At the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, Minnesota, people of all ages carry their own Passport to Justice. They are on a journey to help others....

Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, Happy Human Supplies for two-dimensional and three-dimensional art and craft work Preparation for Activity Identify a place to make a gallery of Humanistic art to share with the congregation....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "Hearts, Heads, and Hands: A Humanist UU Congregation" Preparation for Activity Read the story so you will be comfortable presenting it. Description of Activity Say, in these words or your own: You may not be surprised to hear that many...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 1, Humanism Background Paper and pens or pencils for all participants Optional: Leader Resource 2, Humanist Manifesto III Preparation for Activity Read Leader Resource 1 so you will be able to present it...

From the American Humanist Association; used with permission.HUMANISM AND ITS ASPIRATIONS Humanist Manifesto III, a successor to the Humanist Manifesto of 1933 Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without supernaturalism, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives ...

Which of the following do you believe in (or think are likely)? Circle with a red pen....

Materials for Activity Star Trek DVDs A DVD player and TV or monitor and projector Preparation for Activity Some reading that might guide you in a discussion about Star Trek and humanism are Drones, Clones, and Alpha Babes: Retrofitting Star Trek's Humanism, Post 9/11, by Diana M.A....

Materials for Activity Handout 1, Do You Believe... ? Blue and red pens or pencils, for all participants Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 1 for all participants. Description of Activity Participants compare their personal beliefs with humanist beliefs....

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, lighter or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Post a sheet of newsprint. Title it "Humanism." Post another sheet of newsprint. Title it "Religion." Description of Activity Answer any...

This is an archived resource. Please go to Deeper Joy in the Faith Curricula Library for an updated resource

This is an archived resource. Please go to Deeper Joy in the Faith Curricula Library for an updated resource

This is an archived resource. Please go to Deeper Joy in the Faith Curricula Library for an updated resource

This is an archived resource. Please go to Deeper Joy in the Faith Curricula Library for an updated resource

This is an archived resource. Please go to Deeper Joy in the Faith Curricula Library for an updated resource

This is an archived resource. Please go to Deeper Joy in the Faith Curricula Library for an updated resource

This is an archived resource. Please go to Deeper Joy in the Faith Curricula Library for an updated resource

Patel challenges those who believe in religious pluralism to support young people, providing what is needed to help them ground themselves in a faith that both fuels their deepest passions and feeds their cooperation across faiths to make the world a better place.

This program's premise—in the words of the Buddha, recited in every workshop Opening—is that "our thoughts and actions become habits and our habits shape our character." We have some control over our character. We can shape the person we want to be by making intentional, thoughtful decisions.

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Responsibility Dilemmas Preparation for Activity Print the Leader Resource for yourself and volunteer readers. Description of Activity Youth discuss scenarios involving ethical dilemmas. Seek a volunteer to read one of the two...

Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Participants identify positive and negative aspects of the virtue of responsibility. Invite youth to sit for a moment and think about responsibility as a virtue. These prompts might be useful: What have you been told about responsibility: What it...