Interfaith communities, a suicide workshop, and more
Interfaith communities
Joffre D. Meyer celebrates the 40-year anniversary of the interfaith partnership between the UUA and Rissho Kosei-kai (RKK), a brand of Japanese Buddhism. Former UUA president John Buehrens called Nikkyo Niwano, the founder of the RKK, "the most important interreligious partner the Unitarian Universalist movement has ever had." (OhmyNews International - 11.2.09)
The Universalist Unitarian Community Church in Augusta, Maine, played host to an interfaith candlelight vigil sponsored by the Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry in Maine, "to remind people of all faiths to vote No on Question 1." (Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel - ME 11.2.09)
Clubs and ministries bring people together
Three churches in Charleston, W. Va., including the Unitarian Universalist church, joined together to create a wellness ministry focusing on pain relief from arthritis. (The Charleston Gazette - WV 10.31.09)
The Laughter Club at the First Universalist Society in Franklin, Mass., garners more press. (The Sun Chronicle - MA 11.2.09)
See also: A Laughing Matter (Milford Daily News - MA 9.29.09)
Also in the media:
A Unitarian church in Vancouver hosted a controversial suicide workshop Wednesday. "Go to the cupboard, pour the drug into a glass and drink it, and have a peaceful death and not break the law," said Dr. Philip Nitschke, the speaker. "Suicide is not a crime." (CBC News - BC 11.4.09)
A member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbus, Ga., created a stained glass window for the church, depicting the seven principles of the UUA. (Ledger-Enquirer - GA 10.31.09)
An article about conservative pastors' reactions to the new federal hate crime legislation mentions the UUA's Standing on the Side of Love campaign about halfway down. (STLToday.com - MO 10.31.09)
The UUA sponsored a say-on-pay resolution for Valero Energy Corp, which will allow shareholders to hold a nonbinding vote on executive compensation. (MySanAntonio.com - TX 11.2.09)
The Rev. Alice Anacheka-Nasemann, the associate minister at the Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson, Mass., says the recent “350” movement, which united people across the globe against climate change, brought tears of hope to her eyes. (Marlborough Enterprise – MA 11.6.09)
Joffre D. Meyer celebrates the 40-year anniversary of the interfaith partnership between the UUA and Rissho Kosei-kai (RKK), a brand of Japanese Buddhism. Former UUA president John Buehrens called Nikkyo Niwano, the founder of the RKK, "the most important interreligious partner the Unitarian Universalist movement has ever had." (OhmyNews International - 11.2.09)
The Universalist Unitarian Community Church in Augusta, Maine, played host to an interfaith candlelight vigil sponsored by the Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry in Maine, "to remind people of all faiths to vote No on Question 1." (Kennebec Journal Morning Sentinel - ME 11.2.09)
Clubs and ministries bring people together
Three churches in Charleston, W. Va., including the Unitarian Universalist church, joined together to create a wellness ministry focusing on pain relief from arthritis. (The Charleston Gazette - WV 10.31.09)
The Laughter Club at the First Universalist Society in Franklin, Mass., garners more press. (The Sun Chronicle - MA 11.2.09)
See also: A Laughing Matter (Milford Daily News - MA 9.29.09)
Also in the media:
A Unitarian church in Vancouver hosted a controversial suicide workshop Wednesday. "Go to the cupboard, pour the drug into a glass and drink it, and have a peaceful death and not break the law," said Dr. Philip Nitschke, the speaker. "Suicide is not a crime." (CBC News - BC 11.4.09)
A member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Columbus, Ga., created a stained glass window for the church, depicting the seven principles of the UUA. (Ledger-Enquirer - GA 10.31.09)
An article about conservative pastors' reactions to the new federal hate crime legislation mentions the UUA's Standing on the Side of Love campaign about halfway down. (STLToday.com - MO 10.31.09)
The UUA sponsored a say-on-pay resolution for Valero Energy Corp, which will allow shareholders to hold a nonbinding vote on executive compensation. (MySanAntonio.com - TX 11.2.09)
The Rev. Alice Anacheka-Nasemann, the associate minister at the Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson, Mass., says the recent “350” movement, which united people across the globe against climate change, brought tears of hope to her eyes. (Marlborough Enterprise – MA 11.6.09)
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