Minister Susan Ritchie Discusses Value of Nature: Do Birds Enjoy Singing?

Minister Susan Ritchie discusses bird song: do birds enjoy singing? Yes, she answers, and they choose to sing because they enjoy it. If you are interested In seeing more videos on the beautiful animals of the world, check out our video on elephants, whales, and polar bears! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vfHvTqp8wg&t=6s

Susan Ritchie has served as Minister of our North Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Lewis Center Ohio (formerly known as the Dublin UU Church) since 1996. Previous to that she served as the first (interim) Associate Minister of First UU Columbus, which ordained her in 1995. Sharing a solid understanding and enthusiasm for liberal religious identity is important to this life-long, multi-generational Unitarian Universalist.

The video was recorded at the Midwest Symposium on Ecologically Informed Theological Education: Implications for Teaching, Learning and Seminary Life. The Midwest Symposium was part of The Seminary Environmental Leadership Initiative, which was funded through a grant from the Luce Fund for Theological Education, an initiative of the Henry Luce Foundation’s Theology Program. Additional support was provided by The Julia Burke Foundation.