Banner disputes, interfaith quilting, and more
Local politics and gay rights
After last week's decision by the Quincy, Massachusetts, Historical Commission to ban a UU church's marriage equality banner prompted letters to the editor and complaints that the ruling was based not on the size or placement of the banner, as the commission had insisted, but on its subject matter, the Quincy Zoning Board overruled the decision. The United First Parish Church will be allowed to hang the 34-foot-by-4-foot sign reading "People of Faith for Marriage Equality" on their historic building. (365gay.com - 3.8.06, Letter: The Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA 3.7.06)
See last week's story: "Same-sex marriage banner nixed: Quincy decision based on size, not message, board says" (The Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA 2.28.06)
And in Illinois, a Gay Games VII request to hold rowing competitions in Crystal Lake was approved by the narrow vote of 3-2, overturning a previous tied vote of 2-2. The Rev. Dan Larson of nearby Woodstock’s Congregational Unitarian Church attended both meetings to speak in support of of the games. (Windy City Times - Chicago, IL 3.8.06)
Also in the media this week:
Actor Gary Anderson portrays the "human side" of lawyer and social justice activist Clarence Darrow at the First Parish of Sudbury Unitarian Universalist in Massachusetts. "We learn from the past when we bring it alive," he says. (Sudbury Town Crier - Framingham, MA 3.2.06)
A collaborative quilting group, formed from a Unitarian Universalist-Muslim dialogue group, will discuss their collaborative process and unveil their finished quilts for the first time on March 12. (Lexington Minuteman - Lexington, MA 3.9.06)
After last week's decision by the Quincy, Massachusetts, Historical Commission to ban a UU church's marriage equality banner prompted letters to the editor and complaints that the ruling was based not on the size or placement of the banner, as the commission had insisted, but on its subject matter, the Quincy Zoning Board overruled the decision. The United First Parish Church will be allowed to hang the 34-foot-by-4-foot sign reading "People of Faith for Marriage Equality" on their historic building. (365gay.com - 3.8.06, Letter: The Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA 3.7.06)
See last week's story: "Same-sex marriage banner nixed: Quincy decision based on size, not message, board says" (The Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA 2.28.06)
And in Illinois, a Gay Games VII request to hold rowing competitions in Crystal Lake was approved by the narrow vote of 3-2, overturning a previous tied vote of 2-2. The Rev. Dan Larson of nearby Woodstock’s Congregational Unitarian Church attended both meetings to speak in support of of the games. (Windy City Times - Chicago, IL 3.8.06)
Also in the media this week:
Actor Gary Anderson portrays the "human side" of lawyer and social justice activist Clarence Darrow at the First Parish of Sudbury Unitarian Universalist in Massachusetts. "We learn from the past when we bring it alive," he says. (Sudbury Town Crier - Framingham, MA 3.2.06)
A collaborative quilting group, formed from a Unitarian Universalist-Muslim dialogue group, will discuss their collaborative process and unveil their finished quilts for the first time on March 12. (Lexington Minuteman - Lexington, MA 3.9.06)
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