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Thursday, May 1, 2025

Joe Niemiec

The Rev. Joe Niemiec Jr. began his spiritual quest in 1986 when he walked out of a Houston jail and was struck by the realization that his life was in shambles. He began his quest for ‘getting back on track’ with 12 step programs, followed by learning and practicing meditation with a local Redding, California, teacher.

Ask A Religious Scientist: Where’s the world headed?

In Religious Science, we know that what has gone before may have absolutely nothing to do with the future if we, as a race, make new choices.

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There’s a darkness in my worldNot a placeNor an ideaBut an experienceSo dance - Rev. Joe Niemiec Jr. Responding to the Warrior Songs retreat

Responding to the Warrior Songs retreat

Last week, I spent four and a half days with a magnificent group of warriors, some of whom are making their first tentative steps back home.

Armistice Day: Embracing peace

What started out as Armistice Day, the 11 hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the end of World War I, the Great War, has become Veterans Day.

Ask A Religious Scientist: What distinguishes Religious Science from the Unitarian movement?

Although the Unitarian movement began as a Christian movement, redefining Jesus as a prophet and God as a single power and releasing the concept of the trinity, the modern Unitarian Universalists have little resemblance to the initial beliefs of the 16th and 17th century Unitarians.

Ask A Religious Scientist: If all paths lead to God, how do you choose one?

Most people are given a spiritual path or religion as children, based on their families and/or culture. As people mature, they quite often question the beliefs they were raised with and find new answers within their teaching or begin looking for something that speaks to their own personal beliefs more closely.

Ask A Religious Scientist: How did you come upon the path of Religious Science?

After many years of being an agnostic and finding my salvation through “drugs, sex and rock and roll,” I awoke to the fact that I needed to find a new way of living.

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