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Process leading to 2017 UUA election did not anticipate a nominee dropping out.By Elaine McArdle | April 18, 2018 | From UU WorldTagged as: Democracy, UUA ElectionsPage/Article -
A tale of two villages, one who decided to change with the times as needed, and the other, which held on to old ways in spite of them no longer working.Story | By Renee Ruchotzke | November 29, 2017 (reviewed November 2024) | For Children, Youth, Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Change, Congregational Polity, Courage, Creativity, Democracy, Diversity, Governance, Nature, Resilience, Transformation, UU Theology, WisdomPage/Article -
“Those of us who have in our history the commonality of suffering from hate, we know that those who won the day are those who chose love in the midst of hate.”...Quote | By William J. Barber II | September 27, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Democracy, Love, Race/EthnicityWorship element
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On this hallowed day, We remember. We remember those who are no longer present with us here, but who remain forever present in our hearts and who live on in our memories. We embrace....Benediction | By Gregory Jones | September 27, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: America, Democracy, Direct Experience, Grief, History, Humanism, Leadership, SecularWorship element
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Spirit that runs through us all, help me to remember all the ways in which I am connected to others.Reflection | By Aisha Ansano | August 16, 2017 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: Activism, Agnosticism, America, Atheism, Commitment, Community, Democracy, Direct Experience, Hope, Humanism, Interdependence, Race/Ethnicity, Secular, SolidarityPage/Article -
Technology allows congregational delegates to participate and vote even if they cannot travel to New Orleans.By Michael Hart | May 15, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Delegates at GA, Democracy, General AssemblyPage/Article -
The three candidates running for UUA president met in the first of five regional candidate forums on April 1 in Bethesda, Maryland.By Staff Writer | April 4, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: DemocracyPage/Article -
Twenty lessons for citizens of an imperiled democracy, from a scholar of twentieth-century catastrophes.Feature | By Timothy Snyder | February 20, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Democracy, Human Rights, PoliticsPage/Article -
Resource helps congregations engage the 2016–2020 Study/Action Issue.By Staff Writer | February 15, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Democracy, Social Justice at GA, Social Witness ProcessPage/Article
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We will oppose any and all unjust government actions to deport, register, discriminate, or despoil.Feature | By Peter Morales, Tom Andrews | February 15, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Democracy, Human Rights, Immigration, Justice, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Politics, Reproductive JusticePage/Article -
With three candidates on ballot, UUA will use instant run-off voting for first time since 1977; regional candidate forums begin February 25.By Christopher L. Walton | February 13, 2017 | From UU WorldTagged as: Democracy, General Assembly, Governance, UUA ElectionsPage/Article -
The weekend of the Inauguration, millions took to the streets in cities all over this nation and all over the world. It was a show of resistance to the looming threat of tyranny....By Marisol Caballero | January 31, 2017 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Children's Faith Development, Democracy, Families & Faith Development, Social JusticePage/Article -
This inauguration week is an unsettling one for many Unitarian Universalists. While some view the new presidency as an occasion for hope and a fresh start, many others anticipate the immediate future with anxiety....By Gail Forsyth-Vail | January 18, 2017 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), Democracy, LeadershipPage/Article -
Unitarian Universalists have a long history of political activism and public witness on a wide variety of social justice issues. Are you or your congregation interested in becoming more politically active? Do you have questions on what is and isn’t allowed especially as it relates to your...By Rachel Collins | January 11, 2017 | From UU VoicesTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), Activism, Church & State, Congregational Action, Democracy, Politics, Social JusticePage/Article -
.I want liberty and justice for all in my country. That will ask of me—and of many of you—the discipline of discomfort.Reflection | By Jake Morrill | January 11, 2017 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), America, Challenge, Change, Democracy, Direct Experience, Humanism, Integrity, Politics, Secular, StrengthPage/Article -
May you be safe. May you be free from all harm. As the road or skies carry you toward your fellow pilgrims, may you sense the presence of those who travel with you in spirit, whose hopes and hearts are tucked into your pockets, who name your journey’s purpose as sacred. May you encounter...Blessing | By Erika Hewitt | January 10, 2017 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 6th Principle (World Community), Activism, America, Anti-Oppression, Connections, Courage, Democracy, Direct Experience, Diversity, Human Rights, Humanism, Journey, Living Our Faith, SecularWorship element -
Loving and Transforming Grace, Source of creation who some know as God -- Be with us now. We have endured the hard night of struggle for our nation’s soul for lo these many months, and find ourselves looking inward, to each other, to all fonts of wisdom, for guidance....Prayer | By Deborah Weiner | November 28, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), 6th Principle (World Community), America, Brokenness, Democracy, Despair, Secular, Unitarian Universalism, UnityWorship element
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(written for the Presidential Election, 2016) I walk in, as on pilgrimage. The altar cloths are red, white, and blue the ushers are the women who have been running these things who have been running everything since before I was born. I’m handed the ballot like a scroll because the questions seem...Poetry | By Luke Stevens-Royer | November 25, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 5th Principle (Conscience & Democracy), America, Democracy, Direct Experience, Hope, Secular, Service, Spiritual PracticeWorship element -
November 16, 2016 "Well, the only chains we can stand / Are the chains between hand and hand Keep your eyes on the prize / Hold on" —Adapted lyrics to “Gospel Plow,”* attributed to Alice Wine Holding on does not come easy to me. As a teenager who left home and bounced around, I am talented at...Reflection | By Robin Tanner | November 16, 2016 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: America, Anti-Oppression, Commitment, Democracy, Despair, Hope, Relationships, SecularPage/Article -
Welcome, you who come in need of healing, you who are confused, or have been betrayed. Welcome, with your problems and your pain. Welcome, too, your joys and your wonderings, welcome your need to hope, your longing for assurance. Instead of answers, here may you find safety for your questions.Opening | By Maureen Killoran | November 11, 2016 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Acceptance, Caring, Courage, Democracy, Despair, Disaster or Crisis, Humanism, Trauma, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element