[Worship] Fwd: Re: updates

[Annie Warmke]

I sent him a note, after Kat inquired if it was just a matter of needing 
a ride on the 13th.  I am having trouble with emails and general 
Internet because we have been hacked - so not sure what is going out and 
what is being kicked back.  Will wait to hear from him.

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Subject: 	Re: updates
Date: 	Tue, 18 Oct 2022 01:20:23 +0000 (UTC)
From: 	Darlington Mafa <darlingtonmafa at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: 	Darlington Mafa <darlingtonmafa at yahoo.com>
To: 	annie at bluerockstation.com



Hi Anne,

I would love to have a conversation with you guys and would like to put 
it across that I celebrate diversity. I grew up Catholic with a small 
dose of African Tradition and my wife is Protestant. I am not opposed to 
your beliefs and I found the ideas of compassion, love and making each 
other better in the 7 pillars. I believe in that too.

So the reason we work with women in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe is 
because we want to gently deconstruct some tenants of an indigenous 
Christian religious sect in that area that believes in polygamy, 
hardline patriarchy and marginalized women to the status of child 
bearers and farm labor.

We try to be subtle about it and lift the women's voices by connecting 
them to more resources and tools better their incomes and understanding 
of how the world works. Look up the " Apostolic Sect of Zimbabwe " for 
reference.

I would gladly share that story with you guys and the jokes that come 
with it. I don't know if you are comfortable to then pick me up on the 
4th because I might have to crunch up on all my work before the visit 
since I won't have parts of Sunday.





    On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 3:24 PM, Annie Warmke
    <annie at bluerockstation.com> wrote:

    I belong to a Unitarian Universalist Society in Marietta Ohio and I
    mentioned you would be visiting us.  They're wondering if you would
    be interested in giving a 30 minute talk (you can also use
    powerpoint) on your work on Nov. 6th at 11am.  You could stay with
    me until then, and after the service I could take you back to Athens.

    They are particularly interested if you are connected with a
    religion and how your work (and that religion) might compare in
    their ideology with the Unitarian 7 principles
    https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/principles
    <https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/principles>.

    I am not a religious person but I belong to this group because they
    offer support for my progressive views and support my work.  The 7
    principles are definitely the core of my belief system.


    On 10/17/2022 9:04 AM, Darlington Mafa wrote:
    Hi Annie,

    It's okay. I will still be looking foward to it then.

    Thanks for the heads up



        On Mon, Oct 17, 2022 at 7:44 AM, Annie Warmke
        <annie at bluerockstation.com> <mailto:annie at bluerockstation.com>
        wrote:
        Darlington;

        I made a mistake in my schedule and have a meeting on Saturday
        so  I
        will need to reschedule.

        I can re-schedule to pick you up on Nov. 3rd and return you on
        the 5th.


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