The Godless in Dixie blog identifies 9 ways “… Religion May be Harmful If…” Unitarian Universalism overcomes those 9 “ifs” with only Seven Principles. We publish an excerpt which comes to us by way of Patheos.comIf it inspires inactivity when action is what is needed. This is one of religion’s…

Unitarian Universalist Association, I’ve had a chance to review the literature and research on my generation and its unique relationship with religious institutions, and it is clear that responding to the shifts which Millennials (born between the early 1980’s and 2000) are leading in the…

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Rev. Erik Wikstrom argues that the head of the congregation could be the “Chief Faith Formation Officer,” and solicitshttp://cuc.ca/minister-juggler-provocateur-erik-walker-wikstrom-at-the-…; for one of their annual conferences. Professional Provocateur — arguably the role I was born to play. So…

The Rev. Tandi Rogers wonders how we can reach people when we can’t even reach them? We re-post her observation from the Growing Unitarian Universalism blog on the frustration of not being able to connect electronically in the electronic age, and a solution for the problem. –Ed. This is Your…

Best Practices and Opportunities UUAyouth@uua.org to let us know you’re coming we’ll send you a reminder… but it’s not required. Here’s how to join the webinar on October 15th: FULL WEBINAR: To join the meeting from your computer or mobile device, click or copy and paste this URL into your…

The Resource Development Office of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), with the generous sponsorship and initiative of the UUA President’s Council, seeks field testers for a new Tapestry of Faith curriculum. …

In the Roman Catholic tradition, October 4 is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Francis (1182-1226) was a monk who founded the contemporary order of FranciscansMichelle Richards, on September 30th, 2013 St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals, and his feast day of October 4 is…

Changing demographics and lifestyles present a challenge to the relevancy and health of faith organizations as we have known them for the past half-century, however Carol Howard Merritt, in this post from the Alban Institute, encourages us to see the opportunity for growth and vision these…

Consensus is building that humans are responsible for global warming and climate change. A new report from the United Nations IPCC provides opportunity for reflection upon the Seventh Principle of Unitarian Universalism. – Ed. IPCC¹ Climate Change Report Expresses Extreme Confidence In Human…