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Inherent Worth and Dignity

28 February 2022 at 12:58
By: I Am UU
In light of new attacks against Transgender people, especially here in my hoe state of Texas, we offer this from the archives:

"When we say that we affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person,it means we will stand up for those who do not look like us. We will speak up for those who do not speak our language. Our community includes every person who wants to live in a more just, more compassionate, more peaceful world. Everyone is our neighbor."

https://iamuu.net/meditations/inherent-worth-and-dignity/


Your worth and dignity are inherent. They cannot be discarded or taken away. Maybe you made terrible choices yesterday or all last year. Today, you can choose to be different; today you can choose …

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Community Ministry - Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church

What is the ministry we do in the wider community? Join Live Oak members Joel Bercu, Audrey McCann, Chris Milhealsick, and Judy Reynolds, as they discuss taking action with school board issues, reproductive justice and anti-racism, voting, and climate justice.

RT @W_Phil_Webster: Unitarian Universalist Kids for a Livable Planet supporting the Environmental Human Rights Amendment in the ...

28 February 2022 at 14:56
RT @W_Phil_Webster: Unitarian Universalist Kids for a Livable Planet supporting the Environmental Human Rights Amendment in the Maryland General Assembly. https://youtu.be/KS6d7oCGIVk @UUColumbia @UULMMD @mdehr4all @MlcWing

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RT @UUA: We are in strong solidarity with our partners at the international human rights organization, The Unitarian Universalis...

RT @UUA: We are in strong solidarity with our partners at the international human rights organization, The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, in condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Fear Factor (02/27/22 Sermon) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

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.    

To Change the World, with Love - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

"To Change the World, with Love" Sunday, February 27, 10:50 am, Worship Service

In her book "Pleasure Activism" author adrienne maree brown questions whether activism needs to look like suffering and opens up the invitation for this piece of what we do to be not just more sustainable but life-giving, pleasurable!! What does she mean by "pleasure activism" and how can it change more than just our social justice work but our lives?

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Carmen Barsody, Worship Associate; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist & Bell Choir Director; Richard Fey, Baritone; Brielle Marina Neilson, Songleader; Ben Rudiak-Gould, Songleader; Michele Kennedy, Soprano; Allen Biggs, Percussionist; Mark Sumner, Pianist & Music Director

Eric Shackelford, Camera; Shulee Ong, 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

SERMON: Amazing Grace: Ali Jablonsky - Arlington Street Church

Recorded live at Arlington Street Church, Sunday, February 20, 2022.

RT @arecki_yrks: As we prepare to hold our first same-sex wedding at @ScarbUnitarians later this year, I’m discovering that the ...

RT @arecki_yrks: As we prepare to hold our first same-sex wedding at @ScarbUnitarians later this year, I’m discovering that the congregation held same-sex blessing ceremonies decades ago… (of course, they couldn’t do legal same-sex weddings back then!) 🏳️‍🌈💗 #UUtwitter #Scarborough #Unitarian https://t.co/9yK6GNEQ9d

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The world is a huge mess right now, and I want to remind you of two things: 1: The moral arch of the universe has always bent t...

25 February 2022 at 10:00
By: I Am UU
The world is a huge mess right now, and I want to remind you of two things:

1: The moral arch of the universe has always bent towards justice, even if it isn't always even and steady progress.

2: It only bends because people do the work to bend it. This progress was not inevitable or predestined. It was the result of real effort and often great cost, often born by those who were closest to the harm and who had the least to give (or lose).

Optimism is not foolish, even in the face of terrible events, but it must be coupled with work, done in love and in anger and sometimes in desperation, but always in the hope that we can make a positive difference in the direction of history. It is not foolish because it is indeed the prevailing thread of human history.



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UU Badges

24 February 2022 at 10:00
By: I Am UU
Are you one of the many hyphenated UUs?

It has been a while since we last showed these off and we have added a lot of new followers since then. These badges were created to help show that being a Unitarian Universalist doesn't mean giving up what you believe in order to belong; many theologies and practices are compatible with Unitarian Universalism as we base membership more on who you are and what kind of impact you try to have than on what you believe.
























These are simple images in badge form, to show that being a Unitarian Universalist doesn't mean giving up your relationship with the divine, or having to start one if you aren't in need of it. You can hold a wide range of theological beliefs, and still be part of our humanist religion, focused on making this a better world.

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Today's Feature Friday we are highlighting FUMAF! Saturday, February 26, 2022, 5-8pm CST. Join fellow members of your communit...

Today's Feature Friday we are highlighting FUMAF! Saturday, February 26, 2022, 5-8pm CST. Join fellow members of your community at the 2nd annual First Unitarian Music and Art Festival. We will take over the entire church for a night of celebration. event @ 1800 Bell Ave 50315




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RT @revdrmeg: In seminary we call this Prophetic Witness and it's on the competencies list for the Unitarian Universalist Associ...

24 February 2022 at 12:27
RT @revdrmeg: In seminary we call this Prophetic Witness and it's on the competencies list for the Unitarian Universalist Association's Ministerial Fellowship Committee #UUTwitter (can I add "sorting out WTF is happening" to course learning objectives please?) https://twitter.com/Lollardfish/status/1496843579402047488




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Understanding Christian discernment from a UU perspective

24 February 2022 at 09:30

Hello all! I have been greatly heartened by the last time I posted here regarding spiritual issues. When I post on Christian subs, it is kind of...conservative most of the time. God is big!

To clarify, I identify as UU and believe all Gods are one. However, my therapist is Christian and so when I speak to her, I use God for the ease of communication. I learned about the Christian idea of discernment from a Christian minister with UU experience - essentially if you feel calm and at peace, that would be discernment. Unease = not.

(I understand that all these are big ideas, I am simplifying so I don't write an entire novel here. I have been UU for about 15 years now.)

I am at an in-between space in my life where I need to make clear choices about certain things, including careers and choice of residence. Understandably these are not easy to make! I have done some good work with a UU spiritual director - in our conversations, a certain career choice felt "right" and gave me great peace of mind.

While working on this with my therapist before (this was before the UU director) she once asked me "what does God want you to do?" While God has occasionally answered with thunder and trumpets before (most of my many spiritual experiences have been numinous in nature) I felt peace in contemplation.

Putting the two and two together, I was wondering if God was answering because discernment = peace with a certain decision?

I am well aware that the spirit cannot be fully comprehended with the mind, yet we all have minds, which is how I am writing this. Since I am not part of any congregation at the moment, I thought I would ask here. I am continuing to pray on it.

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RT @IzzyCihak: Apparently there are still some tickets remaining for @illuminatihotts/@FenneLily w/ @pompomsquad at First Unitar...

23 February 2022 at 13:15
RT @IzzyCihak: Apparently there are still some tickets remaining for @illuminatihotts/@FenneLily w/ @pompomsquad at First Unitarian Church this Saturday (2/26)!!! Get them while you can!!! (link in article) https://www.philthymag.com/illuminati-hotties-bringing-the-tenderpunk-2-26-at-the-church-w-fenne-lily-and-pom-pom-squad/

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RT @arecki_yrks: Mid-week recharge meditation at my home church @MillHillChapel in #Leeds Poetry. Piano. Pause. Religiously dif...

23 February 2022 at 13:14
RT @arecki_yrks: Mid-week recharge meditation at my home church @MillHillChapel in #Leeds Poetry. Piano. Pause. Religiously different. 🙏 #UUtwitter #Unitarian https://t.co/GUiJyJVnV1

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Quick reminder that this page has almost no budget for promoting posts and we rely entirely on you all, our community, to react,...

22 February 2022 at 17:56
By: I Am UU
Quick reminder that this page has almost no budget for promoting posts and we rely entirely on you all, our community, to react, share, and - most importantly - to leave comments! Comments are what seem to currently drive visibility!

So please drop by the page and see if there isn't something there that is worth a few seconds to say, "I like this" or maybe ask a question!

This photo is Thomas Earthman, your page administrator, as he appears in their job as a Faith Development Facilitator.



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Missional in the ‘Burbs - Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church

Helping others often brings to mind feeding the homeless or digging a well in another country. But there are different needs right in our own neighborhood.

Widening Our Faith (02/20/22 Sermon) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

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 @StopIllatosut: 2) She, Her, Hers 2020 Equity & Justice Scholar, Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation Founder and E...

RT @StopIllatosut: 2) She, Her, Hers 2020 Equity & Justice Scholar, Unitarian Universalist Women’s Federation Founder and Executive Director, Free Battered Texas Women @CMNEndtheDP

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To Sondheim, with Love - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

"To Sondheim, with Love" Sunday, February 20, 2022 Livestream Worship Service

This morning we celebrate the great composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim who recently passed away at the age of 91. His cool cleverness and skeptical, often ironic, intellectual character have long been commented on. It is not hard to find articles with titles like "The Case for Sondheim as Existentialist," or an obituary describing him as a "philosopher of music." A number of philosophers have taken it hard over the loss of so marvelous and so philosophical an artist. Cornel West: "His genius shall live forever! He was profound in content, subversive in form and always beautifully lyrical."

To honor his passing, and too feast on what he has "served up," we have chosen a couple of his beloved, familiar songs and, for some, adding a few more new favorites to cement and enlarge his fanbase. No matter how many times you listen to Sondheim, you find yourself taken to new places emotionally. Because of his singular command of music and lyrics, the second you absorb any of what is there, what was first intellectual immediately cuts straight to the heart.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Dr. Mark Sumner; Music Director; Carmen Barsody, Worship Associate; Daniel Jackoway, Worship Associate; UUSF Choir; Nancy Munn, Soloist; Richard Fey, Soloist; Brielle Marina Neilson, Soloist; Leandra Ramm, Soloist; Asher Davison, Soloist; Ben Rudiak-Gould, Soloist; Gilead Wurman, Soloist; Wm. Garcia Ganz, Pianist

Eric Shackelford, Camera; Shulee Ong, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Joe Chapot, Live Chat Moderator; Remigio Flood, Sexton; Amy Kelly & Athena Papadakos, Flowers; Alex Darr, Les James, Tom Brookshire, Zoom Coffee Hour

RT @JohnLomperis: What #UnitedMethodist split is really about: things like if official #UMC seminaries should be staffed by neo-...

RT @JohnLomperis: What #UnitedMethodist split is really about: things like if official #UMC seminaries should be staffed by neo-pagan leaders, promote Unitarian Universalism, or have classes to explore "Queer Tarot" + social-justice potential of "goddess spirituality/Wicca" https://bit.ly/34Yn7pH

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On the other side of that building away from us there is a chapel thing that used to be for weddings and owned by our church. Th...

17 February 2022 at 11:11
On the other side of that building away from us there is a chapel thing that used to be for weddings and owned by our church. Then it was a unitarian church for years and has been vacant for a couple years. now

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it's fun to be an adamite unitarian thomist pentecostal

17 February 2022 at 11:11
it's fun to be an adamite unitarian thomist pentecostal

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The Living Tradition

16 February 2022 at 15:16
By: I Am UU
It feels important, when it comes up, to say that Unitarian Univeralism is not the same as the Unitarianism or Universalism that existed 100 years ago. We should be proud that we can trace our theological heritage back to John and Abigail Adams, but they would not recognize out faith as their own.

And that fact seems to upset some people...

https://iamuu.net/?p=2440


I get a lot of… feedback when I point out that, despite a centuries-long legacy that got us to this point, Unitarian Universalism is less than 60 years old. The religion we teach today would …

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RT @JohnLomperis: Beyond progressive Christianity: Official #UnitedMethodist seminary brags of fostering atheism, Unitarian Uni...

RT @JohnLomperis: Beyond progressive Christianity: Official #UnitedMethodist seminary brags of fostering atheism, Unitarian Universalism, and neo-paganism. Its courses explore such topics as Earth worship and "Queer Tarot" https://bit.ly/3BmQIFF U can't make this up! #UMC

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It was somewhat on the same lines that Edison approached his Unitarian.

16 February 2022 at 10:00
It was somewhat on the same lines that Edison approached his Unitarian.

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RT @JohnLomperis: Beyond progressive Christianity: Official #UnitedMethodist seminary brags of fostering atheism, Unitarian Uni...

16 February 2022 at 09:48
RT @JohnLomperis: Beyond progressive Christianity: Official #UnitedMethodist seminary brags of fostering atheism, Unitarian Universalism, and neo-paganism. Its courses explore such topics as Earth worship and "Queer Tarot" https://bit.ly/3BmQIFF U can't make this up! #UMC

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RT @desdelboy: Photograph by Syd Shelton. Unitarian Church, Brighton 2014. https://t.co/ZY4Yb7v3El

15 February 2022 at 09:49
RT @desdelboy: Photograph by Syd Shelton. Unitarian Church, Brighton 2014.




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Unitarian ground-line hitch

15 February 2022 at 08:18
Unitarian ground-line hitch

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Beloved Community - Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church

We talk about “Building Beloved Community” all the time. But what does it actually mean?

To Relationships, with Love - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

"To Relationships, with Love" Sunday, February 13, 2022 10:50 am, Worship Service

Over the years, we can learn a few things about what it means to be in relationship well. How to love well? How to get over the rough spots and increase the joy and depth of connection. What are some of the lessons of love?

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Dennis Adams, Worship Associate; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; UUSF Choir led by Mark Sumner, Music Director; Wm. Garcia Ganz, Accompanist

Eric Shackelford, Camera; Shulee Ong, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Joe Chapot, Live Chat Moderator; Remigio Flood, Sexton; Kelvin Jones, Sexton; Athena Papadakos, Flowers; Alex Darr, Les James, Tom Brookshire, Zoom Coffee Hour

With Love to the "Unloveable" (02/13/22 Sermon) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

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.    

SERMON: Seva Is Love: Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie - Arlington Street Church

Recorded live at Arlington Street Church, Sunday, February 13, 2022.

SERMON: Unjudge Someone: Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie - Arlington Street Church

Recorded live at Arlington Street Church, Sunday, February 6, 2022.

SERMON: Good Friends: Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie - Arlington Street Church

Recorded live at Arlington Street Church, Sunday, January 23, 2022.

SERMON: Dignity: Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie - Arlington Street Church

Recorded live at Arlington Street Church, Sunday, January 16, 2022.

SERMON: Cultivating Delight: Rev. Joanna Lubkin - Arlington Street Church

Recorded live at Arlington Street Church, Sunday, January 9, 2022.

SERMON: Good Intentions: Rev. Kim K. Crawford Harvie - Arlington Street Church

Recorded live at Arlington Street Church, Sunday, January 2, 2022.

What if you were really loved - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on February 13, 2022. A New Year's resolution some years ago led me to the question: what if we were really loved. I have been pondering it since. So many people have that question underneath everything they do or say. Do you really love me? That is what they are asking.

I attended my first in person UU service today!

13 February 2022 at 13:52

Thank you to everyone that suggested I go. I did email them and got two responses saying to wear my mask and that I was welcome to come.

It’s a very small group of people that are a little older. They don’t have a minister so they take turns doing the service. Todays was on the history of Valentine’s Day and love. It was so wonderful.

It was everything I wanted it to be and I will be going back!

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RT @UKUnitarians: Bake On! 🧁🍰🎂 The Unitarian Youth Programme is teaming up with @The__Inquirer to launch our Winter Bake Minist...

12 February 2022 at 08:59
RT @UKUnitarians: Bake On! 🧁🍰🎂 The Unitarian Youth Programme is teaming up with @The__Inquirer to launch our Winter Bake Ministry. Find out more here: https://www.unitarian.org.uk/event/bake-on/ #RadicalCommunity #TheUnitarians #BakeOn




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چوں کفر از کعبہ خیزد کجا ماند مسلمانی ، حافظ شیرازی UAE BUILDING A NEW RELIGION, A BID’AH, WHICH IS FORBIDDEN ACCORDING TO THE ...

11 February 2022 at 07:17
چوں کفر از کعبہ خیزد کجا ماند مسلمانی ، حافظ شیرازی UAE BUILDING A NEW RELIGION, A BID’AH, WHICH IS FORBIDDEN ACCORDING TO THE ISLAMIC LAW. PERIOD! _______________________________________________________ UAE Building a Muslim Jewish Christianity unitarian religion, A NEW ISLAM?

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why don't you try becoming a unitarian methodist

11 February 2022 at 05:11
why don't you try becoming a unitarian methodist

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#UTGives. Each week we give our Sunday collection to an organization that aligns with our values. This Sunday's collection will ...

10 February 2022 at 08:17
#UTGives. Each week we give our Sunday collection to an organization that aligns with our values. This Sunday's collection will benefit Diverse Revolutionary Unitarian Universalist Multicultural Ministries (DRUUMM). Learn how to donate and more here: https://www.facebook.com/UTUUC/photos/a.194305230601852/5176140255751633/

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RT @SkinnerHouse: Books from Skinner House about Mental Health and Recovery. Featuring Stubborn Grace, Held, This Day in Recover...

RT @SkinnerHouse: Books from Skinner House about Mental Health and Recovery. Featuring Stubborn Grace, Held, This Day in Recovery, and Twelve-Step Unitarian Universalists. Available from @shopinspirit at http://shopinspirit.org




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RT @UKUnitarians: #Cambridge Unitarian Church: A Non-Prophet Organisation @CamUnitarian are a friendly & active congregatio...

10 February 2022 at 07:18
RT @UKUnitarians: #Cambridge Unitarian Church: A Non-Prophet Organisation @CamUnitarian are a friendly & active congregation based in historic Cambridge. Minister: Rev. Andrew Brown @caute Find out more: https://www.cambridgeunitarian.org/ #RadicalCommunity #YourSpiritualHome




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We loved being at Belper Unitarian Church last week, sharing the work of Upbeat with their congregation. If you're part of a ch...

We loved being at Belper Unitarian Church last week, sharing the work of Upbeat with their congregation. If you're part of a church, and would like to partner with us helping strangers become neighbours, we'd love to hear from you! Get in touch at http://upbeatcommunities.org/contact




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"Tolerance, openness to argument, openness to self-doubt, willingness to see other people's points of view - these are very libe...

9 February 2022 at 10:10
By: I Am UU
"Tolerance, openness to argument, openness to self-doubt, willingness to see other people's points of view - these are very liberal and enlightened values that people are right to hold, but we can't allow them to delude us to the point where we can't recognise people who are needlessly perpetrating human misery."
~ Sam Harris



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RT @agencyinbloom: With his upcoming concert at Unitarian Church already Sold Out - An extra Dublin date now announced for @Jack...

9 February 2022 at 07:39
RT @agencyinbloom: With his upcoming concert at Unitarian Church already Sold Out - An extra Dublin date now announced for @JackORourkes . Liberty Hall Theatre. Sept 10th. Tickets go on sale this Friday 10am. @singularartists https://twitter.com/tickets_ie/status/1491351878780989441

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The Vocal Minority — How Did Atheism Come To Dominate The Religious Conversation On Reddit

7 February 2022 at 18:08

Don’t know if this is the right place to post this, but it honestly felt like the only place I could, as well as potentially fitting with UU’s philosophy of respecting all belief systems, and besides the idea is in my head and I just feel the need to write it out. Forgive me if I am wrong in posting this here.

So, as the titles says, it’s no secret that atheism (or perhaps more accurately anti-theism) absolutely dominates the spiritual conversation on Reddit. r/atheism is a big sub, anti-religious subs seem to outnumber the straightforwardly religious ones (they are certainly pushed further by the site’s search and algorithms), subs like r/religion — ostensibly devoted to discussion about religion — are instead devoted almost entirely to atheists criticizing and trying poke holes in it (the same “gotcha!”/mic drop atheist talking points like “why does god let babies have cancer?” are repeated ad nauseam) and many of the larger religious subs regularly have zealous atheists storming in to hijack the conversation. Even non-religious subs occasionally have them barge in to tear down others’s religion (mention Catholicism in any way and chance of sparks flying increases exponentially). Atheists are upvoted and rewarded constantly for their opinions, to an almost suspicious degree.

And yet they are the minority; Reddit atheists continuously claim their lack of belief is rising, but even a cursory reading of the data shows this is untrue and can only be claimed through blatant skewing of information to support such a narrative; namely lumping atheism in with three other demographics — secular, irreligious, and agnostic people — and acting like this combined grouping all represents atheists… when they actually form the smallest demographic in that grouping, being vastly outnumbered by people who are theistic, agnostic, and/or influenced by religious principles but do not participate in any organized religion — e.g., people who identify as Christian but do not regularly attend church, people who express general spirituality but do not ascribe to any specific group, people who simply haven’t decided they believe, etc..

The idea that religious belief is “dying” or “declining” is farcical clickbait; it is true and provable that attendance of churches and such is declining in much of the developed world, but church attendance does not equal faith; many people these days believe in higher powers and the supernatural and simply do not see organizations like churches or such as necessary to express or hold that faith. I myself am among them. I believe strongly in God and the afterlife, but see churches as mere places of teaching/advice/shelter rather then some necessary aspect of believing. No matter which way you slice it, atheism is a small minority, with the overwhelming majority of people identifying with some sort of faith; religion may be becoming more personal, but it is going nowhere soon.

So why do atheists so utterly dominate Reddit? And could the site culture in anyway change to foster more equal religious discussion on Reddit? Clearly these angry, intolerant atheists are a vocal minority and social media does not represent the whole (I have not known many atheists in real life — proving the point about them being a minority — but those I did know were good, normal people who respected others), but I have not encountered this problem with actual religious groups online; the extremists are there, but do not dominate as with atheists.

To be clear; this is not to suggest that atheism is any less valid a belief then any other. Such an idea would be contrary to the ideals of this movement. I am simply seeking to start conversation about the possibility of improving online discourse (if that’s possible; as an internet veteran, I have generally leaned more into simply ignoring The DiscourseTM due to its lack of value).

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Weaving Waters: Regional Assembly Worship - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

"Weaving Waters: Regional Assembly Worship" Sunday, February 6, 2022 10:50 am, Worship Service

This worship is an embodied, engaging, multi-gen service focusing on unity and interdependence. It is a testimony, boldly embracing the reality of Regionalization - combining resources and congregations to better and more equitably serve a vast geography from Western Nebraska through and to Alaska (and beyond). At its core, this worship is told as a parable in four voices, telling the story of a tetrad of rivers cascading together, while maintaining their individual sources, and yet also combining to bring nutrients, gifts, and life giving flow to something much larger than themselves. It is a “both / and” story of interweaving, while keeping one’s essence and culture. It is a story central to Unitarian Universalism, a movement founded on two magnificent things combining, with a new wonderful entity emerging as a result.

Sunday Service Coordinator: Matthew Clayton Davis; Rev Summer Albayati; Rev Justin Almeida; Marena McGregor, Assistant Director of Lifespan Religious Education; Jamili Omar, Director of Lifespan Faith Formation; RejUUvenation Youth Leadership Collective with Penelope Venturini; Pacific Western Region Emerging Adult Task Force with Amelie Heise and Charlie Mara; Eric Bliss; Music by Crispy Watkins

Religions Are Human–Ours Included (02/06/22 Sermon) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

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RT @CityBureaucrat: Another robot fails to instantiate Unitarian being-in-the-world. The secret is to develop AI to mimic wordc...

7 February 2022 at 07:10
RT @CityBureaucrat: Another robot fails to instantiate Unitarian being-in-the-world. The secret is to develop AI to mimic wordcel being.




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RT @CityBureaucrat: Another robot fails to instantiate Unitarian being-in-the-world. The secret is to develop AI to mimic wordc...

7 February 2022 at 06:15
By: Simone
RT @CityBureaucrat: Another robot fails to instantiate Unitarian being-in-the-world. The secret is to develop AI to mimic wordcel being.




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Connected to All Creation - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

Rev. Meg Barnhouse's sermon delivered on February 6, 2022. Animals help us understand and feel our connection to nature, that we are rooted in the being of all beings.

Collective Effervescence - Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church

One of the things you need the most silently disappeared during the pandemic.

RT @NomeDaBarbarian: I've seen, recently, another push to limit what is taught in schools, so as not to offend the Principles of...

4 February 2022 at 05:04
RT @NomeDaBarbarian: I've seen, recently, another push to limit what is taught in schools, so as not to offend the Principles of Christian (read, evangelical) parents. I'm all for Religious Principles. I'm a Unitarian Universalist - here is my church. Speaking of Principles, we have Eight of them.




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RT @PlymUnitarians: We're making green hearts for @TheCCoalition this month. #green #climate #unitarian #love #environment http...

RT @PlymUnitarians: We're making green hearts for @TheCCoalition this month. #green #climate #unitarian #love #environment




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Photos from I Am UU's post

3 February 2022 at 11:15
By: I Am UU
I have seen a chalice similar to this one used all over the web, but it seems like no one has a high resolution version.

We've recreated it and we offer it, free of copyright concerns, for all of Unitarian Universalism.

Tips appreciated!
Ko-fi.com/IAmUU









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Don’t Forget Love - Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church

In today’s world, it can be easy to be angry, resentful, even hateful. Unitarian Universalism calls us to love boldly. Join Carrie Krause for her last sermon at Live Oak as she recalls her time here and shares her last lesson for us on living ... read more.

Quote from 19th century Irish lawyer and patriot, John Mitchel, a unitarian, in his Jail Journal, written after a 14-year senten...

3 February 2022 at 04:29
Quote from 19th century Irish lawyer and patriot, John Mitchel, a unitarian, in his Jail Journal, written after a 14-year sentence transporting him to Tasmania: "The English government never yet observed any single treaty which it was convenient for them to break." #Protocol

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RT @dagmawi_belay: @milkessam @ForeignPolicy I read it with little patience. You start by talking about you for the first 3-4 pa...

RT @dagmawi_belay: @milkessam @ForeignPolicy I read it with little patience. You start by talking about you for the first 3-4 paragraphs . It looks like you’re selling your resume to ??. What took me by surprise is that you argued Abiy Ahmed is a unitarist who seek to bring back unitarian admin that’s totally untrue.

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As you may have seen yesterday, Thomas is proud to be a professional UU Religious Educator. And it looks like several congregat...

2 February 2022 at 13:40
By: I Am UU
As you may have seen yesterday, Thomas is proud to be a professional UU Religious Educator.

And it looks like several congregations are finally at the point where they are looking for a new DRE, which is awesome! As a professional, let me give you a tip:

A search packet doesn't have to be 5 pages to be informative and compelling (we are going to look at your website), but it really does need to spell out if you are meeting the fair compensation guidelines and it helps if we know that you looked at them and can tell us which chart to look at to see if maybe this is a good move.

We want to know what you are offering. You should include whether you are using UUA guidelines for pay AND for benefits. We're going to want to know congregation size and geoindex, so please go ahead and include that. (Congregation size is vital to even knowing if your program is a good fit, anyway)



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Unitarian double pile hitch

2 February 2022 at 04:50
Unitarian double pile hitch

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"i like you. you're pretty much the craziest pretty lady i've ever met so far. what you doin tuesday? my buddy just paid $20 and...

2 February 2022 at 01:57
"i like you. you're pretty much the craziest pretty lady i've ever met so far. what you doin tuesday? my buddy just paid $20 and got ordained online by the Unitarian church. i'm down for gettin hitched if yer up for it." -why i can't drink liquor.

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Why I am a Professional Unitarian Universalist Religious Educator.

1 February 2022 at 09:44
By: I Am UU
The goal of religious education in a Unitarian Universalist setting is, in short, to make better citizens of our members; to help them be people who work and fight for a more Just, Compassionate, and Equitable world....

https://iamuu.net/being-uu/why-i-am-a-professional-religious-educator/


The goal of religious education in a Unitarian Universalist setting is, in short, to make better citizens of our members; to help them be people who work and fight for a more Just, Compassionate, a…

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good news! i'm now a cessationist unitarian salvationist

good news! i'm now a cessationist unitarian salvationist

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The I Am UU project is only possible because people like you, who follow the page and share our work, also pledge to make it hap...

31 January 2022 at 14:04
By: I Am UU
The I Am UU project is only possible because people like you, who follow the page and share our work, also pledge to make it happen. For as little as $1 a month, you can help us make Unitarian Universalism easier to understand and share with the world and help people who are looking for *something* find out if they might be looking for liberal religion.

We depend on crowd funding, and we lose pledges all the tone as people change jobs or have kids or for hundreds of reasons, so it's vital that we also get new sponsors. And ultimately, we hope to do more than just sustain the project; we want to keep growing and offering more, because far too many of you have had the thought:

"Why didn't I know about Unitarian Universalism sooner?"

We're here to help tell people.

Ko-fi.com/IAmUU



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Spirited Identities - First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin

Assistant Minister Rev. Chris Jimmerson's sermon delivered on January 30, 2022. We tend to think of our identities as clearly defined and stable over time. Research shows though that our identities are complex, sometimes self-contradictory, and adaptable, as well as that they evolve over time. And that may be advantageous. We'll explore this and claiming our full identity as individuals and as a religious community.

RT @biafra_mission: Daily News Reportage. Date: May 19 1962 --There’s a lesson in freedom to be learned from the Partnership of ...

31 January 2022 at 04:09
RT @biafra_mission: Daily News Reportage. Date: May 19 1962 --There’s a lesson in freedom to be learned from the Partnership of the Unitarian Service Committee and the people of Awo Omamma, in the Northeast of Niger Delta today basin is an oil-rich indigenous Igbo town on the banks of Njaba River




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I was a Boy Scout. Our Scoutmaster read “nondenominational” as “nonsectarian” so the troop ended up hearing a very evangelical s...

I was a Boy Scout. Our Scoutmaster read “nondenominational” as “nonsectarian” so the troop ended up hearing a very evangelical sermon about how everyone who wasn’t Christian was going to Hell. The Unitarian Universalist kid and I walked out. https://twitter.com/carloshappynpo/status/1487854356699435010

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Intention vs. Impact (01/30/22 Sermon) - White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church (WBUUC) Sermons

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.    

The Many Faces of Leadership - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

"The Many Faces of Leadership" Sunday, January 30, 2022 10:50 am, Worship Service

Two days from now the Lunar New Year celebrations will begin and the Year of the Tiger will begin with it. And although being born under one of the Chinese Zodiac signs or another is supposed to have some influence on your character or disposition, perhaps each sign can also be an invitation to all of us to explore some way we can also choose to be present in the world. The Tiger is in part about leadership. And there are stories from traditional texts around the world about the different faces of leadership. Could one be yours?

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Lori Lai, Board Treasurer; Wonder Dave, Worship Associate; Andrés Vera and Elijah Lacin, Cellists; Ben Rudiak-Gould, Songleader; Mark Sumner, Pianist

Shulee Ong, Camera; Donald Shearer, Camera; Jonathan Silk, Communications Director; Joe Chapot, Live Chat Moderator; Remigio Flood, Sexton; Amy Kelly, Flowers; Alex Darr, Les James, Tom Brookshire, Zoom Coffee Hour

Some Joy Please - Sermons-First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco

"Some Joy Please"
Sunday, January 23, 10:50 am, Worship Service Livestream

This Sunday let's take a break from lockdown woes and worries and turn our attention to how we bring joy and pleasure into our lives. Is it a song, a favorite recipe, a good book? Hard times make us think that joy isn't possible. But we think joy and pleasures, and staying in touch with both, is the secret sauce that will get us through. Join Revs Southern and Jacks for a service with wonderful music by our Organist Reiko Oda Lane, Choir Director Mark Sumner and soloists Richard Fey, Leandra Ramm, Brielle Marina Nielson, Ben Rudiak-Gould, and Nancy Munn. A morning to ground our reflection on what gives us joy, what are our secret pleasures, what gets us through these days. More joy? Yes, please.

Rev. Vanessa Rush Southern, Senior Minister; Rev. Alyson Jacks, Associate Minister; Reiko Oda Lane, Organist; Richard Fey, Leandra Ramm, Brielle Marina Nielson, Ben Rudiak-Gould, and Nancy Munn, Songleaders; Mark Sumner, Pianist

Eric Shackelford, Camera; Shulee Ong, Camera; Donald Shearer, Camera; Steven Kroeger, Sound & Livestream; Joe Chapot, Live Chat Moderator; Jon Silk, editing; Kelvin Jones, Sexton; Judy Payne, Flowers; Alex Darr, Les James, Tom Brookshire, Zoom Coffee Hour

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30 January 2022 at 00:54
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When governments spend money on children and families, they are investing in our nation’s future. Are we doing enough? Join u...

When governments spend money on children and families, they are investing in our nation’s future. Are we doing enough? Join us online, by phone, or in person (with QR vaccination code, mask, & screening). http://uce.ca #UU #unitarianuniversalist #yeg #Unitarian






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We're going to start a new thing this weekend and we want to give you a heads-up so you can participate. We're going to start a...

28 January 2022 at 14:03
By: I Am UU
We're going to start a new thing this weekend and we want to give you a heads-up so you can participate.

We're going to start a thread over on the I Am UU Community group midday Sunday and ask people to share the best quote from the service at their congregation. We're going to do this every Sunday and your quotes might get used in future I Am UU media!

Be sure to join the group and watch for the prompt on Sunday!

Photo just for attention...



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10 things We Want Everyone to Share About Unitarian Universalism

27 January 2022 at 09:43
By: I Am UU
Every few weeks, something we post really takes off and reaches a lot of people who have no idea what Unitarian Universalism is and it starts the kind of conversation we are most proud of here at I Am UU.

But, what do you tell someone about what Unitarian Universalism is? It's not simple, and it isn't the same for everyone. We do have some tips, though, about what we think is important to know:

https://iamuu.net/learn-unitarian-universalism/10-things-want-everyone-share-unitarian-universalism/


A friend asks you about Unitarian Universalism. You are wearing a piece of jewelry with a flaming chalice on it, or maybe drinking from your Flaming Chalice adorned coffee mug, and the questions co…

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I want to visit my towns uu church but I’m very nervous.

27 January 2022 at 21:52

I have a lot of anxiety and I’m wondering if it’s really ok to just show up on Sunday? Should I email or call before the first time I go? I don’t know how active it is or what’s expected of me. I’m sure I’m over thinking this lol.

I watch a service from the town over online so I have a little bit of knowledge. But I really want to go to a service in person. I don’t know what I’m really looking for. Maybe some reassurance or stories from your first time at a service?

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RT @mustikhan: My kind of Americans attend the liberal Unitarian Universalist congregations! @UUWorld @UUSJ @DaviesUUC @PBUUC @U...

27 January 2022 at 00:45
RT @mustikhan: My kind of Americans attend the liberal Unitarian Universalist congregations! @UUWorld @UUSJ @DaviesUUC @PBUUC @UUReston @EthicalStL

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If you like the way Thomas writes, you might also like the way they speak. Thomas is available for sermons and guest speaking bo...

25 January 2022 at 14:02
By: I Am UU
If you like the way Thomas writes, you might also like the way they speak. Thomas is available for sermons and guest speaking both virtually and in person.

Please send requests to Thomas@IAmUU.net!



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