Elijah Anderson writes, “Since the end of the Civil Rights Movement, large numbers of black people have made their way into settings previously occupied only by whites, though their reception has been mixed. Overwhelmingly white neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, restaurants, and other public spaces remain. Black people perceive such settings as “the white space,” which they … Continue reading White Space and Invisible Ghettos
Written by Kate Cohen. Read by Laurie Mikitka. Where atheism becomes a positive belief and not just a negative one is our understanding that, without a higher power, we need human power to change the world. This essay was adapted from “We of Little Faith: Why I Stopped Pretending to Believe (and Maybe You Should … Continue reading America doesn’t need more God. It needs more atheists.
Donella Meadows said, “No one can define or measure justice, democracy, security, freedom, truth, or love. No one can define or measure any value. But if no one speaks up for them, if systems aren’t designed to produce them, if we don’t speak about them and point toward their presence or absence, they will cease … Continue reading An Infinitely Ordinary Day
When I said that I have visited more than forty UU congregations, someone asked me what I saw as common elements among them. I’ll share some of what I’ve seen and learned. Daniel Polk serves as Executive Director of NTUUC—North Texas Unitarian Universalist Congregations.
Is there a better example of liberating love than that which welcomes differing beliefs into a set of principles that transform us into justice seeking people?
True love requires our work of cultivation AND letting go.
Love has broader implications than just determining how we behave in our individual relationships; love is a belief that all people deserve freedom from oppression.
On November 19, 2023, we launched our Guest at Your Table (GAYT) program during the worship service. GAYT is the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)’s annual intergenerational program to raise support for and awareness about key human rights issues. UUSC works in more than 20 countries, with over 50 grassroots partners and there are thousands … Continue reading Guest at Your Table: Pursuing Liberation
A member led service in observance of the New Year. We’ll reflect on the past year and prepare to move forward into 2024. The service will include a ritual to symbolically release and leave behind past regrets while honoring our need to be steadfast and persevere.
In the hushed mystery of Christmas Eve we await the birth of a world at peace.
