Issues and Trends
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400 Years of Systemic Racism in One Decision Unitarian Universalist Association fights for Racial Justice, for ending Mass Incarceration and for stopping the systematic dehumanizing of people all over America. Join us in this cause….
By Carey McDonald | December 2, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Community, Connections, Equity, Faith, Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Purpose, Secular, Social Justice, Spirituality, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
As Seen on the VUU Bob LaVallee, seminarian and Meadville Lombard talks about the value of “Bl… All Who Serve” – the irreplaceable and affectionately named “little blue book”, published by Skinner House Books, and available at the UUA Bookstore. Watch this excerpt, queued to begin at 40:25…
By Ted Resnikoff | December 1, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Leadership, Military Chaplaincy, Nourishing the Spirit, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters -
Take a side order of giving with your thanking #GivingTuesdayMake a donation to Unitarian Universalist youth and young adult ministries! Support your congregation’s youth group! Or a campus ministry group! Visit faithify.orgUnitarian Universalism! Donatetweet out to…
By Bart Frost | November 28, 2014 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Community, Connections, Education, Equity, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Multiculturalism, Purpose, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters -
Bringing Worship to the Street of the Cities Last night I went to church. It wasn’t, however, the most conventional church experience. In fact, the Unitarian Universalist faithDudley square, right across from the Facebook event afterward, some 1600 people gathered. We began with 4.5 minutes of…
By Annie Gonzalez Milliken | November 26, 2014 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Homecoming / Ingathering, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
“Collectively, we must be a strong voice for change to end police brutality and the systemic racism in our society that causes violence, chaos, and death. Black lives matter.” – Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association Friends, Yesterday it was announced that…
By Bart Frost | November 25, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Beliefs & Principles, Connections, Education, Equity, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, Identity, Meaning, News, Personal Inspiration, Secular, Social Justice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Vision for UUism -
Calling All Yellow Shirts of Love, Tolerance and Justice The hereIan Evison of the MidAmerica Region: If I might be so bold here, you all can do something very important by responding where you are, taking photos of it, and documenting that online. This is a new age in activism in which “showing…
By Ted Resnikoff | November 20, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Education, Equity, Faith, Growth, Homecoming / Ingathering, News, Prayer Practices, Secular, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
Record and Share Your Post-Bridging Experience Emily Parker’s foundational study promises to make UUism more welcoming and spiritually fulfilling for all young adults. If you recently bridged we strongly encourage you to participate. – Ed. Where Do We Go After Bridging? If you are a Unitarian…
By Emily Parker | November 20, 2014 | From Events and OpportunitiesTagged as: Bridging Ceremony, Congregational Action, Connections, Education, Faith Development, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35) -
What Unitarian Universalism Believes About God Excerpted from an article appearing on the ReligionHuffington Post: Referring to God as ‘Father’, ‘Lord’ and ‘King’ may have wider implications than people think. Clemson University sociologist Andrew Whitehead has a their political views and their…
By Ted Resnikoff | November 17, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, Education, Faith, Faith Development, Growth, Interdependence, Leadership, Nourishing the Spirit, Purpose, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters, Vision for UUism -
… class=”alignleft wp-image-18207” src=”From the TED -site: TEDYouth is a day-long event for middle and high school students, with live speakers, hands-on activities and great conversations. Scientists, designers, technologists, explorers, artists, performers (and more!) share short talks on what…
By Ted Resnikoff | November 14, 2014 | From Guides and ToolsTagged as: Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Leadership, Secular, Teaching Methods, Unitarian Universalism, Youth Sunday -
STORY UPDATED 11/14/14* UUA Headquarters for a couple weeks) colleagues were abuzz with mis/information about the incident. I’m sure by now you’ve seen Maybe you haven’t yet seen this article, when I did a search in Google News, it was nowhere to be found. [We’ve verified only one news source…
By Jennica Davis-Hockett | November 13, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Community, Education, Growth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Identity, Leadership, Multiculturalism, News, Secular, Teaching Methods, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, Young Adult Faith Development (ages 18-35), Youth Sunday