UUs react to California marriage ruling, and more
Marriage equality proponents react to California ruling
The Rev. Jan Christian of the UU Church of Ventura, Calif., responds to the state's Supreme Court decision to uphold the ban on same-sex marriage brought about by Proposition 8. (Ventura County Star - Camarillo, CA 5.27.09)
A story published on the front page of the Pasadena Star News includes a picture of marriage equality advocates in front of the Throop UU Church in Pasadena, Calif., and quotes the Rev. Jim Nelson, senior minister at Neighborhood UU Church of Pasadena. (Pasadena Star News - CA 5.26.09)
Honoring the dead on Memorial Day
The Rev. Ralph Galen, a UU minister and founder of the Center for Mindful Living in Lawrence, Mass., gave the invocation at Boston's Memorial Day for Peace event. (Boston Globe – 5.26.09)
For Memorial Day, the Rev. Tess Baumberger, minister of the Unity Church of North Easton, Mass., reminds us that remembering the dead with compassion and grace honors them no matter where they are. (Mansfield News - Raynham, MA 5.22.09)
Also in the media:
The gay pride flag outside the United First Parish Unitarian Church in Quincy, Mass., was vandalized for the fourth time in nine months. (Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA 5.28.09)
An op-ed in the Los Angeles Times laments that the State of California will replace a statue in the U.S. Capitol of the Unitarian minister Thomas Starr King with a new statue of Ronald Reagan on June 3. Jack Cheevers writes, "Thomas Starr King is a colossus of California history, and he deserves better than to be tossed out the back door like yesterday's hash." (Los Angeles Times - 5.29.09)
The antique pipe organ at Marietta, Ohio’s First UU Society, having fallen into disrepair, was broken down, turned into various craft projects, and auctioned off. (Marietta Register Online - Marietta, OH 5.27.09)
Daniel Kanter, senior minister, First Unitarian Church of Dallas, weighs in on the questions: "What don't most people understand about religious faith? What don't most people understand about your faith tradition?" (Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX 5.28.09)
Glenn Ickler, a UU, journalist, and mystery author, writes about the joys of coffee. (MetroWest Daily News - Framingham, MA 5.24.09)
The UU Church on Nantucket Island, Mass., is celebrating its bicentennial. (Nantucket Independent - MA 5.27.09)
The Salina, Kans., UU Fellowship called the Rev. Thea Nietfeld as its new part-time minister. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle - Abilene, KS 5.23.09)
The Rev. Jan Christian of the UU Church of Ventura, Calif., responds to the state's Supreme Court decision to uphold the ban on same-sex marriage brought about by Proposition 8. (Ventura County Star - Camarillo, CA 5.27.09)
A story published on the front page of the Pasadena Star News includes a picture of marriage equality advocates in front of the Throop UU Church in Pasadena, Calif., and quotes the Rev. Jim Nelson, senior minister at Neighborhood UU Church of Pasadena. (Pasadena Star News - CA 5.26.09)
Honoring the dead on Memorial Day
The Rev. Ralph Galen, a UU minister and founder of the Center for Mindful Living in Lawrence, Mass., gave the invocation at Boston's Memorial Day for Peace event. (Boston Globe – 5.26.09)
For Memorial Day, the Rev. Tess Baumberger, minister of the Unity Church of North Easton, Mass., reminds us that remembering the dead with compassion and grace honors them no matter where they are. (Mansfield News - Raynham, MA 5.22.09)
Also in the media:
The gay pride flag outside the United First Parish Unitarian Church in Quincy, Mass., was vandalized for the fourth time in nine months. (Patriot Ledger - Quincy, MA 5.28.09)
An op-ed in the Los Angeles Times laments that the State of California will replace a statue in the U.S. Capitol of the Unitarian minister Thomas Starr King with a new statue of Ronald Reagan on June 3. Jack Cheevers writes, "Thomas Starr King is a colossus of California history, and he deserves better than to be tossed out the back door like yesterday's hash." (Los Angeles Times - 5.29.09)
The antique pipe organ at Marietta, Ohio’s First UU Society, having fallen into disrepair, was broken down, turned into various craft projects, and auctioned off. (Marietta Register Online - Marietta, OH 5.27.09)
Daniel Kanter, senior minister, First Unitarian Church of Dallas, weighs in on the questions: "What don't most people understand about religious faith? What don't most people understand about your faith tradition?" (Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX 5.28.09)
Glenn Ickler, a UU, journalist, and mystery author, writes about the joys of coffee. (MetroWest Daily News - Framingham, MA 5.24.09)
The UU Church on Nantucket Island, Mass., is celebrating its bicentennial. (Nantucket Independent - MA 5.27.09)
The Salina, Kans., UU Fellowship called the Rev. Thea Nietfeld as its new part-time minister. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle - Abilene, KS 5.23.09)
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