"Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery" – Rev. Dr. Colin Bossen

This year marks the two hundredth anniversary of the Supreme Court case Johnson v. McIntosh. The court's decision in the case used Catholic theological doctrine to form the basis for much of US property law. In 2012, the UUA repudiated the doctrine at its General Assembly. In this service, we'll reflect on what it means to live in a supposedly secular country where some of the central laws are of a theological nature. Can we imagine a different world?