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Michael Brown – killed by the police years before he or his aggressor were born. TO BEAR WITNESS – AGAIN This blog has published extensively on the inequitable treatment of racial and other minorities in American society. The recent police killing of 18-year old Michael Brown in Ferguson,...By Ted Resnikoff | August 22, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Justice, News, Racial Justice, Remembrance Day, Rights, Secular, Truth, Unitarian UniversalismPage/Article -
The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), issued this statement following the continued violence in Ferguson, MO: Church of the Larger Fellowship, offers The Huffington Post. This statement is available on UUA.org.By Ted Resnikoff | August 20, 2014 | From Issues and TrendsTagged as: Activism, Anti-Oppression, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, Justice, Leadership, News, Purpose, Rights, Secular, Truth, Unitarian Universalism, UUA HeadquartersPage/Article -
Explore concrete ways to respond to Alexander’s call for the spiritual work of building a movement to dismantle a system that has tainted us politically, legally, economically, culturally, and, above all morally.Study Guide | August 4, 2014 (reviewed March 2025) | For Adults | From Common ReadTagged as: Adult Faith Development, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Criminal Justice, Due Process & Civil Liberties, Faith Development, Racial JusticePage/Article -
BECAUSE our Unitarian Universalist principles, faith and values call us to witness and advocate for human worth and dignity, justice, equity, compassion and the goal of world community; and BECAUSE the 2013 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association adopted a Statement of Conscien...2014 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Criminal Justice, Global Human Rights & Justice, Immigration, Racial JusticePage/Article
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I am not anxious to be the loudest voice or the most popular. But I would like to think that at a crucial moment, I was an effective voice of the voiceless, an effective hope of the hopeless. —Whitney Young by Kathleen Carpenter During the summer, I was one of the almost one thousand people who...October 1, 2013 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Social JusticePage/Article -
A new interfaith, multifaith spirituality is struggling to be born.By Peter Morales | September 15, 2013 | From UU WorldTagged as: Multiculturalism, Religious Pluralism, UU TheologyPage/Article -
BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists believe in the inherent worth and dignity of every human person, and in the use of the democratic process in society at large, and because approval of the 2011 AIW opposing Citizens United paved the way for the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) to take the...2013 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Corporate Responsibility, Election ReformPage/Article
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A belief in “the inherent worth and dignity of every person” is core to Unitarian Universalism: every person, no exceptions. As religious people, our Principles call us to acknowledge the immigrant experience and to affirm and promote the flourishing of the human family. Our Sources “challenge...2013 | Statement of ConscienceTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Economic Justice, Global Human Rights & Justice, Immigration, Racial Justice, Reproductive HealthPage/Article
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Condemn the Racist Mistreatment of Young People of Color by Police: 2013 Action of Immediate WitnessWHEREAS, programs such as the “War on Drugs” and practices such as “Stop and Frisk” are actively used by police to harass and oppress communities of color; WHEREAS, Michelle Alexander, at the 2012 UUA General Assembly said, “We use our criminal justice system to label people of color...2013 | Action of Immediate WitnessTagged as: Children & Youth Reproductive Justice, Criminal Justice, Due Process & Civil Liberties, Racial Justice, Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministries, Religious & Civil LibertiesPage/Article
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Utility | May 7, 2013 | From Building BridgesTagged as: Criminal Justice, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Passover (Pesach), Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page -
Utility | May 7, 2013 | From Building BridgesTagged as: Earth, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Interdependence, Professional Development for Religious Educators, Religious & Civil LibertiesCurriculum page
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Utility | May 7, 2013 | From Building BridgesTagged as: Beauty, Buddhism, Compassion, High School-Aged Youth Faith Development, Peace, Religious & Civil LibertiesCurriculum page
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By our silence, by our willingness to compromise principle… by our readiness to allow arms to be purchased at will and fired at whim, by allowing our movie and television screens to teach our children that the hero is one who masters the art of shooting and the technique of killing, by allowing...Utility | April 5, 2013Tagged as: Religious & Civil LibertiesPage/Article -
Affirming justice, equity and compassion in human relations, Unitarian Universalists oppose discrimination based on ability, gender, race, sexual orientation, and other identities, and believe equal access to and participation in the democratic process to be an essential civil right of all U.S.Utility | December 26, 2012Tagged as: Freedom, Religious & Civil LibertiesPage/Article -
General Assembly 2012 Event 315 Program Description Speakers: Kindra Muntz, Randy Parraz, Kara Smith, Jennifer Jewell Thomas Much is at stake in upcoming elections. Regressive policies and corporate control oppress people on the margins and disenfranchise the vulnerable. Hear from frontline...Utility | November 1, 2012 | From GA PresentationsTagged as: Religious & Civil LibertiesPage/Article
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Excerpted, with permission, from an article by Greg Damhorst posted February 15, 2011 on the Faith Line Protestants website. Read the full article online: "Feeding the Hungry: an Example that Compels us Toward Interfaith Work."Just over a year ago I was on a train home to visit my parents in the...Story | December 6, 2011 | For High School | From Building BridgesTagged as: Connections, Religion, Religious PluralismCurriculum page
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Every religion has factions that disagree about "doctrine"—that is, the official beliefs of that religion. Even ours. Even though Unitarian Universalism is a free religion without a set doctrine or creed, there are plenty of ways to disagree about what it means to be a UU. One such disagreement...Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Belief, Brokenness, Caring, Community, History, Inclusion, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Unitarian Universalism, UnitarianismCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Identity, Leadership, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Service, Unitarian Universalism, Youth/TeensCurriculum page
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The Tenderloin district of San Francisco can be intimidating because of its high concentration of homeless people, poverty, prostitution, and drug and alcohol abuse. Tourists are cautioned to avoid the area. But where some people saw danger, two women from different faiths saw an opportunity for...Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Compassion, Creativity, Justice, Poverty, Presence, Privilege, Prophetic Words & Deeds, Relationships, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Respect, Youth/TeensCurriculum page -
Utility | October 27, 2011 | From A Chorus of FaithsTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Compassion, Poverty, Religion, Religious Pluralism, Service, Youth/TeensCurriculum page