The following submission is printed without edits. Rev. KC Slack has shared the view of a nonbinary individual reacting to an article in the latest edition of UU World. We will not link directly to it, so that it does not gain standing on search engines or social media. It is on Page 30 of […]
A report from Sheryl Abrahams of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Brussels, Belgium We Unitarian Universalists take pride in our faith’s legacy of acceptance and freedom of conscience. This year, we celebrate the 450th anniversary of one of the world’s first declarations of religious tolerance, and the first official recognition of Unitarianism as a faith. […]
Joan D. Spengler, who belongs to the Dorothea Dix Unitarian Universalist Community, wanted to share her story of coming home to a place she had become afraid she would never find. We share her story, an abridged version of a sermon she shared in that congregation, because we think it is important to remember that […]
Alex (last name withheld by request) contacted us asking to share this post, believing that it matters that we talk about not only where we come from but how we found our way to where we are. It matters, because there are people like Alex all over, who need a community like their local Unitarian […]
This week, we offer another personal story, this time from Peggy Richards. This is based on a note she posted to Facebook back in 2009, which she shared with our community. She was gracious enough to allow us to publish it here to share with you. There is a haven in our midst. It is […]
For the past four years, along with my erstwhile co-teacher Meara Christopher and for two of those years, our Youth Programs Coordinator Libby McDonald, I have taught the Coming of Age class. This is a school semester-long course designed to serve like Confirmation in the Catholic Church, or a Bat/Bar Mitzvah in the Jewish faith. Each year […]
This post comes courtesy of Adrian over at the UUXMNR blog. We shared it everywhere else, and are now reposting the text, with permission. Thanks to Adrian, and please comment on the original post if you would like to engage with its author. I’m tired of people claiming that Unitarian Universalists don’t believe anything, or […]
Wearing a t-shirt or drinking from a mug with a flaming chalice on it is a very low-pressure way to invite questions and conversation about liberal religion.
