July 2011
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How have you disregarded precedence for the...
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“I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility...”
– Clara Barton (Universalist, social reformer, founder of American Red Cross)
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“Is it not very wonderful? Forever and forever, — there is no stopping in the...”
– William Channing Gannett, A Year of Miracle (1882) p. 48. (Unitarian, minister, social reformer)
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Love Calls Us: Immigration & People of Faith →
#UU - A Storify of a Tweetchat with Moderator Gini Courter & the Rev. Wendy von Zirpolo
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“The Universalist doctrine is not a mere speculation, but a new principle of...”
– Benjamin Rush (physician, Universalist, American “Founding Father”)
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“Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all.”
– Jane Addams, Speech in Honolulu (1933) (Presbyterian, Quaker, Unitarian, reformer, ethicist)
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“To worship the wise is much easier than to profit by their wisdom”
– Clinton Lee Scott (Universalist, Unitarian Universalist, minister)
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“I have to accept the fact that my life is fed by the destruction of other life,...”
– Joan Goodwin (Unitarian Universalist, educator, historian)
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What are your favorite stories of possibility in...
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“Magic lies in challenging what seems possible”
– Carol Moseley Braun
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Rebuilding New Orleans →
Unitarian Universalists helping to rebuild New Orleans.
The fifth smooth stone of liberal religion is to always have hope.
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Where has the current of love carried you in...
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“There was a dawn I remember when my soul heard something from your soul.
I...”
– Rumi
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Food Policy & Ethics: Michele Simon →
Agency and action is the fourth smooth stone of liberal religion. Doing good feels good & makes goodness real. Unitarian Universalists have approved a statement of conscience on ethical eating.
Meet Michele Simon, one of the people who’ve been advocating for goodness through the food movement.
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Worthy Faith: Young Adults & Unitarian... →
Storify story from tweetchat with Unitarian Universalist young adults, July 26, 2011.
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In the magic mirror of your family, what traits do...
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“Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at the people who belong to us, we see...”
– Gail Lumet Buckley
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“The oppression of any people for opinion’s sake has rarely had any other effect...”
– Hosea Ballou (Universalist, minister)
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“There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never...”
– Beatrix Potter (Unitarian, author, illustrator)
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“Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave...”
– Beatrix Potter (Unitarian, author, illustrator)
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“Our hands will not be clean until we get them dirty, until we roll up our...”
– Forrest Church, “Deeds Not Creeds,” in Our Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism (1989) (co-authored with John Buehrens) p. 54 (Unitarian Universalist, minister, theologian)
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The Buttons on the Mountain by Doug Lipman →
A Rabbi Pesach Mendel story (Doug Lipman’s contemporary Hasidic storytelling) for Wisdom Tale Wednesday
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How are you nurturing others with compassion?
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“Compassion is not an action but a recognition, a knowing, a way of being with...”
– Ken Collier (Unitarian Universalist, educator, minister, theologian)
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“There is a wide difference between the reverence that is touched into...”
– Jenkin Lloyd Jones, “The Divine Benediction?” The Faith That Makes Faithful (1887) (co-authored with William Channing Gannett) p. 117. (Unitarian, minister, social reformer)
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Tweetchattin' Ground Rules
I love tweetchattin’, but there’s one thing about conversation in the public square: it is easy to be derailed by people seeking to do so.
Remember, when you’ve logged in via Tweetchat, you can hide viewing a particular user or things like retweets.
Now for some groundrule suggestions:
keep it civil. Don’t slam folks and don’t attack peeps for differences of...
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Advocates for Youth - 2nd Smooth Stone →
Advocates for Youth are empowering youth for informed reproductive and sexual health decisions.
James Luther Adams’ second smooth stone of liberal religion - all relations between people should be grounded in mutuality, freedom, and consent. Being together matters.
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When has hard work been a cure to what ails you?
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“Love isn’t an emotion or even an intention, but a policy, a vow, a behavior. It...”
– Tom Owen-Towle, Theology Ablaze (2011) Flaming Chalice Press (Unitarian Universalist, minister)
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“No man knows the genuineness of his convictions until he has sacrificed...”
– E. H. Chapin (Universalist, minister)
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“The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, the sea.”
– Isak Dinesen
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When has courage helped you do something good?
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Ethical Eating: Vegan & Gluten Free - Manifest... →
Manifest Vegan is a great blog with resources and recipes for people wanting to pursue a vegan gluten-free diet - or love someone who does, or want to add great healthy cooking and reduce meat & wheat consumption. On Twitter: @ManifestVegan
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Auction With Heart →
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How has your conscience stirred your courage?
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“Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey...”
– James Freeman Clark (Unitarian, minister)
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“Our faith is determined by the choices and commitments we make in life. When I...”
– Bill Gardiner (Unitarian Universalist, minister, reformer)
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Weekly Pun
What kind of socks do gardeners like best? Garden hose.
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Greater Good Project (UU) →
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How do you realize you’re acceptable & accepted?
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“Recognizing that we are wholly acceptable is God’s own truth for us – waiting to...”
– Gregory Boyle, Tattoos of the Heart
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“A government is for the benefit of all the people.”
– William Howard Taft (Unitarian, United States President, U.S. Supreme Court Justice) 