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The Unitarian Jihad: I am The Garrote of Sweet Reason

July 31, 2011 | Filed under: Fun, Ministry, Self Care

This article from humorist Jon Carroll in the San Francisco Chronicle from April 2005 will always make me laugh: click here.

“Pockets of reasonableness and harmony will appear as if from nowhere!”

I also love the Unitarian Jihad name generators (there are several), though the general need to identify oneself as “brother” or “sister” flies in the face of our current awareness of gender identity issues. For that reason, this is my favorite name generator.

I am The Garrote of Sweet Reason.

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2 Responses to "The Unitarian Jihad: I am The Garrote of Sweet Reason"

  1. Amy says:
    August 2, 2011 at 3:58 pm

    I’m the Pepper Spray of Compassion. Nice to meet you.

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  2. Judy Winn says:
    March 29, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    I lived in the Bay Area for 20 years and John Carrol was always one of my favorite columnists! Thanks so much for sharing this! It made me laugh out loud.

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