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This is a story about a city. The name of the city is Makkah al-Mukarramah, but sometimes it is called Makkah or Mecca. This city is in Saudi Arabia. It is a city thousands of years old. This is also the story of a man. His name was Muhammad....Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Belief, Brokenness, God, Home, Leadership, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religion, Responsibility, Transcendence -
You never know what the wind will blow in or which way the wind blows. The wind can change directions and maybe change your life. It happened to John Murray. As a young man, John Murray had excellent fortune blow his way. He had a fine education, a steady job, a loving wife, and a young son. Life...Story | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), America, Brokenness, Faith, Hospitality, Immigration, Leadership, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religion, Universalism, Immigration -
(Light a chalice, if there isn't already one lit, and have some matches at hand.) Have you ever watched a candle burn? (Lean forward to impart the secret.) The fire is alive. Watch it! It moves. It flickers. It dances on the wind. It changes with every breath of air. (Demonstrate this.) Fire is...Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | May 17, 2013 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Creating HomeTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Direct Experience, Faith, Religion, Reverence, Unitarian Universalism -
Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Cambridge Platform" Preparation for Activity Read the story "The Cambridge Platform" and copy it for all participants....Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Authority, Freedom, Governance, History, Power, Religion -
Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint: "Power is the ability for individuals and groups to achieve purpose." Leave ample room for additional writing on the newsprint, and set aside. On a second sheet of newsprint,...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Authority, Power, Religion
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Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table and chalice Participant journals Writing materials, including paper, pens, pencils, color pencils, and markers Taking It Home handout Preparation for Activity Customize the Taking It Home section of this workshop and copy...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Justice, Religion
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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 -
Based on a European Jewish folk tale.Once there was a woman who lived in a simple village. She had a simple life, with few needs. One night, she had a dream. She dreamed a treasure was buried under a bridge far away, in the capital city. The dream did not feel like a dream at all....Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Building BridgesTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Faith, Religion, Spirituality, Truth
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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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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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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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Hundreds of years ago, when America was still a very new country, Unitarianism and Universalism were also very new. They were actually two separate religions. By itself, Universalism was a loving and accepting religion. Universalists believed that God loved everyone and did not punish people. In...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), America, Brokenness, Growth, Hope, Love, Purpose, Religion, Sacrifice, Universalism -
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape A roll of cellophane tape Leader Resource 1, Science, Religion, or Both? Preparation for Activity Print the leader resource and cut it into strips as indicated. Make three signs on sheets of newsprint: "SCIENCE,"...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects UsTagged as: Discernment, Religion, Science -
Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story, "Discovering Truth through Science and Religion" Preparation for Activity Read the story several times so you will be comfortable sharing it. Description of Activity Tell or read the story to participants....Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Love Connects UsTagged as: Faith, Religion, Truth
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"The Big Question" by Betsy Williams is taken from uu&me, Summer, 2006 (Church of the Larger Fellowship). Used by permission of the author. Milo liked numbers....Story | By Betsy Hill Williams | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Riddle and MysteryTagged as: Belief, Religion, Unitarian Universalism -
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Copies of Handout 1, Faith Symbols, for all participants Optional: Newsprint, markers and tape Preparation for Activity At least two weeks before this session, ask participants to find out from their parents about their family's faith heritage(s).Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsTagged as: Religion