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Unitarians, Universalists, and Unitarian Universalists (U/U) around the world are connected through a story of bold, compassionate faith that we’ve been creating together for centuries.

Struggling for human rights alongside those that demand it, influencing governmental policy in the name of justice, passionately promoting a message of interfaith peace and solidarity, and building faithful worshipping communities—each of us has a part, and a stake, in the story we share.

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  • By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | March 21, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles
  • By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | March 20, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • The visual parallels between the atomic bomb blast in Hiroshima and the tsunami that hit Japan’s northeast coast a year ago are eerie. In Hiroshima we saw once more the famous photographs of Hiroshima before and after the bomb. In Kamaichi and Sendai the signs of breathtaking devastation are...
    By Peter Morales | March 20, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles
  • By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | March 19, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | March 15, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • The word “Hiroshima” has become synonymous with the horrors of nuclear war. Unfortunately, we need to be horrified now and then. We need to see and feel just how terrible war is and how particularly horrifying nuclear war would be. A visit to Hiroshima’s Peace Park and the Memorial Museum both...
    By Peter Morales | March 14, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • In response to continuing fighting and bloodshed in their country, Muslim and Christian leaders from Syria have joined together to urgently call for a peaceful solution to the ongoing violence. The statement came out of a meeting organized by the Religions for Peace Middle East and North Africa...
    By Eric Cherry | March 9, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • Kyoto, 5 a.m. March 6— I have often spoken and written about the importance of hospitality–about how hospitality is a spiritual practice. In the first two days of our visit to Japan I have felt as though I were attending a workshop in advanced hospitality. Our friends and partners from the...
    By Peter Morales | March 8, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) (the Unitarian Universalist Association is one of 24 national religious denominations and organizations that constitute it) met in Washington DC for a retreat to discuss future directions of the organization. Among the issues that led to this meeting were a...
    By Eric Cherry | March 7, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • By Bruce Knotts | March 7, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • UUA President Rev. Peter Morales is in the midst of a week-long visit with interfaith partners in Japan. On Sunday, Rev. Morales attended the worship service at the historic Universalist church in Tokyo: Dojin Church. Members of the Tokyo Unitarian Fellowship (a largely ex-pat group) met with him...
    By Eric Cherry | March 6, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • International Women's Day — which celebrates the economic, political, and social achievements of women throughout the world — is March 8. And while I believe we should honor women's accomplishmentsevery day, Papaye Peasant Movement (MPP) with support from UUSC. Mimine is 30 years old (same as...
    By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | March 5, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • From March 3 – 12, 2012 Rev. Peter Morales, UUA President, will travel to Japan to visit with a number of historic interfaith partners. The visit will also provide Rev. Morales with an opportunity to extend congratulatory greetings to Rissho Kosei-kai during its annual “Founding Day.” The...
    By Peter Morales | March 2, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • From March 3 - 12, 2012 Rev. Peter Morales, UUA President, will travel to Japan to visit with a number of historic interfaith partners. These include: Rissho Kosei-kai (RKK) - a 6-million member lay-Buddhist organization headquartered in Tokyo....
    By Eric Cherry | February 24, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • From the day of its inception, the UU-UNO Love Beyond Borders campaign has focused on creating an allied response to global LGBT/SOGI issues. (LGBT=Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender is the term most used in the United States; SOGI=Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity is the term most used at the...
    By Bruce Knotts | February 24, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, LGBTQ Issues
  • UUSC partnered with the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) on a joint volunteer trip to Haiti, January 21-28. In the post below, trip participant Nuala Carpenter shares thoughts on the experience....
    By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | February 17, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • The first major speech was delivered by the Dean of the Divinity School at Silliman University - here in Dumaguete City. Dr. Muriel Montenegro shared a message entitled "Reclaiming the Erotic" which recommended the pursuit of an "embodied" religion that can confront injustice with power. Dr.
    By Eric Cherry | February 9, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
  • Rev. Eric Cherry, Director of the International Office at the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), is currently in the Philippines attending a bi-annual Council meeting with the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists (ICUU). The ICUU fosters connections between Unitarian and...
    By Eric Cherry | February 7, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles
  • On the heels of the media interviews in the morning, followed by a lunch with a group of a half dozen theologians and seminary professors. They came from a spectrum of faith traditions including Catholic and Presbyterian....
    By Peter Morales | February 7, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles
  • Casey Aspin reflects on the end of the journey in the post below. The UUA-UUSC Haiti Volunteer Program is made possible through the contributions of UUA and UUSC donors and a generous grant from the Veatch Program of the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock, in Manhasset, N.Y....
    By Global Connections & Emerging Communities | February 4, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism