Treks to Iowa continue, UU minister runs for a House seat, and more

Couples drive to Iowa to get married
Following in the tracks of others, fourteen homosexual couples from Missouri drove to Iowa and got married in the church of the Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City. (KCRG-TV News - IA 9.3.09)

See also: Should clergy cross the border to marry gay congregants? (Chicago Tribune - 8.31.09)

See also: Marriage change draws out-of-staters, Missourians bus to town to get hitched. (The Daily Iowan - 5.4.09)

UU minister challenges incumbent
The Rev. Neal Jones, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia, S.C., is challenging a 10-year incumbent for a seat in the House of Representatives. (Free Times - SC 10.7.09)

A UUA staff member and her family are included in a Protect Maine Equality commercial. Look for "Team Rediker."

Also in the media:
The First Unitarian Universalist Church in New Orleans has recently restored a stained-glass window depicting two of their most famous congregants, Kate and Jean Gordon, sisters who fought for social welfare reform and women's rights in the early 20th century. (The Times-Picayune - LA 9.5.09)

The First Unitarian Fellowship of Nanaimo, Canada, is partnering with the Salvation Army to offer 20 cots in two locations as part of an extreme weather shelter program for the homeless. (Canada.com - 10.7.09)

Linda Jo Scott, a member of the Unitarian Universalist church in East Lansing, Mich., imagines planning a funeral for herself while she's still alive. (Battle Creek Enquirer - MI 9.4.09)