RT @sanjeevkverma: The proposed changes in IAS deputation is arbitrary.promotes unitarian and demotes federal spirit. It will instil fear and uncertainty amongst the bureaucracy. Yet another avoidable blow to #cooperativefederalism rightly explained by the editorials.






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Ink & Dagger- Live Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church April 1998 (1/2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjLC1rqUL_8

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We all have an image of ourselves in our heads. We also know that there are people in the world who do not see us the way we see ourselves; they have seen or heard or otherwise experienced something that has them thinking we're not as good as we seek to be. And they are right. From their limited perspective, you were not....

https://iamuu.net/meditations/to-be-good-do-good/


We all have an image of ourselves in our heads. We also know that there are people in the world who do not see us the way we see ourselves; they have seen or heard or otherwise experienced somethin…

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Unitarian loli

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Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on January 23, 2022. What does it mean to be a prophetic religion? The prophetic is often thought of as having to do with predicting the future, and it can involve projecting what current circumstance might mean for the future, as well as offering a vision of a more just and peaceful future. Might the prophetic also involve speaking truths in the here and now, embracing our struggles and our broken hearts even as we strive for creating that better world?

Who are the “teammates” in your life? And what does it mean to be optimistic in 2022? We close out the Ted Lasso series by looking closer at some of the wisdom shared in the Ted Lasso show to see what we might find helpful ... read more.

What the hell is a Unitarian Jew? We Jews listen to Christians talk about what Jesus said and did and then turn around and do the opposite… https://twitter.com/johnpavlovitz/status/1484983291983896577

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"God" is not a name. The New King James Bible uses the word "gods" hundreds of times to refer (disdainfully) to deities of other cultures.

The world has worshiped thousands, possibly millions, of gods throughout history. The methods of worship and the stories told about them helped define cultures for tens of thousands of years.

Each of these gods represented the hopes and/or fears of a community. Learning about them teaches us much about humanity.

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"Being UU is a choice to be part of something and letting that something help you be a better member of the various communities you move through. Unitarian Universalism is about trying to be your best self, knowing that you will occasionally fail, and trying again. It is about building and rebuilding relationships; we have to adjust and grow as we learn."

~ @Thomas Earthman

https://iamuu.net/being-uu/covenant-is-a-relationship/



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Guest Minister Rev. Lee Legault's sermon delivered on January 16, 2022. Lee Legault weathered the winter and summer 2021 COVID surges as a chaplain resident at Ascension Seton Medical Center of Austin, feeling privileged to walk beside patients and their families in the pandemic. She brings a grab bag of thoughts/advice/admonishments/assurances based on her time working with COVID patients and their families. As the Omicron variant rages, let's learn and grow together to the benefit of the interconnected web of existence of which we are all apart. Lamenting together, we may take heart that we are never truly alone.

An interfaith group of clergy leaders, responding to protests and demonstrations and the arrest of these activists, released a public statement to the local press:

“We are now confronted by a series of demonstrations by some of our Black citizens, directed and led in part by outsiders. We recognize the natural impatience of people who feel that their hopes are slow in being realized. But we are convinced that these demonstrations are unwise and untimely.”

Now, I must confess that I have altered the above ever so slightly, substituting the word “Black” for the original, “Negro”. With that one change, the condemnation of Martin Luther King Jr., which inspired his “Letter From a Birmingham Jail“, sounds almost exactly like the condemnation we hear today against #BlackLivesMatter:


Today will present many, many chances to read the words of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. There are already oh-so-many opportunities for the curious to study his work. There are many, many sch…

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Recorded live at Arlington Street Church, Sunday, December 26, 2021.

Recorded live at Arlington Street Church, Sunday, December 19, 2021.

In this special all-online service, Live Oak members share their experiences of the pandemic and their hope for what lies ahead.

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RT @LarryLaddUU: On MLK Jr's birthday, here is his Ware Lecture in 1966, which he begins by describing his own connections to Unitarian Universalism and appreciation for Unitarian Universalist participation in the civil rights movement. http://www.uua.org/ga/past/1966/ware

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"History is not History"
Sunday, January 16, 10:50 am, Worship Service Livestream

On this Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend when we could focus on the history of the Civil Rights Movement, let's focus on the present realities. From the old deed to an old house to a new staff member's request for a simple lanyard, to modern civil rights leaders asking we celebrate MLK Day only one way this year, what does our bending of the moral arc of our nation today say about where history is not history, but right in front of us.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Carmen Barsody, Worship Associate; Mari Magaloni Ramos, Worship Associate; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; Nancy Munn, soprano; Brielle Marina Neilson, alto; Ben Rudiak-Gould, tenor; Richard Fey, bass; Mark Sumner, Music Director

Eric Shackelford, Camera; Shulee Ong, Camera; Donald Shearer, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Joe Chapot, Live Chat Moderator; Kelvin Jones, Sexton; Judy Payne, Flowers; Alex Darr, Les James, Tom Brookshire, Zoom Coffee Hour

In this second sermon in the “Ted Lasso” series, we examine our attitudes – which ones help us build strong relationships and move forward with our goals, and which are barriers?

RT @TaraAnnThieke: @77_steeze @bridgietherease @ComradeDoom1 @76union2 Anyone you know with a "Hate has no home here" is a cultural Unitarian even if they don't know it. Lack of belief in transcendence + pick & choose morals according to self-glorifying personal whim + make those morals dogmas + no compassion for heretics b/c no God = no forgiveness

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RT @NaturalGuard: Portland, Maine The Unitarian Church at 425 Congress St. will have a warm space for anyone needing to get out of the cold in 20 minutes from now. Saturday Jan 15 from 8am-5pm. #mepolitics

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Even at the famous March on Washington, among the leaders of the Civil Rights and Labor movements, there was still prejudice and marginalization. We can learn a lot from examining that, and we can choose to do better in our own work.


Today, you will hear a lot about the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was the setting for the most celebrated words of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., what has become know as …

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RT @sharon_zehr: #MenToo Unitarian Church of Montreal "Fire Communion" Protest Sunday January 9 2... https://youtu.be/9NxtLns79Jg via @YouTube

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RT @nativethoughts: A run shourie once told.. We have a unitarian govt where ruling and opposition are fakes. The forces running the govt is same. Those who defy will face the helicopter crash. https://twitter.com/JatNationalist/status/1481986346084634631

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Unitarian minister https://twitter.com/crulge/status/1481524366173106176

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Over this long weekend a lot of people are going to be quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And, if tradition holds, a lot of them are going to be pulling quotes out of context and misrepresenting what Dr. King believed.

I encourage you all to read one or two of Dr. King's lectures, in their entirety, this week. Here are some suggestions on where to start.


James Luther Adams, in his foundational “5 Smooth Stones of Liberal Religion” said that, as religious liberals, We deny the immaculate conception of virtue and affirm the necessity of s…

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Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on January 9, 2022. We probably all would like to think we are living intentional lives, but how do we do that? Do we direct our sights toward goals for ourselves, our future and what we hope for our world? What about living with integrity and in congruity with our our deepest values and selves? We'll explore how living with intention may involve taking time for discernment - examining our lives from the balcony rather than the dance. floor.

RT @FairWageID: We're happy to have the Unitarian Faith Community alongside us in the fight for economic justice! Thank you to the BUFF Social Justice Council, we look forward to working together 🙏🏼




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RT @MonotheistC: Faithful Theology a Unitarian brother posted a great video where Anthony Rogers admits the OT does not teach a Trinity and the Jews are Unitarian. https://youtu.be/aLOfI5nRFwU

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RT @CityBureaucrat: The ETERNAL Unitarian https://twitter.com/NeilShenvi/status/1481049318933110789

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"People are hurting. They are hurting because they were born with dark skin in a place where that is still a minority condition, and where that condition has historically kept them from opportunity...

"Our congregations are not pledged to uphold the status quo. We are not covenanted to make people comfortable. We promise to one another and the world that we will (among other things) affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person. When black people are being oppressed and their concerns are being ignored, we have a duty to say to them, 'We hear you, and we care. We will affirm your inherent worth and dignity. Black lives DO matter.'”

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Taken from this post to our blog, responding to negative feedback on #BlackLivesMatter

http://iamuu.net/social-justice/blm-blowback/



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"'God' is not God's name"
Sunday, January 9, 10:50 am, Worship Service Livestream

As a theist, a liberal theist, in a pluralistic religious movement, and a congregation with a significant humanist/atheist/non-theist members, I don't talk much about God. Today, I will, and what that word, that-which-it-points-toward, means for me, and has for other progressive theists too. And whether it is useful to us, even those of us, who don't think we are theists.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Dennis Adams, Worship Associate; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; Jill Rachuy Brindel, Cellist; Brielle Marina Neilson, Songleader

Eric Shackelford, Camera; Reiko Oda Lane, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Joe Chapot, Live Chat Moderator; Remigio Flood, Sexton; Kelvin Jones, Sexton; Carrie Steere-Salazar, Flowers; Alex Darr, Les James, Tom Brookshire, Zoom Coffee Hour

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We begin our January “Ted Lasso” sermon series with an interactive, ritual-based service called the “Fire Communion.” Come in person Sunday at 10 am for an outdoor service at Live Oak (also Livestreamed) where we honor the past, and let it go. Please bring your ... read more.

When tradition is a nontradition -- #resolutions #amreading #faithfullylgbt Everything is a practice and as a fellow Unitarian Universalist lay minister said "a practice is work. It doesn't just happen." http://tealeavesamemoir.wordpress.com/2021/12/26/whe… https://t.co/RJROPX4JqP

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RT @lzsl: @alastairmci @RCquaker You both might enjoy this interview I did a while back about jam-making and Unitarianism - the topic dislodged all sorts of unexpected things for me, such as the idea “we’re missing so much if we’re only in the transactional space of jam acquisition” :) https://jamculture.food.blog/2020/03/09/the-gentle-and-radical-power-of-jam-liz-slade-unitarian-coo/

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RT @IranPrisonEmerg: Jan 9, 1pm PT-SHARE, RT SAVE DATE! SF Unitarian Universalist Society Social Forum: HEROISM FOR OUR TIME - AN AFTERNOON OF SOLIDARITY TO FREE IRAN'S POLITICAL PRISONERS @mariam_claren @LawdanBazargan @LarryEverest Dr. Azam Niroomand-Rad ⬇️ http://tinyurl.com/yckkjcae https://t.co/ouj7KZDkfG

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RT @hate5six: 14 years ago today I was filming @HopeConspiracy at The First Unitarian Church in Philly. This was just over a year after "Death Knows Your Name" dropped, which is being remastered and reissued via @deathwishinc next Friday, January 14. Thank me later. http://thehopeconspiracy.com https://t.co/4tf6F7TEUB

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🔥 on this ❄️ day—Clips of NYC metal band Manāt’s unforgettable performance from ISSUE’s fall opening show back in September at First Unitarian—our first in-person show in what had been 18 months 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/bYHnsV8Qcc

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RT @amusejanetmason: When tradition is a nontradition -- #resolutions #amreading #faithfullylgbt Everything is a practice and as a fellow Unitarian Universalist lay minister said "a practice is work. It doesn't just happen." http://tealeavesamemoir.wordpress.com/2021/12/26/whe… https://t.co/426iuXj50H

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RT @jojames_: Give peas a chance. Sorry. This is the first harvest from the new vertical farm initiative ⁦@MillHillChapel⁩ fresh pea shoots ready to be donated to people in food poverty #unitarian #leeds #feedleeds #refugeestogether




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We don't want to be defined by pop-culture anymore, and this message is being shared as an invitation. If you want to know what being a Unitarian Universalist means to your friend, this is a great time to start a conversation.

No one will call or come to the house uninvited, but we really want to let people know who we are and what we stand for. If you're curious, please ask!



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When tradition is a nontradition -- #resolutions #amreading #faithfullylgbt Everything is a practice and as a fellow Unitarian Universalist lay minister said "a practice is work. It doesn't just happen." http://tealeavesamemoir.wordpress.com/2021/12/26/whe… https://t.co/426iuXj50H

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RT @cecsquared: my assistant put in her two weeks' notice because she got a much better job offer at a Unitarian church which is great for her but also what if the Catholic Church paid a living wage

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When tradition is a nontradition -- #resolutions #amreading #faithfullylgbt Everything is a practice and as a fellow Unitarian Universalist lay minister said "a practice is work. It doesn't just happen." http://tealeavesamemoir.wordpress.com/2021/12/26/whe…

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"Right Belief or Right Living" Sunday, January 2, 2022, Worship Service Livestream

On Sunday, January 2nd, the Rev. David Usher will be preaching “ right belief or right living“. David was the hula hoop champion Manchester before going on to write one of the greatest books of knock knock jokes and it’s probably most famous for his art exhibition at the Guggenheim of cotton candy sculptures. We hope you’ll join us for this wonderful Sunday with the Reverend David Usher.

Rev. Dr. David Usher, Guest Minister; Rev. Dr. John A. Buehrens; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; Elliott Etzkorn, Classical Pianist; Ben Rudiak-Gould, tenor

Eric Shackelford, Camera; Shulee Ong, Camera; Donald Shearer, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Joe Chapot, Live Chat Moderator; Remigio Flood, Sexton; Carrie Steere-Salazar, Flowers; Alex Darr, Les James, Tom Brookshire, Zoom Coffee Hour

Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on January 2, 2022. We will whisper the things we would like to let go of in the new year and release them to the wind.

Epiphany is the moment we knew our lives would be the same. In a thousand huge and miniscule ways, we experienced epiphany all throughout 2021. Now we are in 2022, knowing differently. What did we realize and when? What might we know next?

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Unitarian Center Date: 1936 Address: 16th St. S and Harmon Pl. Source: Hennepin County Library




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RT @revdrmeg: @UUXMNR The Unitarian Universalist "Coming of Age" curriculum also writes a credo -- the congregation gasped when my youngest daughter, in middle school, said "my great great great great great great grandfather was a circuit riding Universalist preacher" #UUTwitter

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RT @amusejanetmason: When tradition is a nontradition -- #resolutions #amreading #faithfullylgbt Everything is a practice and as a fellow Unitarian Universalist lay minister said "a practice is work. It doesn't just happen." https://tealeavesamemoir.wordpress.com/2021/12/26/when-tradition-is-a-nontradition-resolutions-amreading-faithfullylgbt/ https://t.co/SCk222eVlN

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#UUTwitter there are two Unitarian Universalist identity seminaries -- your support makes prophetic liberal religious leaders for these times, for our times #SKSM #ML https://twitter.com/SKSMsocial/status/1476976453292077061

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RT @hate5six: This is BE ALL END ALL from back in October at The First Unitarian Church in Philly. Full set is up on http://youtube.com/hate5six and http://hate5six.com. Listen to them via @triplebrecords http://bbbrecords.bandcamp.com https://t.co/URjJ6UmIuJ

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RT @UnitarianUCE: Happy New Year! We wish you all the best in the new year. ❤️ 🔥#UU #unitarianuniveralist #UnitarianUniversalism #Unitarian #church of Edmonton on Treaty 6 Territory #YEG #WelcomingCongregation 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ https://t.co/x9pGwILLcc

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RT @RobinHanford: As the cat is finally out of the bag, I can announce that I’ll be the Minister at @HinckleyGreat from New Year’s Day 2022 (in 2 days time)! I’m really looking forward to full time ministry in such a wonderful town. #Hinckley #Unitarian @UKUnitarians #UU

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RT @IranPrisonEmerg: Jan 9, 1pm PST-SHARE, SAVE DATE! Zoom Program at SF Unitarian Universalist Society Social Forum: HEROISM FOR OUR TIME - AN AFTERNOON OF SOLIDARITY TO FREE IRAN'S POLITICAL PRISONERS @mariam_claren @LawdanBazargan @LarryEverest Dr. Azam Niroomand-Rad http://tinyurl.com/yckkjcae




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RT @IranPrisonEmerg: Jan 9, 1pm PST-SHARE, SAVE DATE! Zoom Program at SF Unitarian Universalist Society Social Forum: HEROISM FOR OUR TIME - AN AFTERNOON OF SOLIDARITY TO FREE IRAN'S POLITICAL PRISONERS @mariam_claren @LawdanBazargan @LarryEverest Dr. Azam Niroomand-Rad http://tinyurl.com/yckkjcae




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RT @amusejanetmason: When tradition is a nontradition -- #resolutions #amreading #faithfullylgbt Everything is a practice and as a fellow Unitarian Universalist lay minister said "a practice is work. It doesn't just happen." https://tealeavesamemoir.wordpress.com/2021/12/26/when-tradition-is-a-nontradition-resolutions-amreading-faithfullylgbt/

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RT @UKUnitarians: We're delighted to announce that our 2022 Annual Meetings will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on 19-21 April 2022. Bookings will open in Jan - in the meantime find out more here: https://www.unitarian.org.uk/annualmeetings/ #RadicalCommunity #TheUnitarians #UnitarianAnnualMeetings2022




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RT @BenjaminVanDyne: I have no memory of actually how I came to worry about the fact that I sinned. This language of "sin" was not native to me growing up as a Unitarian Universalist and in fact was actively derided as reactionary more often than not. https://twitter.com/BenjaminVanDyne/status/1475978017478529024

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Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on December 26, 2021. We will explore how, even during challenging circumstances, we may experience and share joy in ways large and small.

RT @UnitarianUCE: @revtimuucf You should come visit us at the Unitarian Church of Edmonton (the most Northern UU congregation in Canada) to see some beautiful snow.❄️⛄️ Though this week maybe a bit cold for a Californian (-40C=-40F)🥶






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Still thinking about that Unitarian/Trinitarian kerfuffle. I never liked the "God the Father" paradigm, and "Jesus is God" never resonated with me. God = Holy Spirit? That's my jam right there! Mysterious. Ineffable. Paradoxical. God. 👍🏽 https://t.co/xUddFdNAXO

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Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on December 24, 2021. Come join our annual Christmas Eve worship service of Lessons and Carols. We will read from the Christian texts the story of Rabbi Jesus' heralded birth as well as sing Christmas carols and hymns for the holiday.

Bay Area Unitarian v. Paxton (S.D. TX): Joint stipulation of dismissal of defendant Christian Menefee, Harris County Attorney, in his official capacity with prejudice https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsd.1791557/gov.uscourts.txsd.1791557.116.0.pdf




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Being white is worse than being Unitarian. 🚩😂🤡🚩 https://twitter.com/tisaiahcho/status/1475296185330057217

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“It Came upon a Midnight Clear” was written by a Unitarian, contains no mention of Christ or the Incarnation, reflects a pagan cyclical view of history (“When with the ever-circling years comes round the age of gold”) and oozes with 19th c sentimental schmaltz.

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idk can i just fake it till i make it with religion. i was raised secular but i used to go to a unitarian universalist church and i miss having the consistent acrivity and community. i kinda just wanna find a cool religion and church idc if i actually believe in it or not

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Orthodoxy exists more in the tension between Unitarian and Trinitarian constructs not in the reduced expression of either. A reality found in the thick of theologians on both sides again and again in history. The syzygy is more important than the base.

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"Kwanzaa" Sunday, December 26, 10:50 am, Worship Service

This Sunday we will celebrate and deepen our understanding of Kwanzaa, an African American and Pan-African cultural holiday observed by millions of people worldwide. Please join us in honoring the symbols and significance of another important December rite that lends texture and meaning to this Holiday Season. We will be helped by Brotha Clinton Sockwell II from The Village Project SF and UUSF members Sam and Christina McCauley Hamner, who celebrate Kwanzaa with their family.

Rochelle Fortier Nwadibia, Board Moderator; Brotha Clinton Sockwell II from The Village Project; Sam and Christina McCauley Hamner; Larry Chinn, Jazz Pianist; Ben Rudiak-Gould, Songleader

Eric Shackelford, Camera; Donald Shearer, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Joe Chapot, Live Chat Moderator; Remigio Flood, Sexton; Judy Payne, Flowers; Alex Darr, Les James, Tom Brookshire, Zoom Coffee Hour

RT @an_edcentric: An analytic philosophy-influenced Unitarian account coming out swinging against the ‘dark cathedral of Trinitarianism’ on Christmas is one of the funniest things I’ve seen all year.

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Ours is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year--it is the struggle of lifetime. We must build a world at peace with itself. (@ Unitarian Society Of Northampton & Florence in Northampton, MA) https://www.swarmapp.com/c/lrzgmLLg6lU




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Whispers *Barton Stone was a unitarian.* https://t.co/Eh90tptIob

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For me, the meaning of Christmas is hope and dedication; hope that the world can be better than it is and dedication to know that it can only get there through human hands doing divine work...

https://iamuu.net/meditations/holy-night-every-night/


We cannot celebrate every single day. While I am grateful to the Labor movement every day, I set aside Labor Day (and May Day) to observe that; just as I am grateful to our armed forces, we have Ve…

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RT @carollynforfl: Spent my afternoon at the homeless encampment under I-10 talking to people to come up with solutions. Thank you Melissa & Walter for your hard work. I also attended a beautiful candlelight vigil with Unitarian Universalists of Pensacola this evening. Merry Christmas Eve! ✨🕯🕊










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RT @AndrewRCraig: O Holy Night was written by an atheist, set to music by a Jew, banned by the French Catholic Church, and then popularized in loose English translation by a Unitarian abolitionist. "Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother; And in His name all oppression shall cease."

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RT @AndrewRCraig: O Holy Night was written by an atheist, set to music by a Jew, banned by the French Catholic Church, and then popularized in loose English translation by a Unitarian abolitionist. "Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother; And in His name all oppression shall cease."

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Recorded live at Arlington Street Church, Sunday, December 12, 2021.

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Join us Christmas Eve for a night of classic Christmas readings, carols, and candlelight. 

Whose holiday is it, anyway? Historians point out the pagan roots of Yule amidst voices calling for a more religious and less inclusive Christmas. In truth, the holiday has always been a melding of traditions, a pluralistic celebration of humanity and the world in which ... read more.

Holy Trinity Unitarian Church. All invited. Hope we pack the church every Sunday. January 6th will be part of a Must attend Day.

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RT @UUOttawa: TONIGHT Join us on youtube for a visit from Santa, and more, as we combine our customary two #Christmas Eve services into one Family Service for All. Have a candle ready to light with us! 5pm tonight: https://buff.ly/3BgMI8l #Unitarian #UnitarianUniversalist #UUTwitter




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RT @UnitarianUCE: Please join us online for a Joyful and Gentle Christmas Eve http://uce.ca #UU #UnitarianUniversalist🔥 #Unitarian #church of #Edmonton #Yeg #WelcomingCongregation 🏳️‍🌈 #UUTwitter




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Please join us online for a Joyful and Gentle Christmas Eve http://uce.ca #UU #UnitarianUniversalist🔥 #Unitarian #church of #Edmonton #Yeg #WelcomingCongregation 🏳️‍🌈 #UUTwitter




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"Innovative Liberal Religious Outreach"

That's the tag line on our website, because liberal religion is a community good for all of us looking for belonging and encouragement without dogma and condemnation and we think that is something worth inviting people into. If we don't share, we will surely continue to fade away.

We've been sharing that message for a decade now, with posts meant for UUs and for seekers, and we've helped quite a lot of people chose to visit their local congregation, and a lot more to recommit to one they already had a relationship with. "IAmUU.net" has made Unitarian Universalism stronger, and we are proud of what we host there.

But it is all at risk of coming down. It costs money to keep it online, and we don't make much. We depend on the community to cover our expenses, and we don't have a strong enough level of monthly support to do that, yet.

And so, in times like this, we have to have a sort of pledge drive to ask people to help us out. And the reception is always mixed, but we find that the people who complain aren't really missed while the people who give are always kind and complimentary.

So, I ask if you can think about your interactions with our page and the interactions you've seen from others and if there is a value there; is there a benefit to you, to Unitarian Universalism, or maybe to Facebook in seeing our posts? Can you put a number on that for the year? For 2 years? For however long you have been following? Then, give that number (or whatever you can truly afford) to help keep us online?

Ko-fi.com/IAmUU

Or, become a monthly patron of Thomas Earthman and get more inspiration, more encouragement, and maybe even tools for your own worship!
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Being a Unitarian Universalist actually asks a lot of us, and it isn't for everybody:
-We discuss important questions but refuse to give you a simple, rote answer.
-We ask you to believe that you are worthy of compassion and respect, as so is literally everyone else.
-We ask you to love humanity while fully acknowledging the bad things we need to be discouraged from doing to one another.
-We make no promise of eternal reward (or punishment), but tell you that your actions will live on, and they matter anyway.
-We ask that you keep trying to be your best self, without telling you what that is supposed to be, though we will be there to help you figure it out for yourself.

Just because we are willing to accept everyone does not mean that we should expect everyone to feel like they belong. Some people will not be comfortable in liberal religion. Some people need certainties we cannot give them in good faith.

We cannot convert people to Unitarian Universalism; they either understand it and want to be part of it, or not. They see us doing together what they are already doing alone, and some of them will want to be part of that community. Those people are out there, waiting to hear about us. Let's make sure they find us. Let's go invite them in.
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Help us reach people who might not know that UUism exists:
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Oromo and Tegaru nationalists must plan short-and-long-term concrete plan together aimed at saving their respective peoples from the planned Genocide by Unitarian Amhara fascists and their collaborators. This can and must be done soon.

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Taking a big bet on where the hipsterism-as-politics thing will ultimately end up and joining the local Unitarian church

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Watch the Service: To enable YouTube provided closed-captioning while viewing the service, click the “CC” icon on the bottom bar of your YouTube video player.    

RT @All4Choice: A great read about the incredible work that First Unitarian Universalist church in Dallas has done for reproductive rights 👏 "Even as Texas’s leadership has become more conservative...the church remained dedicated to its abortion advocacy" Read more 👇 https://buff.ly/3FjCgQ3




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Pen15 is providing the mainstream media representation of Unitarian Universalists that I’ve been waiting for all my life

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