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Rev. Nate Walker
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First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

Biography

    NATHAN C. WALKER is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister and serves the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia.      

    He is the co-editor of the book, "Whose God Rules?" (Palgrave Macmillan 2011) with foreword by Tony Blair and contributions by Alan Dershowitz, Martha Nussbaum, William Schultz, and other dignitaries. More at www.WhoseGodRules.com.

    Reverend Nate is currently an advanced doctoral student in Law, Education and Religion at Columbia University where he received his Master of Education and Master of Arts degrees. He also graduated from Union Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity degree and from Emerson College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.      

     He is a mindfulness practitioner in the Zen Buddhist tradition led by Thich Nhat Hahn.

 

Email: revnate@philauu.org

Cell: (215) 701-9072

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Gas Industry Gets Marcellus Bill They Wanted

Posted on February 9, 2012 at 3:00pm 0 Comments

          With yesterday's passage of House Bill 1950, the legislative takeover of Pennsylvania by the gas industry is now complete. Thanks who all of you who made an effort to help defeat the bill. In spite of our valiant attempts, industry lobbyists won out with a final vote of 101-90. Here in Lycoming County, Rep Mirabito said NO to the bill, Garth Everett voted YES.

          The bills passage provides for such unacceptable measures as drilling in any municipality, a compressor…

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Majorities of Most Religious Groups Favor Marriage Equality

Posted on February 8, 2012 at 9:00pm 0 Comments

     In 2011, majorities of most religious groups favored allowing gay and lesbian couple to marry legally, illustrating that the old narrative of battle lines between secular supporters and religious opponents no longer serves as an accurate characterization of the landscape of the same-sex marriage debate. In the general population, 2011 was also the first year on record in which supporting same-sex marriage was not a minority position. In May, several surveys (all asking…
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Gay Marriage Moving Forward Around the Country

Posted on January 28, 2012 at 11:48am 0 Comments

It's not just Washington state. Maryland, Maine and New Jersey

are also home to new initiatives for gay marriage.

It's been a good week for gay-rights advocates.…

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Minister Urges Obama: Put Science Before Politics

Posted on January 26, 2012 at 9:47pm 0 Comments

          I was a lifelong Democrat until this last September when President Obama rejected the clean-air regulations proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. I therefore felt compelled to join with dozens of citizens, scientists, and activists in testifying on Thursday, January 19th about the EPA’s proposed Fuel Efficiency standards. My hope is that President Obama will hear the outcry from the public and, this time, put science before politics.



          The science is…

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At 5:51pm on August 24, 2011, Laura ConkleLaura Conkle said…
Thanks for doing a great job at First Church of Pittsburgh on Sun, Aug 7. I value your contributions to the Social Justice Workshop! Aloha, l
At 12:15pm on August 6, 2011, Susan BlackmanSusan Blackman said…

I look forward to meeting you tomorrow! You are doing great work.

Susan

At 4:43pm on August 5, 2011, Laura ConkleLaura Conkle said…
Thanks for the welcome, brother. Excited to meet you this Sunday! Aloha, l
 
 
 

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