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Adapted from a Jataka tale (Buddhist). Once upon a time on the outskirts of a big city in Japan there stood an old temple. From a young age boys who wanted to study Buddhism would come to live in the temple and to learn from the master teacher, a Buddhist monk....Story | November 9, 2014 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Moral TalesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Buddhism, Challenge, Choice, Conscience, Discernment, Ethics, Good, Integrity, Justice -
Exodus 16: 1-31; 35 (New Revised Standard Version) The whole congregation of the Israelites set out from Elim; and Israel came to the wilderness... The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness....Story | October 29, 2014 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Abundance, Commitment, Economy, Equity, Food Justice, God, Grace, Greed, Happiness, Judaism, Justice -
1 Samuel 17 (New Revised Standard Version) Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle... The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion...Story | October 29, 2014 | For Multigenerational | From Wisdom from the Hebrew ScripturesTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Children, Conflict, Courage, Dignity, Doubt, Fear, God, Judaism, Justice
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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?Story | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Brokenness, Commitment, Community, Discernment, Growth, Justice, Service -
A century ago, when Lotta Hitschmanova was young, she lived with her sister Lilly and their mother and father in a spacious home in the ancient city of Prague....Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 29, 2014 | For High School | From Virtue EthicsTagged as: History, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Service, Unitarianism
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Sometimes, freedom is a long time coming. It may take generations upon generations for justice to be won. Our Unitarian ancestor Reverend Theodore Parker said, "I do not pretend to understand the moral universe: the arc is a long one...Story | By Jessica York | October 28, 2014 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Activism, Anti-Oppression, Diversity, Equity, Freedom, Hope, Human Rights, Justice, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Solidarity -
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "A Sea of Pink" Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions. Choose those that will best help the children share their interpretations of the story and relate it to their own...Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Conflict, Courage, Justice, Rights, Solidarity -
Activity time: 10 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Presence of Angels" Optional: Computer with Internet access and large monitor or digital projector and screen Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to share it with the group. Read the discussion questions....Activity | October 20, 2014 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Sing to the PowerTagged as: Compassion, Justice, Nonviolence, Power, Presence -
At the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, Minnesota, people of all ages carry their own Passport to Justice. They are on a journey to help others....Story | By Jan Devor | September 16, 2013 | For High School | From Building BridgesTagged as: Justice -
One day in Alabama, in 1968, as farmers worked in their fields, a small airplane swooped into view. The farmers looked up wonderingly as papers fluttered out of the plane, into the sky and came swirling down to earth all around them. The papers were flyers about the upcoming elections—flyers with...Story | July 9, 2013 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Signs of Our FaithTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 6th Principle (World Community), America, Anti-Oppression, Black History / Whitney Young / James Reeb, Conscience, Democracy, History, Identity, Justice, Politics, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/Ethnicity, Unitarian Universalism