.

Never a Fit: Body Policing in Queer Male Spaces

Chris Rothbauer

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Jun 28, 2021

Nothing New to See: Reactionaries and General Assembly 2021

I haven’t, by choice, been very involved in the world of Gadfly and the supporters of Todd Eklof since I wrote my initial articles two…

Nothing New to See: Reactionaries and General Assembly 2021

Chris Rothbauer

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Mar 20, 2021

A Reply to Used to Be UU

Last year, Frank Casper of the Fifth Principle Project wrote an article attempting to link a workshop I did with Dr. Sharon Welch at the…

A Reply to Used to Be UU

Chris Rothbauer

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Jul 4, 2020

Stretching a Narrative: A Quick Reply to

Frank Casper, one of the founders of the Fifth Principle Project and a staunch defender of the gadfly narrative, recently attended the…

Chris Rothbauer

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Jun 14, 2020

Word Fallacies: Why I Don’t Debate Semantics in Justice Work

We need to quit seeking perfection around our language and listen to the experiences behind the concepts.

Word Fallacies: Why I Don’t Debate Semantics in Justice Work

Chris Rothbauer

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Jun 8, 2020

The interesting thing about your response is I never claimed Eklof did attack any marginalized…

Chris Rothbauer

Chris Rothbauer

Unitarian Universalist minister, public theologian, radical leftist thinker, unapologetic geek, and beagle mommy. 🌹 🏳️‍🌈 they/them

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