Dilemma 1 It is the classic best friends' dilemma: Friend A has decided that a behavior of Friend B has become intolerable and they can no longer hang out or be friends with B. They tell you (Friend C) that if you want to continue to be their friend, you need to stop associating with Friend B, too.

Materials for Activity "Bicycle Rack” newsprint sheet from Opening Description of Activity Youth discuss ethical challenges they have faced. If someone shared an experience in check-in or during any workshop activities that the group would like to explore further, do so now. This could be...

Based on a 2011 interview with Reverend Howard Dana, who has been the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg's minister since August, 2000. When you were a child, did you have a favorite toy? Maybe it was a stuffed animal, doll, or toy truck. Did it go everywhere with you: to the market, in the tub, to bed?

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Participants' journals, and writing instruments Participants' clipboards with anklets (Workshop 1, Activity 3, Practice) Beads, and waterproof markers and/or other decorations Extra clipboards and string/hemp, and sciss...

Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Leader Resource 2, Loyalty Dilemmas Preparation for Activity Print the Leader Resource for yourself and volunteer readers. Description of Activity Youth discuss scenarios involving ethical dilemmas. Seek a volunteer to read one of the two dilemmas.

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "A Church Divided" Spiritual Preparation section Optional: A computer with Internet access, and a digital projector or large monitor Preparation for Activity Read the story so you can present it effectively. Do the Spiritual Preparation...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Bingo Grid Leader Resource 1, Bingo Chips A bowl or basket Pencils Bingo board markers (e.g. pennies), and (optional) bowls for youth to share Preparation for Activity Print Handout 1 for all participants, plus a few extra. Using Leader...

Activity time: 10 minutes Description of Activity Participants identify positive and negative aspects of the virtue of loyalty. Invite youth to sit for a moment and think about loyalty as a virtue. Offer the Dictionary.com website definition of loyalty: "faithful adherence to a sovereign,...

Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Food and drink Materials produced in the previous workshops Preparation for Activity Arrange/assign food and beverages, paper goods, and other items you wish to have....

Materials for Activity Hymnbooks, meditation manuals, and other Unitarian Universalist Association or congregational worship resources Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Arrange a date for the youth to lead or co-lead a worship service on virtue ethics. Consider inviting your...

Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Taking It Home Chalice lighting words (from Opening) Preparation for Activity Adapt the Taking It Home section and copy for all participants. Post the chalice lighting words....

Activity time: 60 minutes Materials for Activity A loose-leaf binder Loose-leaf paper and writing/drawing instruments Optional: The Book of Virtues by William Bennett (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1995) Optional: A computer with Internet access Preparation for Activity Refresh your memory of the...

Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Group covenant (Workshop 1) Optional: Bicycle Rack newsprint sheet (Workshop 1) Optional: Alternate Activity 1, Real Life Challenges Preparation for Activity R...

Dilemma 1 Alex is spreading rumors about you. You would LOVE to start rumors about Alex, but you know that is wrong. Besides, it would not really fix anything. C.J., the popular youth at school that just stopped dating popular Alex, starts spreading rumors about Alex. Alex approaches you after...

This is the story of Azim Khamisa. His decision to forgive deeds many would consider unforgiveable has inspired and transformed people all over the world. Azim, an international investment banker, lived in San Diego, with his two children, a son, Tariq, and a daughter, Tasreen. One night in 1995,...