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UU Singapore
members are a diverse group of people; local Singaporeans, permanent residents
(PR), expats and visitors of different nationalities, ethnicities, belief
systems and social backgrounds.
Put them together,
you have something similar to a salad or local Rojak.
Rojak is a local
salad popular in South East Asia and the term rojak is often used to describe a
multi racial or cultural environment.
Just like a salad
or a rojak, everyone in UU Singapore brings a unique touch to create a larger UU
Singapore fabric, a space where we celebrate diversity and an opportunity to
learn from different culture and belief systems.
Some members are
listed below to give you a flavor of UU Singapore.
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Ben Bleicken
 
Ben is a lifelong Unitarian Universalist coming
from a family with generations of Unitarians and Universalists.
He is considered a "traditional Unitarian
Universalist" in that his faith is Judeo-Christian based. However,
as a Unitarian Universalist, Ben believes that religious authority
does not lie in any one book, institution or person and that reason
is a gift from God and, as such, personal interpretation should
replace creeds, dogmas, doctrines and other forms of fixed belief.
He feels that wisdom may come from the prophets,
religious traditions, philosophy, science, personal reflection,
nature and the arts. He also feels that Singapore, with its
wonderful mix of faiths, cultures and people, is the ideal place for
a Unitarian Universalist to live, learn and grow.
Contact Ben at:
ben@uusingapore.org |
Chan Chow Wah
Chan
is an anthropologist and volunteers at various charities.
In 2004, he initiated the cultural compass
project.
www.culturalcompass.org
As a cultural relativist, he supports the idea of
diversity and cross cultural interaction.
He likes the idea that people of different
ethnicity, social, religious background can come together to
celebrate common shared values while respecting differences.
Any society that promotes such ideas generate
immerse social capital for all of its members.
Contact Chan at:
ccw@uusingapore.org |
George
Bishop
George
comes from a Christian background but prefers the more open-minded
approach found in UU where the emphasis is on respecting and
learning from religious traditions beyond your own.
He has been in Singapore since 1991 and teaches
psychology at the National University of Singapore.
Contact George at:
george@uusingapore.org |
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Joseph Moody
A Singaporean PR, Texas born,
Canadian educated, theologically trained. Currently an
educational consultant in Singapore.
He joined UU
in Canada after serving as a lay pastor with the
United Methodist Church and the United Church
Canada.
A self
styled seeker, he seeks spiritual resonances
in all traditions. From Toltec to Tibetan,
from Sufism to Shamanism; from the Buddha to
Bahai; from Pagan to Post-Religionists;
and from the Christ of Irenaus and Cassian
to the Christ of Matthew Fox and Tom Harpur.
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Victoria de Silva
Contact Victoria at:
victoria@uusingapore.org |
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UU Singapore members are welcomed to
send in a short introduction of themselves with a photo.
Please send your intro and photo to
info@uusingapore.org
The title of your e mail should state
"My introduction for members page".
Unless otherwise indicated, UU
Singapore assumes that e mails titled "My introduction for members page" means
that you grant UU Singapore royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use the
information in materials related to UU Singapore. If you wish to remove or
change any information, please write to info@uusingapore.org
Kindly note UU Singapore reserves the
right to edit, accept or reject contents of your introduction.
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