UUA launches lawsuit, UU politician in hot water, and more
UUs rally against Proposition 8
As California Attorney General Jerry Brown pushed the state's Supreme Court to let Proposition 8 take effect, the UUA filed a lawsuit (with the California Council on Churches, the Episcopal Bishop of California, the General Synod of the United Church of Christ, the Progressive Jewish Alliance) to overturn the measure. Proposition 8 bans same-sex marriage in California. (Los Angeles Times - 11.18.08)
See also: Court to hear Prop 8 cases (Bay Area Reporter - San Francisco 11.20.08)
UUs were among those at a series of demonstrations supporting same-sex marriage, which took place across the country on Saturday in reaction to California's Proposition 8. The Bay Area Reporter covered the rally in San Francisco, as well as turnout in other cities. Also covered in the media were rallies in White Plains, N.Y., and Idaho Falls, Idaho. (Bay Area Reporter - San Francisco 11.20.08 / Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison, NY 11.16.08 / KPVI-TV - Pocatello, ID 11.15.08)
Minister recalls Selma tragedy
The Rev. Clark Olsen, who was with fellow UU minister the Rev. James Reeb in Selma, Ala., the night he was killed in 1965, recalls the events of the night and talks about the fight for civil rights. (Toledo Blade - Toledo, OH 11.20.08)
UU councilwoman in hot water over Catholic remarks
Beaufort County Councilwoman Laura Von Harten, a member of the UU Fellowship of Beaufort, S.C., has apologized for anti-Catholic remarks she made during a zoning debate. Meanwhile her minister, the Rev. Nan White, reaffirmed the UU commitment to freedom of religion. (Beaufort Gazette - Beaufort, SC 11.19.08)
In the congregations
The First Unitarian Society of Madison. Wisc., just unveiled the $9.1 million "green" building addition to its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Meeting House. (Capital Times - Madison, WI 11.18.08)
See also: Frank Lloyd Wright's Unitarian Universalist churches (UU World - May/June 2005)
UUs of the Cumberland Valley in Boiling Springs, Pa., are raising money to help send Mozambique women to school. (Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle, PA 11.17.08)
Youth from the First Unitarian Church in Lynchburg, Va., joined hundreds of people in Washington, D.C., for a “Gathering of the Tents” to raise awareness of the plight of Darfur refugees. (Lynchburg News and Advance - Lynchburg, VA 11.14.08)
See also: Tents draw attention to Darfurian refugees' plight (uuworld.org - 9.8.08)
The Rev. Sandra D. Fitz-Henry, minister of Murray UU Church in Attleboro, Mass., writes about the importance of respecting our differences. (Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Attleboro, MA 11.15.08)
Bob Vilt of the Austin Daily Herald writes about the experience of visiting the First UU Church in Rochester, Minn. (Austin Herald - Austin, MN 11.19.08)
As California Attorney General Jerry Brown pushed the state's Supreme Court to let Proposition 8 take effect, the UUA filed a lawsuit (with the California Council on Churches, the Episcopal Bishop of California, the General Synod of the United Church of Christ, the Progressive Jewish Alliance) to overturn the measure. Proposition 8 bans same-sex marriage in California. (Los Angeles Times - 11.18.08)
See also: Court to hear Prop 8 cases (Bay Area Reporter - San Francisco 11.20.08)
UUs were among those at a series of demonstrations supporting same-sex marriage, which took place across the country on Saturday in reaction to California's Proposition 8. The Bay Area Reporter covered the rally in San Francisco, as well as turnout in other cities. Also covered in the media were rallies in White Plains, N.Y., and Idaho Falls, Idaho. (Bay Area Reporter - San Francisco 11.20.08 / Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison, NY 11.16.08 / KPVI-TV - Pocatello, ID 11.15.08)
Minister recalls Selma tragedy
The Rev. Clark Olsen, who was with fellow UU minister the Rev. James Reeb in Selma, Ala., the night he was killed in 1965, recalls the events of the night and talks about the fight for civil rights. (Toledo Blade - Toledo, OH 11.20.08)
UU councilwoman in hot water over Catholic remarks
Beaufort County Councilwoman Laura Von Harten, a member of the UU Fellowship of Beaufort, S.C., has apologized for anti-Catholic remarks she made during a zoning debate. Meanwhile her minister, the Rev. Nan White, reaffirmed the UU commitment to freedom of religion. (Beaufort Gazette - Beaufort, SC 11.19.08)
In the congregations
The First Unitarian Society of Madison. Wisc., just unveiled the $9.1 million "green" building addition to its Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Meeting House. (Capital Times - Madison, WI 11.18.08)
See also: Frank Lloyd Wright's Unitarian Universalist churches (UU World - May/June 2005)
UUs of the Cumberland Valley in Boiling Springs, Pa., are raising money to help send Mozambique women to school. (Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle, PA 11.17.08)
Youth from the First Unitarian Church in Lynchburg, Va., joined hundreds of people in Washington, D.C., for a “Gathering of the Tents” to raise awareness of the plight of Darfur refugees. (Lynchburg News and Advance - Lynchburg, VA 11.14.08)
See also: Tents draw attention to Darfurian refugees' plight (uuworld.org - 9.8.08)
The Rev. Sandra D. Fitz-Henry, minister of Murray UU Church in Attleboro, Mass., writes about the importance of respecting our differences. (Attleboro Sun Chronicle - Attleboro, MA 11.15.08)
Bob Vilt of the Austin Daily Herald writes about the experience of visiting the First UU Church in Rochester, Minn. (Austin Herald - Austin, MN 11.19.08)
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