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Rev. Dr. Michael Tino, UU Fellowship of Northern Westchester, Mount Kisco, NY John Hawkins, UUA Trustee, Metro New York District David Friedman, UUA Trustee, St....2011 | Responsive ResolutionTagged as: Beliefs & Principles, LGBTQ Issues, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Marriage EqualityPage/Article
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WHEREAS the Moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations endorsed and advocated supporting full equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, which constituted a substantive portion of her report to the Assembly, and by her social witness action of...2010 | Responsive ResolutionTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & EqualityPage/Article
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WHEREAS the first and sixth Unitarian Universalist [UU] Principles affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all, and the United Nations Charter reflects these values in its commitment to promote peace,...2009 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Due Process & Civil Liberties, Gender Justice, Global Human Rights & Justice, Global Peace & Conflict, LGBTQ Issues, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Religious & Civil LibertiesPage/Article
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The eight-year period covered by Milk explores the development of a full-fledged civil rights movement in the United States, the first to deal directly with same-sex affection, sexuality and relationships, rejecting prevailing notions that viewed homosexuality as sin or illness. The road to civil...Study Guide | By Mark Belletini | January 17, 2009 (reviewed March 2025) | For Adults | From Faith Curricula LibraryTagged as: Activism, LGBTQ IssuesPage/Article -
Because: Unitarian Universalists affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person; Whereas: The Unitarian Universalist Association [UUA], its member congregations and individual Unitarian Universalists have repeatedly affirmed their commitment to justice, equality, compassion and...2008 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: LGBTQ Issues, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Marriage Equality, Reproductive HealthPage/Article
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Sue Parilla, Jefferson Unitarian Church’s (JUC; Golden, CO) volunteer coordinator, helps people find places to connect within the church. “I ask them, ‘What’s missing in your life? What would you like to do here? You came here for a reason. What is it?’” She keeps profiles on each new...By Donald E. Skinner | March 15, 2008 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Congregational Administration, Facilities Management, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in Congregations, Support and Caring in CongregationsPage/Article
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Tandi Rogers Koerger, program specialist for the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA's) Pacific Northwest District, developed a list of "Thirteen Steps to Start Your Church Year Strong." Here are a few of them....By Donald E. Skinner | December 15, 2007 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Facilities Management, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article
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Carolyn Burleigh is always looking for ways to get First Unitarian Church of Portland's various ministries into newspapers or onto radio and television. As director of communications and public witness for the Oregon church (1,095), it's part of her job to gain visibility for the congregation....By Donald E. Skinner | December 15, 2007 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Communication, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article
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A photographic history of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.By Christopher L. Walton | September 16, 2007 | From IdeasTagged as: Faith Development, Marriage, Marriage EqualityPage/Article
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WHEREAS our Unitarian Universalist Principles call us to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person and to promote justice, equity and compassion in human relations; WHEREAS Largo....2007 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Economic Justice, Gender Justice, LGBTQ Welcome & EqualityPage/Article
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WHEREAS our Unitarian Universalist Principles call us to affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person and to promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; WHEREAS under a federal law, commonly referred to as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT), the U.S, military discharges gay,...2007 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & EqualityPage/Article
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WHEREAS the first Unitarian Universalist principle "to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person," and the sixth principle, "the goal of world community with peace, liberty and justice for all," correspond with the purpose of the United Nations Charter "to promote peace,...2007 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Gender Justice, Reproductive HealthPage/Article
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Whereas...2007 | Responsive ResolutionTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & EqualityPage/Article
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Does any congregation ever have enough volunteers? Most of us struggle with that. It can be one of the most frustrating parts of being a lay leader. But there are ways to make finding and keeping volunteers less of a problem. Start by asking them the right way: face-to-face....By Donald E. Skinner | June 15, 2005 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article
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WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association has made strong public announcements that “Civil Marriage is a Civil Right” ; WHEREAS several prominent national political leaders have proposed an amendment to the United States Constitution that would deny the rights and privileges of civil...2004 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Marriage EqualityPage/Article
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Same-sex marriage comes to Massachusetts as deeper and broader trends make the rest of the country more tolerant, too.Feature | By Neil Miller | April 30, 2004 | From UU WorldTagged as: Family, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Marriage, Marriage Equality, UU HistoryPage/Article -
When four Kansas City-area Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations were invited in the summer of 2002 to be part of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA’s) proposed media test to begin the following January, they jumped at the opportunity. They saw the campaign’s proposed radio and...By Donald E. Skinner | April 15, 2004 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Membership Growth & OutreachPage/Article
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Being welcoming to visitors is the easy part. When someone visits your congregation it’s not a stretch of the imagination to greet them warmly at the door, give them a packet of information, talk with them at coffee hour, and invite them back again. But if they do come back again—and again, then...By Donald E. Skinner | April 15, 2004 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article
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There was a time when visitors to Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden, Colorado, were afraid to take a red visitor’s cup, says Pat Emery, the church’s volunteer coordinator. “I think it was about ten years ago when one of us overheard one visitor tell another, ‘Don’t take the red cup,...By Donald E. Skinner | October 15, 2003 | From InterConnectionsTagged as: Governance for Congregations, Leadership Development, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Membership Growth & Outreach, Membership in CongregationsPage/Article
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WHEREAS our Unitarian Universalist Principles call upon us to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and to seek justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and WHEREAS in the past four decades the Unitarian Universalist Association and its member congregations...2003 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Gender Justice, Global Human Rights & JusticePage/Article