Social Justice
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Marriage-equality is in the way to becoming the norm in American society….
By Ted Resnikoff | October 23, 2013 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Purpose, Secular, Social Justice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA Headquarters -
Are We Moving Beyond Religion? http://www…; [2] Putnam, R. D. and Cambpell, D. E. (2010) American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us. Simon & Schuster, New York, NY. Pg 84. http://www…; [4] For a good sampling, check out the Unitarian Universalist Association’s page on demographic and…
By Carey McDonald | October 22, 2013 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Choice, Congregational Action, Faith Development, Growth, News, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
Carey Nieuwhof argues for eleven things he sees as defining the successful faith organization of tomorrow in this post from his bloghttp://careynieuwhof.com/2013/05/11-traits-of-churches-that-will-impact… Traits of Churches That Will Impact the Future Connexus, where I have the privilege of…
By Ted Resnikoff | October 17, 2013 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Faith Development, News, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
In a changing world, faith and spiritual search remain …
By Carey McDonald | October 15, 2013 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Choice, Congregational Action, Faith Development, Growth, News, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
It seems incongruent to write about a “national” Indigenous People’s Day given that the culture and society of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, whose habitation of this land predates its discovery by Europe and control by the United States by hundreds of years, has been overrun to the poin…
By Ted Resnikoff | October 10, 2013 | From Social JusticeTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, News, Purpose, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters -
Can it be detrimental to the principles of Unitarian Universalist faith when the people who witness for a cause overshadow the cause itself? Pursuing this line of thought, the Rev. Andrew L. Weber suggests we not to lose focus on the issues at hand.–Ed.
By Ted Resnikoff | October 9, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Discernment, Equity, News, Prayer Practices, Secular, Social Justice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, Worship -
The Rev. President Peter Morales is arrested at the https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/october-5-national-day-of-dig… Day of Dignity and Respect.– Ed. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-peter-morales/while-government-shuts-… Government Shuts Down, Immigration Reform Steps Up As members…
By Ted Resnikoff | October 9, 2013 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Leadership, Meaning, Personal Inspiration, Purpose, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity, UUA Headquarters -
Kathleen Carpenter reminds us that standing up from a position of privilege can be easier than you think, and that as UU’s it is an opportunity for re-dedication to values and principles. – Ed. I am not anxious to be the loudest voice or the most popular. But I would like to think that at a…
By Ted Resnikoff | October 9, 2013 | From Stories and VoicesTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Equity, Homecoming / Ingathering, Secular, Social Justice, Unitarian Universalism, UU Identity -
The Landscape of Faith Does Not Look as it Used To This brings us to the second point, which is how robust this trend is. Every major poll, including the ones conducted by Putnam and Campbell, the highly-respected Pew Research Center,[8] the General Social Survey,[9] and the American Religious…
By Carey McDonald | October 8, 2013 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Choice, Congregational Action, Faith Development, Growth, News, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism -
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…
By Carey McDonald | October 4, 2013 | From Future of FaithTagged as: Activism, Choice, Congregational Action, Faith Development, Growth, News, Secular, Spiritual Practice, Truth, Unitarian Universalism