Blue Boat of Youth and Young Adult Ministries is doing something special to celebrate the unusual confluence of …; and Hanukkahcloud-spaceGregorian calendar while Hanukkah follows the lunisolarHebrew calendar. But, hey – http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/2343364/jewish/…...

"We’ve got to realize what we’re doing here with our theology..." Over the weekend Reverend Frank Schaefer spoke about his suspension and impending defrocking by the United Methodist Church. During a radio interview he explained that understanding the pain caused by the church's position that...

We Started It All Acts of Faith", Eboo Patel's inspiring account of coming to believe in religious pluralism from his experience growing up Muslim in America, and his ambition to harness the power and passion of young people in service of Interfaith Youth Core. Subsequent responses will receive a...

Re-posted from the Huffington Post. Read the original story on Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/18/frank-schaefer_n_4299128.html"…;. –Ed. Frank Schaefer, Methodist Pastor, Convicted By Jury For Officiating Son's Same-Sex Marriage...

Seven of 14 / Sixteen of 50. Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association of the Massachusetts Bay District filed amicus curiae briefs in the case. From the beginning UUs have led in this fight for social justice - which is also something to celebrate on this day. ReadR…; the statement by Rev.

Find out in 14 Questions. PEW Research Center created a quiz to answer the burning question "Am I a Millennial?" See how your point-of-view aligns with that of the Millennial Generation....

Get Activated Before GA with the UU College of Social Justice he UU College of Social Justice is excited to bring our Youth Justice Trainings to GA! Partnering with the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, we’ll be offering ACTIVATE! a pre-GA social justice training in Providence, RI on...

Peace 'n Quiet is Nice. Peace 'n Community is Better. Peace First has launched the Peace First Prize recognizing young people between the ages of 8-22 for their compassion, courage and ability to create collaborative change....

Too Many Run-On Sentences Huffington Post. Profiling 32 people serving life sentences and describing the crimes for which they received a life, or double-life, sentence without possibility of parole. Aiken Standard. Report of The Sentencing Project to the United Nations Human Rights Committee...

National Congregations Study (also conducted in 1998 and 2007). From the report, the joint meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and the Religious Research Association revealed that churches of all types are increasingly diverse and more welcoming than before. The National...

Youth Caucus 2014 Facebook group, the @YouthCaucusGAGeneral Assembly this year, and you should be too! LEARN MORE: Youth Caucus at General Assembly JOIN THE STAFF: http://blueboat.blogs.uua.org/2013/10/10/we-want-youth-and-adults-too/"… Caucus Staff Applications ABOUT THE AUTHORS Tahoma Unitarian...

Church and beer? Motivation matters! NPR story to which he referred. It was being passed around facebook, a news story titled “http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/11/03/242301642/to-stave-off-decl… Stave Off Decline, Churches Attract New Members with Beer.” Because of the title and the way...

Continuity... and Growth Coming of Age programs that include authoring one’s own statement of belief, would seem to avoid. Yet regardless of the specifics, both Christian and UU youth seem to be rejecting the institutional feel of a faith that does not value their priorities or embrace their...

11/20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance Transgender Day of Remembrance FAQ and observance guide. (From the Transfaithtransgenderdor.orgWi…;)...

Information and data to better understand where religion, religious identification and practice are headed in the future. – Ed. INFOGRA… Millennials & Religion. About 28 percent of American adults have left the faith in which they were raised in favor of another religion, or no religion at all -...

Check-out these fun videos and use the wealth of resources offered by the Unitarian Universalist Association and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee in support of the 2013-2014 Common Read, Behind the Kitchen Door, by Saru Jayaraman.–Ed. Common Read 2014 with these activities: Ask Your...

The Multicultural Ministries Sharing Project Survey Deadline is November 30, 2013. Share Your Identity: Change Ours herehere…;.) For the purposes of this project, the UUA seeks individuals who identify as being someone who is: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or otherwise has a sexual...

Choosing religious affiliation matters http…; [2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/unitarian-universalists…; [3] http://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/officers/president/morales/192145.shtm…; [4] I preached a sermon on this dynamic called “The Pilgrims, the Road and the Path”,...

House Speaker John Boehner. Boehner recently expressed tentative interest in bringing this issue to the House Floor for a vote. There is bi-partisan support in both chambers. Polls show that 70% of registered voters want immigration reform. All that’s stopping us is the lack of action on the part...

Tallahassee Unitarian Universalist asks a probing question that enables us to examine how Unitarian Universalist congregations can become more welcoming. Read more at tallahasseeuu.blogspot.comhttp://ow.ly/pVjnCTallahassee Unitarian Universalist.