It's Monday evening and about 15 high school students from the Boston area, most of whom identify as GLBTQ are gathering for WAGLY's weekly meeting at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Wellesley Hills. Regardless of who they feel they can or can't be at school, WAGLY is where these youth can...

It would be easier to use a blanket, but we ask more of people who enter our churches: We ask them to be quilters.

This blog was originally published via National Campus Ministry Association (NCMA) Bloggers http://ncmabloggers.com/2012/10/03/experiments-in-spiritual-community-a…; and is reprinted with Permission. –Ed. It has been a quite a first month - facebook page – 3rd Place Boone.

Self-admittedly Bigoted Man Presents as Gay, Learns Empathy After experiencing the pain of a friend's coming out as a lesbian, Timothy Kurek decided to find out for himself what it is like when a person affirms a sexual or gender identity that is considered different from the norm. As a social...

http://mobile.washingtonpost.com/c.jsp?item=http%3a%2f%2fwww.washington… Boorstein's article on the growing population of non-affiliated people of faith originally appears in the October 8 edition of the Washington Post . – Ed. Number of religion-less Americans doubles over two decades By...

Despite his childhood exposure to Unitarian Universalism, Barack Obama found his religious home elsewhere, just as too many of our young people do.

Where to learn more about President Obama’s family history with Unitarian Universalism.

This article by Bob Smietana originally appeared the October 2 issue of USA Today. –Ed.

Contribute to an Anthology of Meditations for Congregational Leaders An Anthology Edited By Kay Montgomery Skinner House Books, the imprint of the Unitarian Universalist Association, invites members of UU congregations to submit original poems, prayers, or short prose pieces for consideration for...

UUs should experience tension between our religious values and those of the secular world.

At this year’s General Assembly in Phoenix, we Unitarian Universalists voted to consider the profound issue of reproductive justice over the next three years. Chosen as our Congregational Study Action Issue, reproductive justice incorporates reproductive choice, parenting, sexual health and other...

A wealth of YA experience in every YA pocket: Skinner House Books wants your help to make YA ministry at 24/7/365 experience! -Ed. Make it Portable and Take it Everywhere There's an exciting new publication in the works for UU young adults: a pocket-sized guide offering progressive religious...

Hi Family, On September 17, Rosh Hashanah began which is the Jewish New Year. On September 25 at sundown, Yom Kippur or the Day of Atonement will begin. For Jews, this time of year is the High Holy Days, a time for serious introspection, of turning inward to consider mistakes and failings of the...

Francis Dávid didn’t say, ‘We need not think alike to love alike.’ Does it matter?

Reason needs the energy of passion in order to inspire others.

Zach Wahls was invited to address the Democratic National Convention on the issue of Marriage Equality. Read the full story on http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/zach-wahls-speech-_n_1862752.h… Post or read his remarks here: - Ed....

This story by Anna Damato has been reposted from nj.com/independentpresshttp://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2012/08/summit_youth_visit… from Summit Unitarian Church visit partner church in Transylvania By Anna Damato Six adults and six youth from the Unitarian Church in Summit traveled t...