Session 10: To Tell the Truth

In This Section

• Introduction

  I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please. — Mother Jones in Linda Atkinson's book...
• Session-at-a-Glance

  Activity Minutes Opening 5 Activity 1: Truth in Fiction 20 Activity 2: Story — Gandhi's Truth 7 Activity 3: WIT Time — Gossip Control 10...
• Spiritual Preparation

  Carve out a meditative moment for yourself. Relax. Take several deep breaths. Consider the term "spiritual truths." What are your own...
• Opening

  Materials for Activity Chalice or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers and tape Bell, tingsha chimes or other sound instrument...
• Activity 1: Truth in Fiction

  Materials for Activity Leader Resource 1 , Fables Paper and pencils Poster paper and color markers Timepiece (minutes) Optional: Paints,...
• Activity 2: Story - Gandhi's Truth

  Materials for Activity A copy of the story " Gandhi's Truth " Preparation for Activity Read and print out the story. Description of...
• Activity 3: WIT Time - Gossip Control

  Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Post a blank sheet of newsprint. Description of Activity This...
• Activity 4: WCUU - Spiritual Truths

  Materials for Activity Microphone(s), video camera(s) and tripod(s), real or simulated For studio set Backdrop made in Session 1 Painter's...
• Closing

  Materials for Activity Chalice or LED/battery-operated candle Newsprint, markers and tape Bell, tingsha chimes or other sound instrument...
• Leader Reflection and Planning

  Meet with your co-leaders after the session. How was the mix of discussion and action? Are you continuing to find ways to involve all youth...
• Faith In Action: News of Injustice

  Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers and tape Assortment of newspaper and or/magazine pages including news about economic injustice-...
• Alternate Activity 1: Notable Thoughts

  Materials for Activity Participants Big Questions notebooks (see Session 1, Alternate Activity 1) Blank notebooks for new participants...
• Alternate Activity 2: Song - Light of Ages and of Nations

  Materials for Activity Copy(ies) of the Unitarian Universalist hymnbook Singing the Living Tradition Optional: A recording of the song and...
• Alternate Activity 3: Challenge Question

  Materials for Activity Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity Optional: Write the challenge question on newsprint,...
• Alternate Activity 4: Truth and Photography

  Materials for Activity A digital camera or camera phone for each group of three or four youth Optional: Photographs from magazines,...
• Taking It Home

  I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please. — Mother Jones in Linda Atkinson,...
• Gandhi's Truth

  By Greta Anderson

  You have probably seen pictures of the man from India known as "Gandhi:" a skinny, bald-headed man with wire-rimmed glasses, a white cloth...
• Handout 1: Today's Big Question

  To the Kid for the Day: You have two jobs. The first is getting your group excited about hearing today's Big Question. The second is...
• Leader Resource 1: Fables

  1. The Golden Eggs A farmer and his wife had a goose that laid golden eggs. The first time it happened, they were angry. The egg was metal...
• Leader Resource 2: WCUU Script - Spiritual Truths

  To the Co-Anchors: Today's WCUU program talks about some different spiritual truths one might find under the Unitarian Universalist tent at...
• Leader Resource 3: Truth Notes

  Christian UU — You find spiritual truth in the UU Principles and many UU Sources. One of the most important sources of truth for you is...
• Find Out More

  Gandhi and Truth Mahatma Gandhi wrote that Truth was his real religion. He also wrote, "My Hindu instinct tells me that all religions are...