Won't sign for weddings in Va., swine flu at church, and more
To support gay rights, two ministers at the Unitarian Church of Norfolk, Va., have refused to sign marriage licenses for heterosexual couples. "I realized I was taking part in this discriminatory system, and I don't have to and don't want to," said John P. Manwell, co-pastor of the church. (The Virginian-Pilot - VA 10.12.09)
In a demonstration organized by the First Unitarian Society of Denver, about 200 people gathered in front of the state Capitol in Denver to call for equal rights for same-sex couples. (The Denver Post - CO 10.12.09)
Also in the media:
The Rev. Victoria Weinstein of the First Parish Unitarian Church in Norwell, Mass., discusses how her congregation prepares for the swine flu in the final two paragraphs of a Boston Globe story. (Boston Globe - MA 10.15.09)
The Rev. John Martin of All Souls Unitarian Church in Bellville, Ohio, says people shouldn't get caught up in political, national, or ethnic divisions when it comes to protecting the planet. (Mansfield News Journal - OH 10.10.09)
The Rev. Tess Baumberger, minister at the Unity Church of North Easton, Mass., discusses the prison reforms of Dorothea Dix, a famous Unitarian. (Norwich Bulletin - CT 10.9.09)
The Rev. Virginia Jarocha-Ernst, minister Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, N.J., talks about how her family history brought her into the ministry. (Holmdel Independent - 10.15.09)
In a demonstration organized by the First Unitarian Society of Denver, about 200 people gathered in front of the state Capitol in Denver to call for equal rights for same-sex couples. (The Denver Post - CO 10.12.09)
Also in the media:
The Rev. Victoria Weinstein of the First Parish Unitarian Church in Norwell, Mass., discusses how her congregation prepares for the swine flu in the final two paragraphs of a Boston Globe story. (Boston Globe - MA 10.15.09)
The Rev. John Martin of All Souls Unitarian Church in Bellville, Ohio, says people shouldn't get caught up in political, national, or ethnic divisions when it comes to protecting the planet. (Mansfield News Journal - OH 10.10.09)
The Rev. Tess Baumberger, minister at the Unity Church of North Easton, Mass., discusses the prison reforms of Dorothea Dix, a famous Unitarian. (Norwich Bulletin - CT 10.9.09)
The Rev. Virginia Jarocha-Ernst, minister Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, N.J., talks about how her family history brought her into the ministry. (Holmdel Independent - 10.15.09)
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