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Excerpted, with permission, from an article by Greg Damhorst posted February 15, 2011 on the Faith Line Protestants website. Read the full article online: "Feeding the Hungry: an Example that Compels us Toward Interfaith Work."Just over a year ago I was on a train home to visit my parents in the...Story | December 6, 2011 | For High School | From Building BridgesTagged as: Connections, Religion, Religious Pluralism -
Every religion has factions that disagree about "doctrine"—that is, the official beliefs of that religion. Even ours. Even though Unitarian Universalism is a free religion without a set doctrine or creed, there are plenty of ways to disagree about what it means to be a UU. One such disagreement...Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Belief, Brokenness, Caring, Community, History, Inclusion, Multiculturalism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religion, Unitarian Universalism, Unitarianism, Religious Pluralism, Multiculturalism -
The Tenderloin district of San Francisco can be intimidating because of its high concentration of homeless people, poverty, prostitution, and drug and alcohol abuse. Tourists are cautioned to avoid the area. But where some people saw danger, two women from different faiths saw an opportunity for...Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Compassion, Creativity, Justice, Poverty, Presence, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships, Religion, Respect, Youth/Teens, Religious Pluralism -
In the spring of 2008, Aubrey Rose was a 15-year-old high school sophomore attending a Catholic school in Frederick, Maryland. She valued service and had been profoundly affected by an educational visit of an Imam to her youth group, but didn't know how to act on it....Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Leadership, Religion, Religious Pluralism
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By Daniel Quinn, in Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit (New York: Bantam/Turner Books, 1992). Used by permission.This story (Ishmael said) takes place half a billion years ago—an inconceivably long time ago, when this planet would be all but unrecognizable to you. Nothing at all stirred...Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Acceptance, Belief, Multiculturalism, Mystery, Reason, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Multiculturalism
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I am an American Muslim. I believe in pluralism. In the Holy Quran, God tells us, ''I created you into diverse nations and tribes that you may come to know one another.'' I believe America is humanity's best opportunity to make God's wish that we come to know one another a reality. In my office...Story | By Eboo Patel | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Conscience, Empathy, Islam, Multiculturalism, Religion, Respect, Responsibility, Anti-Racism, Religious Pluralism, Multiculturalism
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Thich Nhat Hanh In Southeast Asia, the Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, used the principles of compassion and nonviolence to campaign against the war in Vietnam. Hanh believed that people of faith, especially youth, couldn't remain silent in the face of social injustice. They must work together to...Leader Resource | By Interfaith Youth Core (IYC) | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Buddhism, Christianity, Compassion, Connections, Education, Equity, Hinduism, History, Human Rights, Islam, Justice, Love, Nonviolence, Poverty, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religious Pluralism -
In February of 1965, the United States was at another turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Act had been passed in 1964, but critical rights were still not legally secured for African Americans. Black men and women routinely faced physical violence, biased "literacy tests,"...Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Connections, Equity, Human Rights, Justice, Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday, Religion, Religious Pluralism
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Adapted from "Unitarian Couple Honored for World War II Bravery," a story by Michelle Bates Deakin, first published December 12, 2005, by UU World.What Rosemary Feigl remembers most clearly about the woman who rescued her from the Nazis is her hat....Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Caring, Challenge, Compassion, Conscience, Courage, Freedom, History, Human Rights, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarian Universalism, Religious Pluralism
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Interfaith cooperation was in evidence over a century ago, at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago (also known as the World's Fair) in 1893. The Fair was the world's first major theme park, offering the first Ferris wheel rides, and introducing popular treats such as Juicy Fruit(R) gum and...Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: History, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religion, Unitarianism, Unity, Religious Pluralism
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The Chorus of Faiths program helps develop Unitarian Universalist youth as interfaith leaders. Youth explore values of service to our community and religious pluralism through stories from our Sources and personal storytelling, and coordinate an interfaith service.Curriculum | By Hannah McConnaughay, Renee Ruchotzke | October 27, 2011 | For High School, Middle School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Community, Community Ministry Sunday, Earth, Earth Day, Food Justice, Hiroshima Day, Human Rights, Immigration, Inclusion, July 4th, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Unitarian Universalism, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Immigration, Religious Pluralism, Reproductive Justice, Multiculturalism