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  1. applewuud

    New Unity in London: More UU congregations should have a site like this

    I just came across a Facebook posting by the minister of a Unitarian/Unity church in London offering consulting to other Unitarian congregations in Britain. It's called New Unity; here's a quote from the first page of the site: "What began as a space for nonconformist belief has blossomed into...
  2. applewuud

    Did the UUA push humanists out?

    I'm reading a book by Michael Werner, "Regaining Balance", published by Religious Humanists press. In it, he makes the case that "Humanism was deliberately and purposely pushed out of the Unitarian-Universalist Association", and that its traditional focus on reason in religion has been replaced...
  3. applewuud

    "Problem and Promise of Universal Love" video

    If you're interested in delving into the history and possibilities of Universalism, there's a YouTube video you should check out: Problem and Promise of Infinite Love - YouTube This is an hour-long presentation by Rev. Dr. Terasa Cooley, it was the 2014 John Murray Distinguished Lecture at...
  4. applewuud

    General Assembly in Providence

    I'm ending a 2-day visit to GA by attending the Service of the Living Tradition, one of the most moving evenings. It should be live streaming NOW on uua.org. Check it out.
  5. applewuud

    UUs at Easter: Are We Christian, too?

    Well, we're coming up on Easter. Most UUs I know see Easter in an allegorical light, with earth-centered UUs seeing it in light of returning spring, Jewish UUs seeing it as a time of cleaning up our act and rededicating ourselves, and UU Christians as a commemoration of an inner spiritual...
  6. applewuud

    What do you think of the new UUA logo?

    In the latest UU World, they unveiled a new logo for the UUA: Announcement: The UUA Brand Story - UUA (sorry, there doesn't seem to be a URL of just the logo) What do you think? I'm glad to see the "U" in there...
  7. applewuud

    What's the criterion for "an active" member of the congregation?

    Our church had a little debate last Sunday at the congregational meeting. Like most UU churches, people come and go over time, and that's OK with us...except there are some legal and financial issues to deal with. [For those non-UUs looking in on this DIR: Unitarian-Universalist churches...
  8. applewuud

    Diversity of political opinions in a UU church

    There are several threads in this forum discussing about the lack of political diversity in many UU churches, that conservatives can be made to feel like heretics. Now that the election is over, we have a chance to take a deep breath and contemplate all the energy that was expended, largely...
  9. applewuud

    Rev. Martin Lavanhar's sermon about Mormonism

    All Souls UU Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma has a good, active YouTube channel. Last Sunday's sermon by their minister was about Mormonism, and I think it's a good description of the similarities and differences between our religions, and an overview of basic Mormon history. Worth a look...
  10. applewuud

    Hurricane Sandy and the election

    If you didn't watch Mitt Romney's acceptance speech at the Republican Convention, you missed his use of sea level rise and global warming as a laugh line for his fellow Republicans: VgSIw3OBOx0 Romney Knocks Obama On Rising Oceans - YouTube "President Obama promised to begin to slow the...
  11. applewuud

    Water Communion

    After a summer "off" (no services after mid-June), our church restarted services for the fall with a Water Communion service. People brought samples of water from somewhere meaningful over the summer and said where it was from while pouring it into a common bowl in front of the altar. It...
  12. applewuud

    UUs protesting in Arizona

    It was a problem for Unitarian-Universalists when Arizona passed repressive anti-immigrant laws a few months after the UUA had booked Phoenix as the site of our 2012 General Assembly. GA 2010 debated whether the GA should be moved or withdrawn, but it was decided to make it a "justice GA" where...
  13. applewuud

    General Assembly is on NOW!

    The Unitarian Universalist Association's General Assembly is going on now (June 22-24) in Phoenix, Arizona. Streaming video of services, debates, and speeches is available on uua.org. I strongly recommend the "Service of the Living Tradition", TONIGHT. This is a service about ministry...
  14. applewuud

    Is your partner a UU, too?

    This is a discussion for Unitarian-Universalists who are actively involved in a church or fellowship (e.g., going to Sunday services 2 or more times a month, on a committee, volunteering as a teacher etc.) but whose spouses or partners or significant others are not, either because they're part...
  15. applewuud

    Is "Occupy Wall Street" using UUA GA techniques?

    The democratic methods the protesters are using in New York to come to consensus on various issues sound like tweaked versions of what UUs do at General Assembly every year...in fact, they're calling some meetings "General Assembly"! At GA debates, there are three microphones: Pro, Con...
  16. applewuud

    "Spiritual Warfare" on tolerance?

    Fresh Air on NPR yesterday had an interview with Rachel Tabachnick, who researches the "New Apostolic Reformation" movement. The NAR is a far-right evangelical group that believes in "dominionism": that fundamentalist Christians should take over all institutions of society and government (the...
  17. applewuud

    What happened at General Assembly?

    I missed going to GA this year...had to work. I really like being part of a "megachurch" once a year, for the services, the workshops, and the rare chance to hear reasonable debate about important issues not screened by the corporate media. So, how was it? We can get the info off the UUA...
  18. applewuud

    UUs WILL meet in Phoenix in 2 years

    There's been a major controversy among UUs since the Arizona legislature passed its law forcing all law enforcement officers to act as immigration agents, because the UU General Assembly for June 2012 was planned to be in Phoenix and most UUs feel it's a repressive, racist law. The Board...
  19. applewuud

    GA study-action issue: immigration reform

    News flash-- This morning (6/26/2010) the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association voted for "Immigration as a Moral Issue" as this year's Congregational Study Action Issue (CSAI), over "National Economic Reform". I was a little surprised, because I think a good case can be...
  20. applewuud

    Does your UU building inspire or frustrate you?

    A question for UUs-- In New England, many of the Unitarian/Universalist congregations or fellowships or societies are located in church buildings hundreds of years old. Some are huge stone historical monuments, like King's Chapel and Arlington Street Church in Boston, or colonial clapboard...
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