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… were once brought into a room in the middle of which stood an elephant. Each … directed to a different part of the animal, and then all five were …Story | October 29, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in PracticeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Animals, Conflict, Connections, Direct Experience, Discernment, Diversity, Doubt, Individualism, Interdependence, Letting Go -
… COLORING SHEET … "St. Francis and the Wolf" (PDF) Illustration: Susan Shallenberger This telling of "St. Francis and the Wolf" was … it was not only killing and eating animals, but people, too. The people …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Wonderful WelcomeTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Christianity, Commitment, Conflict, Courage, God, Nonviolence, Peace, Reconciliation -
… COLORING SHEET … "The Talking Stick"(PDF) … Suzi Grossman A retelling of a Sioux legend. This story was … the native people and all the other animals of the earth. He was also …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Animals, Change, Conflict, Earth-Centered, Listening, Nonviolence, Relationships, Responsibility, Sacred -
… (New Revised Standard Version) Now the Philistines gathered their … And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named … birds of the air and to the wild animals of the field." But David …Story | October 29, 2014 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Children, Conflict, Courage, Dignity, Doubt, Fear, God, Judaism, Justice -
… Originally published in Stirring the Nation's Heart: Eighteen Stories of Prophetic Unitarians and … was a sacred calling, and she felt blessed to be able to do it. "Oh, is …Story | By Polly Peterson | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Caring, Character, Commitment, Conflict, Courage, Dignity, Equity, Ethics, Unitarianism -
… Caroline Sturgis, October 22, 1840. The letter may be found at Houghton … and wrote literary critiques of major European philosophic and … of the Divine in me I could bless myself like the holy Mother. …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Anger, Brokenness, Change, Conflict, Death, Gender, Identity, Illness, Integrity, Letting Go, Unitarianism, Reproductive Justice -
… By Polly Peterson This is the story of Theodore Parker, a … legendary. This is also the story of Millard Fillmore, whose actions …Story | By Polly Peterson | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, America, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Change, Choice, Compromise, Conflict, Conscience, Courage, Unitarianism -
… James Luther Adams, from "The Evolution of My Social Concern." Used with … by James Luther Adams In the summer of 1927, six years after Hitler …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Authority, Belief, Challenge, Change, Commitment, Community, Conflict, Conscience, Dissent, Economy, Unitarianism
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… Benedictine monastery in Wisconsin. The night before I left Chicago to … for the journey, I made a series of decisions about what kinds of clothes I would need while on …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Belief, Brokenness, Community, Compassion, Conflict, Contemplation, Courage, Direct Experience, Failure
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… Charles Chauncy was the leading opponent of the Great Awakening, the … was named, was the second president of Harvard. His father was a …Story | February 7, 2013 | For Adults | From What Moves UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), America, Class, Conflict, Culture, Discernment, Dissent, Equity, History, Leadership, Privilege, Unitarianism
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… Download, print, and copy the coloring sheet for "Supriya's … Inc.). Used by permission of the publishers. Hard times starve … The rains failed, and the heat of the sun withered the harvest in …Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Buddhism, Children, Commitment, Conflict, Courage, Food Justice, Generosity, Greed, Interdependence, Poverty, Privilege -
… working conditions. A week later, the predominantly Mexican American … to form the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), a group that used a variety of nonviolent resistance strategies …Story | January 26, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Brokenness, Challenge, Commitment, Community, Conflict, Courage, Dignity, Dissent, History, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Immigration
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… Davy Pearmain I want to tell you the story of Adin Ballou. He was born over two … with his family to watch a company of militia out for a parade. They …Story | By Elisa Davy Pearmain | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Brokenness, Christianity, Community, Conflict, Forgiveness, History, Hospitality, Inclusion, Nonviolence, Peace, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Universalism, Vision -
… Recrafted with permission of the author, Francis Dorff, O. Praem, of the Norbertine Community of …Story | November 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Awe, Community, Conflict, Connections, Diversity, Hospitality, Inclusion, Relationships, Respect, Transcendence -
… The quotes in this story come from the website Oasis of Peace. Imagine a village that is … to 55 families with a waiting list of more than 300 families hoping to …Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Community, Conflict, Courage, Family, Humanism, Interdependence, Justice, Multiculturalism, Nonviolence, Peace, Relationships, Multiculturalism -
… On July 27, 2008, people gathered in the sanctuary of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian … to watch the children and youth of the congregation present the …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anger, Blame, Challenge, Choice, Community, Conflict, Death, Despair, Fear, Freedom, Unitarian Universalism
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… for Activity … Handout 1, Just War Theory Handout 2, Pacifism Handout … Reflect on how the positions of the antagonists reflect any of the approaches explored in this …Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Conflict, Peace, War -
… In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first … openly gay man elected to public office in the United States. Milk …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Community, Conflict, Courage, Democracy, Equity, Ethics, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Prophetic Words & Deeds
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… leading 19th-century philosopher, father of the Transcendentalist movement. … Waldo followed in the footsteps of his father, William Emerson, a …Story | January 19, 2012 | For Adults | From What We ChooseTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Authority, Belief, Challenge, Character, Choice, Conflict, Conscience, Discernment, Ethics, History, Unitarianism
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… One of the reasons Muhammad was able to get … wise and just. Here is an example of a problem he was asked to solve. Mecca found the walls of the holy building, the …Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Change, Compromise, Conflict, Connections, Democracy, Direct Experience, Empathy, Family, Home, Islam, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships