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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Story, "The Church and the Draft Resisters" Handout 1, The Church and the Draft Resisters - Full Text Preparation for Activity Read the story and prepare to read it aloud to the group. Or, pre-arrange for a participant to do so and provide the...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Conscience, Dissent, History, Integrity, Justice, Politics, WarCurriculum page -
Utility | December 10, 2011 | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Conscience, History, Leadership, Politics, WarCurriculum page
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Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity Worship or centering table Chalice, candle, and lighter or LED battery-operated candle Timepiece (minutes) Chime or bell Copies of Singing the Living Tradition, the UUA hymnbook, for all participants Leader Resource 1, Statement of Conscience -...Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Conscience, Peace, WarCurriculum page
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Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Newsprint, markers, and tape A copy of the story "The Good Samaritan" Preparation for Activity Read the story "The Good Samaritan" and prepare to read or tell it to the group....Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and TransformationTagged as: Activism, Conscience, Ethics, JusticeCurriculum page
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This is the story of Theodore Parker, a Unitarian minister who was determined to do whatever he could to end slavery in the United States. His powerful sermons were legendary. This is also the story of Millard Fillmore, whose actions earned him the contempt of Theodore Parker and abolitionists...Story | By Polly Peterson | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, America, Anti-Oppression, Challenge, Change, Choice, Compromise, Conflict, Conscience, Courage, UnitarianismCurriculum page -
Read the story aloud, and ask the questions as they come up to encourage interaction and deeper thinking about the concepts. Or, if you are familiar enough with the ideas, tell the story in your own words, being sure to emphasize the four themes: freedom of thought, or noncreedalism; on-going...Story | December 9, 2011 | For Adults | From The New UUTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Belief, Change, Conscience, Credo, Culture, Faith, Growth, History, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page
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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, Anti-Racism, Conscience, Empathy, Islam, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Respect, ResponsibilityCurriculum page -
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, Religious Pluralism, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page
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Juliette Hampton Morgan was the only child of Frank and Lila Morgan of Montgomery, Alabama. Her white skin and family pedigree gave her entrance to the finest shops, restaurants, galleries and concert halls. For much of Juliette's life, her privilege meant someone else did her laundry, cooked her...Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Anti-Oppression, Choice, Commitment, Conscience, Equity, Fear, Justice, Mental Health, Power, Privilege, Prophetic Words & DeedsCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Anti-Oppression, Caring, Commitment, Connections, Conscience, Courage, Empathy, Ethics, Human Rights, Humanism, Immigration, ImmigrationCurriculum page
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Once upon a time, there was a small village on the edge of a river. Life in the village was busy. There were people growing food and people teaching the children to make blankets and people making meals....Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Brokenness, Change, Children, Choice, Conscience, Ethics, History, Humanism, Justice, Purpose, ResponsibilityCurriculum page
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Utility | October 27, 2011 | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Brokenness, Change, Choice, Community, Conscience, Direct Experience, Ethics, Justice, Mindfulness, Power, RelationshipsCurriculum page
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There was once a girl who loved to write stories and poems. She often wrote about the land and birds around her home. Her name was Rachel Louise Carson and she was born in 1907. When Rachel grew up she became a writer and a scientist. Rachel wrote wonderful stories and she always explained the...Story | By Noreen Kimball | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Change, Conscience, Earth, Interdependence, Nature, Politics, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, ScienceCurriculum page -
Book by Lynne Cherry (A Gulliver Green Book), (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990); permission pending. Two men walked into the rain forest. Moments before, the forest had been alive with the sounds of squawking birds and howling monkeys. Now all was quiet as the creatures watched the two men and...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Beauty, Conscience, Earth-Centered, Home, Interdependence, Listening, Nature, Power, WholenessCurriculum page -
When Ruby Bridges was six years old and in the first grade, just like many other children, she went to a new school. Ruby's school was called William Frantz Elementary School. It was in the City of New Orleans in the state of Louisiana.Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades K-1 | From Love Surrounds UsTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Anger, Anti-Oppression, Children, Conscience, Courage, Inclusion, Justice, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Power, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Race/EthnicityCurriculum page -
(Leader: Invite the group to join you in singing the chorus of "Follow the Drinking Gourd." Teach the words and tune, if needed. Tell them that any time during the story they hear you start to sing, they should join in.) ...Story | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Love Will Guide UsTagged as: Conscience, Courage, Freedom, History, Human Rights, Justice, Leadership, Love, Oppression, Prophetic Words & Deeds, WomenCurriculum page -
"The Thief Within" is taken from Kindness, A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom (Spokane, Eastern Washington University Press, 2001). Many centuries ago, a young, novice monk traveled alone in the mountains of Tibet. He wandered about penniless, begging for a meager meal from time to time....Story | By Sarah Conover, Valerie Wahl | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grade 6, Middle School | From Riddle and MysteryTagged as: Conscience, EthicsCurriculum page -
Activity time: 5 minutes Materials for Activity A copy of the story "Charles Dickens" A bell, chime, rain stick or other musical noisemaker Preparation for Activity Read the story a few times. Consider telling it dramatically, rather than reading it from the page. Practice telling it. The stories...Activity | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 4-5 | From Windows and MirrorsTagged as: ConscienceCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | For Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Anti-Oppression, Conscience, Democracy, Equity, Human Rights, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Marriage, ResponsibilityCurriculum page -
In 1779, more than two hundred years ago, a girl named Maria Cook was born in New York State. When she was born, the Americans were fighting the British in the War for Independence. The Americans wanted to have their own country where they could be independent and free to make their own decisions...Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | October 27, 2011 | For Children, Grades 2-3 | From Faithful JourneysTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Anti-Oppression, Authority, Christianity, Conscience, Democracy, History, Justice, Nonviolence, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Salvation, Universalism, WomenCurriculum page