Workshop 6: Shall We Gather at the River? Religious Tolerance

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Introduction

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We need not think alike to love alike. — Francis David Religious tolerance is one of the greatest values of our movement. Perhaps our faith embraces it...
Workshop-at-a-Glance

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Activity Minutes Welcoming and Entering 0 Opening 5 Activity 1: Queen Isabella 25 Activity 2: What Is Tolerance? 25 Activity 3: How Broad the Umbrella?...
Spiritual Preparation

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Consider these words from adult participants in a focus group conducted by the Commission on Appraisal, as reported in Engaging Our Theological Diversit...
Welcoming and Entering

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Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Sign-in sheet and pen/pencil Name tags and markers Workshop 1, Leader Resource 1, Schedule Template...
Opening

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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Optional: Decorative cloth Preparation for...
Activity 1: Queen Isabella

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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Their Souls Would Not Be Satisfied" A crown or tiara Preparation for Activity Read...
Activity 2: What Is Tolerance?

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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 1, Religious Tolerance Optional: Computer and digital...
Activity 3: How Broad the Umbrella?

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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 2, Freedom of Belief Optional: Computer and digital projec...
Activity 4: Embracing the Religions of the World

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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Leader Resource 3, Embracing the Religions of the World Leader Resource 4,...
Closing

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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Handout 2, Who Is Welcome in Our Congregations?
Leader Reflection and Planning

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After the workshop, co-leaders should talk together to evaluate this workshop and plan future workshops. Use these questions to guide your shared...
Faith In Action: Reckless Borrowing or Appropriate Cultural Sharing?

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Materials for Activity Optional: The UUA's Social Justice section on Multiculturalism to view the resource...
Alternate Activity 1: Toribio S. Quimada

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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Toribio S.
Taking It Home

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We need not think alike to love alike. — Francis David The Unitarian Universalist faith is sometimes captured in three words: freedom, reason, and...
Their Souls Would Not Be Satisfied

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By the Rev. Dr. Kendyl Gibbons; used with permission. Narrator: We have a very important guest with us today....
Toribio S. Quimada

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Toribio S. Quimada was a man who knew the meaning and effects of intolerance. Born in 1917 on the island of Cebu in the Philippines, Toribio was one of...
Handout 1: A Universal Religion

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The Community Church is an institution of religion dedicated to the service of humanity......
Handout 2: Who Is Welcome in Our Congregations

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From Weaving the Fabric of Diversity, by Jacqui James and Judith A. Frediani (Boston: UUA, 1996)....
Leader Resource 1: Religious Tolerance

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This workshop explores different faces of religious tolerance....
Leader Resource 2: Freedom of Belief

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Full religious tolerance requires acceptance of faiths different from yours as well as acceptance of diverse beliefs among people in your own faith...
Leader Resource 3: Embracing the Religions of the World

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In the Unitarian and Universalist traditions, there have always been individuals who express not only tolerance toward other's religions, but also...
Leader Resource 4: Photo of Beltane at Charles Street Meeting House

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From the Unitarian Universalist Association archives.
Leader Resource 5: Maglipay Universalist

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The title means "be joyful, Universalist." You can see a video of a congregation singing this hymn. Be joyful, Universalist, come celebrate our convention.
Find Out More

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Eck, Diana L. A New Religious America (NY: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001) Muir, Frederic John. Maglipay Universalist: A History of the Unitarian Universalist...

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