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  • John Haynes Holmes was born into a Unitarian family soon after the Civil War. He grew up just outside of Boston, and his father would take him to Unitarian churches in Boston every Sunday so that he would hear the best preaching the city had to offer. Holmes idolized his grandfather, John Haynes,...
    Story | By Paul Sprecher | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: History, Nonviolence, Unitarianism, War
    Worship element
  • "You want to do what?" her friend said. "But you can’t, you can’t, what difference could you make. It’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard!" "But if someone doesn’t do something, how many more people will be killed, maimed or starve to death because of the war?" Emily answered. "But two...
    Story | By Denise Tracy | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), History, Peace, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Unitarianism, War
    Worship element
  • Overview: Organize a discussion and develop a relationship with the local or regional School of the Americas Watch (SOA) organization dedicated to addressing the military school in Geogia run by the US Army and held responsible for violent, repressive and corrupt leadership training of Latin...
    Complete Service | By Joseph Lyons | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: International, Justice, Nonviolence, Peace, Violence, War
    Worship element
  • It has been a not-so-quiet week in Lake Wobegon! On Monday, I found that, apparently over a long period of time, a large sum of money was taken from me. What I thought I had safely saved toward some of my future dreams was gone! Have any of you ever been robbed? Do you remember how it felt to be...
    Sermon | By Randolph Becker | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Peace, Sacrifice, War
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  • In prayer, we call to mind the peacemakers.
    Meditation | By Eric Cherry | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Compassion, Courage, Despair, Disaster or Crisis, Faith, Fear, Healing, History, International, Nonviolence, Peace, War
    Worship element
  • A child I know, when asked this week whether she would answer the call of her elementary school principal to wear red, white and blue clothes on Thursday, was in a quandary. She put down the crayon with which she was painstakingly trying to squeeze the words Peace is Possible onto the white bars...
    Sermon | By Victoria Safford | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Brokenness, Democracy, Nonviolence, Terrorism, War
    Worship element
  • Father God, Mother God, God of many names and of none, we invite your presence; be with us this morning. Be with us as we honor our veterans of wartime; teach us how to care for those who have borne arms in our names. Be with us as we honor our veterans of peacetime; teach us to care for all who...
    Meditation | By Wren Bellavance-Grace | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Peace, Service, War
    Worship element
  • "If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is 'Thank You,' it will be enough" — Meister Eckhart Today we have set aside time to publicly say thank you to our siblings who have served in the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Navy and Marines; to say 'Thank You' to all who served, whatev...
    Meditation | By Wren Bellavance-Grace | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWeb
    Tagged as: Democracy, Healing, Service, Veterans Day, War
    Worship element
  • Visiting Auschwitz, the imagination can only handle so much.
    By Sonja L. Cohen | March 30, 2014 | From Spirit
    Tagged as: Human Rights, Personal Inspiration, Personal Stories, UU Identity, War
    Page/Article
  • Jack Mendelsohn made social justice essential to Unitarian Universalist identity.
    By John Gibbons | October 21, 2012 | From Life
    Tagged as: History, Justice, Racial Justice, War
    Page/Article
  • In 1939, Waitstill and Martha Sharp left behind the safety of their home in Wellesley, Massachusetts and flew to war-torn Europe....
    By Eric Cherry | May 22, 2012 | From Global Unitarian Universalism
    Tagged as: Beliefs & Principles, General Assembly, War
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  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 5, Conscientious Objection and the Draft Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Write on newsprint, and post: If you are or were a young person subject to Selective Service laws, have you considered or would you consider fili...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Conscience, History, Justice, War
    Curriculum page
  • Activity time: 30 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, The Church and the Draft Resisters - Full Text Preparation for Activity Provide Handout 1 in advance to a person who has agreed to read it aloud to the group. Arrange for the presenter to deliver the sermon from a lectern or pulpit,...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Conscience, Dissent, History, Integrity, Justice, Politics, War
    Curriculum page
  • Activity time: 25 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 2, UUA Resolutions on the Draft Handout 3, Social Witness and the UUA Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Read the current UUA guidelines for social witness. Find information, including graphs and outlines of the complete...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Conscience, Dissent, History, Justice, Politics, War
    Curriculum page
  • 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 Transformation
    Tagged as: Conscience, Dissent, History, Integrity, Justice, Politics, War
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  • Activity time: 10 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 Optional: Cloth for worship/centering table...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Dissent, History, Justice, War
    Curriculum page
  • Utility | December 10, 2011 | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Conscience, History, Leadership, Politics, War
    Curriculum page
  • Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 1, Just War Theory Handout 2, Pacifism Handout 3, Peacemaking Newsprint, markers, and tape Preparation for Activity Choose a conflict in the world about which people in your congregation are currently concerned. Briefly familiarize yourself...
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Conflict, Peace, War
    Curriculum page
  • Activity time: 15 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 4, Taft and Holmes Preparation for Activity Copy Handout 4 for all participants. Assign roles for the debate. Co-facilitators may want to play Taft and Holmes, or especially enthusiastic group members may be invited to take on this challenge.
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: History, Nonviolence, Peace, War
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  • Activity time: 20 minutes Materials for Activity Handout 3, Peacemaking Leader Resource 3, Beyond Just War and Pacifism Preparation for Activity Read Leader Resource 3 and discuss with your co-facilitator questions and responses you might have about Rasor's ideas or peacemaking....
    Activity | December 10, 2011 | For Adults | From Resistance and Transformation
    Tagged as: Diversity, Nonviolence, Peace, War
    Curriculum page