"They're going to allow people to discriminate." The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced that it is considering changing its longstanding policy against allowing people who identify as LGBTQ to become scouts. A http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/28/boy-scouts-of-america-gay-memb… on...

IFYCYouth and adults who work with youth should check out A Chorus of Faiths, a free, online curriculum offered by the UUA that explores how UU youth can do interfaith work and how that work is part of our faith experience....

…;, originally published by The Southern Poverty Law Center using statistics compiled by thehttp://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/december/annual-hate-crimes-report…; Federal Bureau of Investigation, hate crimes against perceived Muslims increased 50% in 2010, and have not statistically dropped.

When I attended Justice General Assembly in June 2012 in Phoenix, AZ, one of the most impressive things was the depth of relationship between the local Unitarian Universalist groups planning Justice GA and the Phoenix-area partner groups, whose roots run deep in the immigrant rights and...

This weekend, I invite you to try this out for yourself. It is always best to contact the community before going to make sure it would be alright if you could come on that particular day....

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The only way we can make it so is by making it so. Invite your friends to join us. Talk with those you don't know about our movement, and ask them to share their own visions and works of justice to see how we can help. Today, ask others to Stand on the Side of Love with you....

Join the Facebook chat today at 4Pm EST/1pm PST with SSL Campaign Manager Jennifer Toth. She wants to hear your ideas, hopes and wildest dreams for the campaign! If you can't make the chat, send your ideas to love@uua.org!...

Today the 30 Days of Love honors the work of the farmworker movement. In honor of their legacy and solidarity with it's current iteration, we'd like to let you know about an opportunity to do your alternative spring break with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The invitation below comes from Rev.

Daily Action: Make a commitment to online courageous love map. Action for Families: Help your child think of someone you know who works to make the world a better place. Make a thank-you card and mail it together. Resources: - certificate template (PDF) -...

2Huffington Post, notes that 40 years after Roe v Wade, "... abortion rights the U.S. Supreme Court decision seemed to guarantee" are still under legislative attack.(4Reproducti… justice is the Unitarian Universalist Association's Congregational Study Issue (CSAI) for 2012-2016. Within the...

Growing up in North Carolina, the need for Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., never seemed real. In the idyllic bubble that was Davidson, outside of Charlotte, the need for civil rights work and push for equality was distant. But as I aged the veils of unreality that clouded my view gradually stripped...

4From the 30 Days of Love Campaign of Standing on the Side of Love: Daily Action: In honor of Inauguration Day tomorrow, ask your federal lawmakers to commit to civil and respectful discourse in the new legislative session. No Name-Calling Week, an annual week of educational activities aimed at...

Standing on the Side of Love dedicates its 30 Days of Love campaign to "A Spiritual Journey for Social Justice." Spiritual journey and Social Justice are hallmarks of Unitarian Universalist faith and tradition, and this is an opportunity for us to focus our collective energy and attention on...

In response to Katherine Ozment's article "Losing Our Religion", KJ Dell'Antonia presents an argument for what is gained by not fostering connection with religious community: parents having the opportunity to support their children's freedom to define their religious identity....

This brief excerpt from Katherine Ozment's article, "Losing Our Religion" in the Janu… 2013 edition of Boston Magazine lifts up the value of the Unitarian Universalist youth ministry at First Parish in Arlington, MA. http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/2012/12/losing-our-religion-non-… the...

Faithei…: How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious– that making the world a more tolerant place is a s simple as keeping faith that by engaging on humanist values with people different from oneself they'll engage back. Fathiest at times feels like a companion book or sequel to Eboo...

Bridging Handbook for Congregations. Want to know more about how to work with youth in your congregation? Visit the Advising page at www.uua.org/youth/advisors.Novemb… 14, 2012 edition of the One & One Newsletter, published weekly by the UUA Ministries and Faith Development Staff group.

Nielsenshoppingattending church. Increasingly, our online time is spent in spaces where we decide what happens- the so called "web 2.0." On social media platforms like FacebookPinterestsnarkyChoirSeven Principles of Unitarian Universalism. I hope you enjoy witnessing my Choir, and bringing joy to...

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