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The only way we survive this modern agony is together.Reading | By Kate Landis | October 18, 2022 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Brokenness, Community, Compassion, Connections, Globalism, Humanism, Mental Health, UnityWorship element
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We see a historical pattern that puts everyone in the world in danger. To obtain a safe and dignified life, we need to foster trust, mutual support, and reliance on science.By Bruce Knotts | February 8, 2022 | From IdeasTagged as: Climate & Environmental Justice, Climate Justice, Democracy, Globalism, Human Rights, JusticePage/Article -
If justice is to be realized, our voices must speak loudly—even boisterously—of love.Reflection | By Lindasusan Ulrich | June 5, 2019 | From Braver/WiserTagged as: 2nd Principle (Justice, Equity, & Compassion), 6th Principle (World Community), 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), America, Animals, Community, Direct Experience, Earth-Centered, Globalism, Humanism, Interdependence, July 4th, Justice, Love, Nature, Purpose, Relationships, SecularPage/Article -
At age twenty, I had the fortune of traveling the world. Through a study abroad program, I journeyed to awe-inspiring destinations like India, Cuba, and South Africa. In the process, I witnessed extreme poverty, global wealth, power disparity, and the effects of war and militarism—all while...Reading | By Betty Jeanne Rueters-Ward | April 27, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: America, Change, Direct Experience, Globalism, Living Our Faith, Personal Stories, Privilege, Transformation, Young AdultsWorship element -
Improve the global community: the image on the right may be used as wallpaper for a smartphone or tablet. The 6th Principle of Unitarian Universalism is the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all. The Seven Principles by Ellen Rocket...Image | By Ellen Rockett | February 27, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Earth, Globalism, Interdependence, Justice, Peace, Service, Unitarian UniversalismWorship element -
The journey was a long one. We started on an airplane, a 16-hour trip crossing the international date line. A van for an hour, then another hour’s plane ride. A pedi-cab trip, and a four hour van ride. Then another hour’s drive up a windy mountain road, turning off the road onto a rocky, bumpy,...Sermon | By Vail Weller | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Direct Experience, Generosity, Globalism, International, Justice, Poverty, Privilege, Unitarian Universalism, UniversalismWorship element
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Many Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregations follow an annual Ingathering tradition on the first Sunday after Labor Day that includes a Water Communion/Ceremony ritual. Specific traditions vary widely, but often they include introductory remarks, a time for reflection, a sharing of water that...Ritual | By Eric Cherry | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Connections, Earth, Globalism, Homecoming / Ingathering, Interdependence, International, Nature, Unitarian Universalism, Water CommunionWorship element
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"Few of their children in the country learn English Unless the stream of their importation could be turned they will soon so outnumber us that all the advantages we have will not be able to preserve our Language, and even our Government will become precarious." Does this sound familiar? This...Sermon | By James (Jay) C Leach | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Globalism, Immigration, Oppression, Privilege, ImmigrationWorship element
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Dear God, Dear Love, hold the people of Uganda in your heart. May you grant courage and safety to our gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender siblings who are in danger this day, In Kampala and Entebbe, along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga, among the kingdoms of Toro, Ankole, Busoga,...Meditation | By Sarah Lammert | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: Globalism, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Multiculturalism, MulticulturalismWorship element
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In the name of Allah, the beneficent, the merciful. Praise be to the Lord of the Universe who has created us and made us into tribes and nations, that we may know each other, not that we may despise each other....Prayer | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: 1st Principle (Worth & Dignity), Connections, Globalism, Inclusion, Interdependence, Islam, MulticulturalismWorship element -
Spirit of Life, We are here as a community dedicated to all that is good and just and beautiful. We ask that we might be strengthened in our dedication to a better world. In time of war, when national pride and anger overwhelms the call for world community, We would remember all those around the...Meditation | By Wayne B. Arnason | January 21, 2015 | From WorshipWebTagged as: GlobalismWorship element
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I remember my 25th birthday—a quarter of a century! It felt like a major accomplishment. It has been just as significant celebrating each of my daughters’ 25th birthdays, with pride in them both and accompanying gratitude. Somehow a 25th birthday feels like a really special...By Pat Kahn | November 24, 2014 | From Call and ResponseTagged as: Children, Globalism, International Human Rights & JusticePage/Article -
March 7, 2013 | From What Moves UsTagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Authority, Community, Despair, Dignity, Ethics, Faith, Globalism, Grace, Human Rights, Immanence, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page
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January 19, 2012 | From What We ChooseTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Acceptance, Anti-Oppression, Balance, Class, Community, Culture, Direct Experience, Diversity, Empathy, Ethics, Globalism, MulticulturalismCurriculum page
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December 10, 2011 | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Compassion, Connections, Diversity, Generosity, Globalism, Humanism, Interdependence, Justice, Nature, Power, Service, Unitarian UniversalismCurriculum page
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December 10, 2011 | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Children, Earth, Equity, Globalism, Human Rights, Humanism, Interdependence, Justice, Limitations, Nature, ResponsibilityCurriculum page
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When you go camping, what do you miss most? Electricity? Or toilets? Only a hundred years or so ago, people didn't have either one. There were no microwave ovens or toasters. There were no light bulbs. You couldn't just flip a switch or push a button to make things happen. For thousands and...Story | By Janeen K Grohsmeyer | December 10, 2011 | For Multigenerational | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Community, Culture, Dignity, Globalism, Health, Human Rights, Humanism, Illness, Interdependence, Nature, PrivilegeCurriculum page
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December 10, 2011 | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Abundance, Choice, Conscience, Earth, Ethics, Globalism, Health, Human Rights, Humanism, Interdependence, NatureCurriculum page
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December 10, 2011 | From Gather the SpiritTagged as: 7th Principle (Interconnected Web), Animals, Choice, Commitment, Culture, Earth, Globalism, Humanism, Interdependence, Nature, Privilege, ResponsibilityCurriculum page
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Adapted from an interview with Raziq Brown. Used by permission.At the age of 19, Raziq Brown was the recipient of the 2008 Mary-Ella Holst Young Activist Award given annually by the Unitarian Universalist Association. His activism has taken him around the world, but the initial sparks began within.Story | October 27, 2011 | For High School | From Heeding the CallTagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Anti-Oppression, Change, Commitment, Equity, Globalism, Growth, Health, Human Rights, Justice, Poverty, Prophetic Words & DeedsCurriculum page