Month: January 2024
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Jan. 21,2024 – Plus ça change: David Reich revisits his 2010 satire, “The Antiracism Trainings”
Read more: Jan. 21,2024 – Plus ça change: David Reich revisits his 2010 satire, “The Antiracism Trainings”David Reich has written a funny, incisive novel about race, religion, and office politics. He’s fearlessly unpious, observant, and witty, but he’s also fair to his flawed and often enjoyably irksome characters. His gift for finding nuanced humanity in their semi-good intentions gives warmth and life to this quietly ambitious satire. -Carlo Rotella, author of…
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Jan. 20, 2024-Finding Our Way: Where Our Liberal Religion Must Go From Here
Read more: Jan. 20, 2024-Finding Our Way: Where Our Liberal Religion Must Go From HereIn this evocative service Rev. Dr. Todd Eklof helps us find our way. Somehow, over the past few decades, Unitarians and Universalists have lost our way, often demonstrating the very opposite of our purposes and principles. Now, whatever we are about must include regaining our place as am influential liberal religious voice in the world.…
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Rev. Kate Rhode tells her story for the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR)
Read more: Rev. Kate Rhode tells her story for the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR)The Unitarian Universalist Church was once my home. Now, after the church stripped me of my ministerial credentials and defamed me for expressing what it now deems heretical views, I am suing. Read the full article here: https://news.fairforall.org/p/the-ideological-takeover-of-the-church Recent Posts Archives
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A Remembrance of Rev. Dr. Finley C. Campbell By Dick Burkhart, PhD
Read more: A Remembrance of Rev. Dr. Finley C. Campbell By Dick Burkhart, PhDMany in the Unitarian community will have heard of and been inspired by the tireless fight for racial harmony led by the Rev. Finley Campbell. In this tribute (reprinted here from the January 2024 Liberal Beacon, Unitarian activist Dick Burkhart shares his memories of the late Dr. Finley Campbell. I was at a plenary session of…
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Losing My Religion, Judy Robbins, PsyD
Read more: Losing My Religion, Judy Robbins, PsyDAlthough we focus on the imperiled Principles as the dominant outward sign, the entire religion of Unitarian Universalism is being reconstructed to the point where I do not recognize it. I am losing my religion. In the midst of heartbreak, I’ve been prompted to ponder the connection between religion and spirituality. For me there is a big…
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The Joys and Sorrows Circle
Read more: The Joys and Sorrows CircleJoys and Sorrows CIRCLE – 4th Sunday, Monthly / 4:00 – 5:00 pm Pacific (New, Starts May 24th) A reflective space to share joys, sorrows, and life’s moments—or simply listen with care. Participants are invited to share a joy, concern, gratitude, or sorrow in a spirit of compassion and respect. Join whenever you feel the…
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NAUA Launches ‘Circles’
Read more: NAUA Launches ‘Circles’Introducing a Fresh Approach to Interact with Fellow NAUA Members Commencing in February, we are excited to introduce a novel method for NAUA members to connect and foster camaraderie through Zoom. Initially, we will launch two Conversational CIRCLES scheduled for the first and third Tuesdays at 6 pm CST, as well as the first and…