Rachel Walden is the communications specialist in the UUA Office of Information and Public Witness.
Learn more about Rachel Collins on UUA.org.
By Rachel Collins
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The Radical Roots of Mother's DayRachel Collins
Long before Mother’s Day was celebrated with brunches and flower bouquets, Unitarian Julia Ward Howe wrote her Mother’s Day Proclamation.
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Media roundup: Religious leaders show solidarity with CharlottesvilleRachel Collins
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
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Media roundup: Trump’s son-in-law is not a Unitarian UniversalistRachel Collins
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
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Media roundup: UU minister opens her home to a #RefugeeCaravan familyRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU trauma ministry helps people heal and move onRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Charleston massacre, papal encyclicalRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Creative responses to banner vandalismRachel Collins
A weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
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Unitarian Universalists in the media, Spring 2016Rachel Collins
Highlights from other news organizations’ coverage of Unitarian Universalists and their congregations.
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Media roundup: UUs wear orange for gun violence preventionRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Rallying to oppose Jeff Sessions nominationRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Unitarian Universalists take to the streets for climate, immigrantsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Providing a moral voice on health care, immigration, and racial justiceRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Indiana town unites to oppose hate in response to vandalismRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Poor People’s Campaign begins actions across United StatesRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU astronomer passes PlutoRachel Collins
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In the media: church pressured over signRachel Collins
Highlights from other news organizations’ coverage of Unitarian Universalists and their congregations.
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Media roundup: UUs reconsider relationship with Boy Scouts of AmericaRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Votes, speakers at UUA General Assembly make the newsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Faithfully resisting with rallies, welcome signs, and legislationRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Iowa UUs raise thousands for National Mama’s Bail Out DayRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Connecticut congregation takes Indonesian man into sanctuaryRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU 'valve turner' sentenced to prison for climate activismRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Mosque welcomes UUs in need of space to worshipRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Minister visits Hiroshima on bombing anniversaryRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs offer support to Muslims, refugees, victims of terrorismRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs speak out against new anti-LGBT lawRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Getting out and getting organized to end systemic racismRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs show up at town halls, their federal representatives do notRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs celebrate Pride, honor victims of Pulse nightclub massacreRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Unitarian connections on Thoreau’s 200th birthdayRachel Collins
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Media roundup: New Zealand Unitarians continue to fight for deported studentsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Maine congregation will lead satellite March for Our Lives eventRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Wendi Winters saved lives thanks in part to congregational trainingRachel Collins
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Media roundup: A second victory for UU sanctuaryRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Marking the Sandy Hook anniversary with prayerful vigilsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs advocate, educate in opposition to N.C. House Bill 2Rachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU church sues to install solar panelsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Progressive religious activism draws bad and good attentionRachel Collins
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UUs advocate mercy for New Orleans attackersRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Facing trauma under Trump, people turn to churchRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Honoring the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr.Rachel Collins
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Media roundup: Inspired by traumatic experience, Knoxville UUs go on to help othersRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Minister pleads guilty to marriage equalityRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Two historic UU congregations mergeRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs renew call to justice on MLK DayRachel Collins
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UUs in the media, Summer 2016Rachel Collins
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UUs in the media, Winter 2016Rachel Collins, Lauren Walleser
Selections from UU World’s weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
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Media roundup: UUA presidential resignation makes national newsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU congregations across the country experience vandalism, hate speechRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Forgiveness and compassion after vandalismRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Community responds to racist vandalism with love and unityRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Now out of sanctuary, Sandra Lopez wants to fight to help others be freeRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU donates organ to fellow congregantRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Minister leaves parish to fight for climate justiceRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs re-envision Valentine’s DayRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs arrested in pipeline protestRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Mobilizing for Inauguration Day and beyondRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU sanctuary recipients in the spotlightRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU minister runs for U.S. CongressRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Church connection saves woman's lifeRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU congregations work for racial justiceRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Maryland congregation has its Black Lives Matter banner stolen againRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs celebrate SCOTUS marriage decisionRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Service Committee reports on conditions in detention centersRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Texas UUs offer sanctuary, oppose family detentionRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs across the country mourn the tragedy in OrlandoRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs mobilize for sanctuary, refugees, and women's marches across the countryRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Sanctuary recipients receive stays of deportationRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Honoring victims of Las Vegas shooting and making space for mourningRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Florida UUs help African American community organize to clean up toxic wasteRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Car crashes through Texas churchRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs applaud Boy Scouts of America's step toward equalityRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Antiracist activism flourishes as banner vandalism continuesRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Oregon UUs help organize vigil for those suffering bigotry and hateRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs show support for police, black civilian victims of gun violenceRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Protecting families by providing sanctuaryRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Responding to Portland attacks with love and educationRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Countering racism with messages of love and supportRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Youth survivors of 2008 UU church shooting lead vigil for Parkland studentsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs take to the streets to oppose family separationRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU banners show white support of black livesRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs across U.S. show support for Muslim communityRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Saskatchewan boy urges Unitarians to support transgender childrenRachel Collins
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UUs in the media, Fall 2016Rachel Collins
Selections from UU World’s weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
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Media roundup: New Orleans UUs host a town hall on transgender violenceRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUA leadership changes, General Assembly make the newsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Demonstrating for a moral healthcare policyRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Congregation’s sanctuary vote causes conflict with rentersRachel Collins
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Media roundup: For sanctuary church, religious freedom means 'we decide' who comes into our spaceRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Members of Maine congregation wrestle with racist historyRachel Collins
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Media roundup: ‘Law & Order: SVU’ features UU child dedicationRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Ban a hymn for charityRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs speak out against immigration raidsRachel Collins, Sonja L. Cohen
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Media roundup: Connecticut UUs prepare to welcome refugeesRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUSC urges Obama to release mothers, children in detentionRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Oklahoma minister arrested for child pornographyRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Ohio ACLU leader notes religion’s role in group’s formation, ongoing workRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Candles, prayers, and gun violence prevention in honor of Sandy Hook anniversaryRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Historic congregation in spotlight over issues of raceRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Virginia minister speaks out against jailing immigrant childrenRachel Collins
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Media roundup: White UU minister on showing up for Black Lives MatterRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Two UUs finalists in global competitionRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU scholar supports a universal minimum incomeRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs remain steadfast as vandalism escalatesRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Supporting diverse communities and celebrating winter holidaysRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU seminary is home to woman-led mosqueRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs respond to DACA decision with increased support for immigrantsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Illinois congregation faces difficult decision about Black Lives Matter bannerRachel Collins
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Donor gives camp an observatorySonja L. Cohen, Rachel Collins
Plus: Flooding brings fish into meeting house basement; Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, church celebrates building expansion; Madison, Wisconsin, society marks fiftieth anniversary.
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Media roundup: Peace curriculum helps kids take control of their livesRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs ready for marriage equalityRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs take part in world's largest interfaith gatheringRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUSC reports on poultry plant working conditionsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU minister denounces arson at abortion clinicRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Busloads of UUs will join the March for WomenRachel Collins
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Fire, arrest hit community ministryRachel Collins
Selections from UU World’s weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
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Media roundup: Working in the community for racial justice, addiction recovery, sustainabilityRachel Collins
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Seeking supportive community in traumatic timesRachel Collins
Media roundup: Selected coverage of Unitarian Universalists in other media, September through December 2017.
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Media roundup: New Orleans youths sentenced for 2017 attack on UUA staffRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU family raises a 'truegender' daughterRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Seattle UU receives courage awardRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU clergy speak out on racial profiling, medical marijuana, immigrationRachel Collins
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Media roundup: A year after SCOTUS affirmed marriage equality, UUs reflectRachel Collins
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UUs in the media, Spring 2017Rachel Collins, Lauren Walleser
Selections from UU World’s weekly guide to stories about Unitarian Universalists from other media sources.
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Media roundup: Oklahoma minister pleads guilty to pornography chargesRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Colorado UU congregation shields family from deportationRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs join the call to say #NeverAgainRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU town hall kicks off 'March for Our Lives: Road to Change' bus tourRachel Collins
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In the media: Austin church offers sanctuaryRachel Collins, Sonja L. Cohen
Highlights from other news organizations’ coverage of Unitarian Universalists and their congregations.
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Media roundup: Mourning victims, supporting Planned ParenthoodRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs help create an Easter miracle: a day without murders in ChicagoRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Atlanta congregation is home to new K-12 Pride SchoolRachel Collins
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Media roundup: New York congregation vandalized with hate speechRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs support immigrants as ICE enforcement harshensRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Theological diversity, clergy experience, and reproductive justice in the spotlightRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Texas UU who left Islamic State draws media scrutinyRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs show solidarity with Parkland, call for gun controlRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Finding faith, connection at gay men’s gatheringRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Ten years after Katrina, UUs still helpingRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Sanctuary is our religious response to immigration raidsRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Minnesota UUs get sex ed rightRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Denver church may become state's first gay rights historic landmarkRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs show support for Affordable Care ActRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Unitarian minister, partner attacked outside their London homeRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU and other clergy arrested opposing tax planRachel Collins
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Media roundup: As government targeting of immigrants intensifies, so too does UU supportRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Interfaith activists call attention to criminalization of humanitarian aidRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Colorado UUs provide sanctuary, demand justiceRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UUs join 100-mile walk for immigration reformRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Flint UUs won’t pay for toxic waterRachel Collins
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Media roundup: UU military chaplain resigns in protest over drone warfareRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Building interfaith networks to resist hate and provide sanctuaryRachel Collins
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Media roundup: Missouri congregation joins growing sanctuary movementRachel Collins
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