General Assembly 2001 Event 5014 Sponsor: Friends of Religious Humanism Speakers: Rev. Roger Brewin and Rev. Stefan Jonasson This morning, in a basement meeting room of the Cleveland Convention Center, Clarence Darrow returned to life—or maybe his audience stepped back in time. Mr. Darrow, just...

General Assembly 2001 Event 3101 Speakers: Kathy Kelly, Rev. Dennis Davidson The 2001 Adin Ballou Peace Award will be presented to Kathy Kelly and her organization Voices in the Wilderness. Kathy and her colleagues have led many faith-based delegations to Iraq....

General Assembly 2001 Event 2055 Sponsor: Unitarian Universalists for Alternatives to Death Penalty Speakers: Lois Robison, Ken Robison Tim Stanton, Executive Director of Unitarian Universalists Against the Death Penalty (UUADP) opened the workshop with a note that this was that organization's fi...

General Assembly 2001 Event 5041 Sponsor: Ministerial Conference in Berry Street Speakers: Rev. John Buehrens and Rev. David Hubner It's Easier to Throw a Brick Than Build a House: Conducting Public Ministries "Public ministry is how ministers, educators and laity relate to the public role of...

General Assembly 2000 Event 460 "Responding to Hate: Voices of Hope and Tolerance," Presented by Morris Dees, Head of the Southern Poverty Law Foundation Rev. John Buehrens, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), introduced Sunday's Ware Lecture as "among the most beloved" of...

General Assembly 2000 Event 440 Presenters: Barry and Holly Tashian Barry's pick dug into the strings and he and Holly lit into a tight, close harmony version of "Will You Travel Down This Road With Me?" The Tashians are two of the talented professionals who are members of the Nashville Church.

General Assembly 2000 Event 231 Presenters: Rev. Anne Hines, Rev. John Marsh Jean Rabenold, President of Unitarian Universalists Against the Death Penalty, moderated a panel presenting reflections on why we, as religious liberals, are called to work toward abolition of capital punishment. In...

General Assembly 2000 Event 265 Presenter: Rev. Gordon D. Gibson A standing-room-only audience of more than ninety people listened with rapt attention Saturday night as Rev. Gordon Gibson, minister of the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship of Elkhart, IN, presented partial results of his...

General Assembly 2000 Event 270 Presenter: Rev. Elias Farajaje-Jones Sophia Lyon Fahs revolutionized how we teach religious education when she suggested that children learn about religion through their interaction with the world. Rev....

General Assembly 2000 Event 452 Presenters: Liz Jones, Director of Religious Education, First Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church of San Diego; Rev. Tom Owen-Towle, Minister, First UU Church of San Diego Unitarian Universalists may enjoy a good debate amongst themselves, but when it comes to...

General Assembly 2000 Event 403 The 55th annual Service of the Living Tradition opened to a packed auditorium of more than 4,000 people in the Nashville Convention Center with a call to worship given by Rev. Diane Miller, director of the Department of Ministry. The music of J.S. Bach and Arthur...

General Assembly 2000 Event 302 Presenter: Rev....

General Assembly 2000 Event 243 Moderator: Rev. Susan Sochocki Brown; Panelists: Dr. James Cone, Rev. Dr. John Buehrens, Rev. Jose Ballester, Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker Dr. James Cone is still angry—angry that America is no closer to King's dream of a just society, angry at the appalling silence of...

General Assembly 2000 Event 550 The chalice was lit by Rev. Lilia Cuervo of San Jose, CA. The fifth plenary was called to order at 2:00 p.m. Empty Shelves Report Moderator Denny Davidoff began the plenary by calling on Catherine Prentis, coordinator of the Empty Shelves program, to report on its...

General Assembly 2000 Event 513 A forum to present the candidates for Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President to those gathered in Nashville, TN for the UUA General Assembly occurred on Monday, June 26, in packed room at the Nashville Convention Center....

General Assembly 2000 Event 532 Presenters: Rev. Wayne Arnason, Secretary of the Unitarian Universalist Association; Patsy Sherrill, Diane Olson Rev....

General Assembly 2000 Event 276 Presenter: Rev. Forrest Church Rev. Forrest Church presented a rich tapestry of stories festooned with too many gems to quote in this report. Fortunately, many of them are in his books: Life Lines and Lifecraft available through Beacon Press....

General Assembly 2000 Event 239 Moderator: Phaedra Oorbeck; Panelists: Kendyl Gibbons, Stefan Jonasson, Patrick Price, Joan Van Becelaere The program opened with hilarious skits of pagan and humanist liturgy that included participation from the audience of several hundred. Listen to this...

General Assembly 2000 Event 263 Minister: Rev. Dr. Kristen Harper; Readers: Rev. Whitney Herriage, Rev. Abhi Janamanchi and Rev. Dr. Justin Osterman "I see ministry as the act of bridging intellect with heart, experience with knowledge, sound with silence, destruction with pain, pain with joy,...

General Assembly 2000 Event 520 Presenters: Rev. Ralph Mero, Director of Church Staff Finances; Dr. Wayne B. Clark, Director of Congregational Fundraising Services; Jerry Gabert, Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) Treasurer Member confidence and productive fundraising depend on effective...