Author: Terry Anderson
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What Do We Need from Liberal Religion in the 21st Century?
Read more: What Do We Need from Liberal Religion in the 21st Century?This panel session explore why we do, or do need tReligion in these troubling times. The panel features thoughtful comments from long term Unitarian leaders. Recent Posts Archives
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Is Wokeness Dead? How did it die? Should We Stop Kicking It While It’s Down?
Read more: Is Wokeness Dead? How did it die? Should We Stop Kicking It While It’s Down?In her latest blog post Helen Plucrose spends some time analyzing the current state of criticsl social justice ideology known as “woke”. She notes that the term itself has multiple meanings and that we are seeing equally noxoious ill-liberalism on the right, and thus must be careful that our criticsm of left wing illerbalism does…
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Freedom of Speech under Attack
Read more: Freedom of Speech under AttackAround the world, freedom of speech is being curtailed both by governments and social prohibitions . In democracies like the UK and Canada (with no first amendment constitutional guarantees,) new laws are being enacted to curtail freedom of speech based on moral prohibitions or supposed instigation of violence against others. But are these new laws…
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May 16, 2026 – NAUA Service: That Sudden Insight – How Epiphanies Can Change Us by Rev. Alex Holt
Read more: May 16, 2026 – NAUA Service: That Sudden Insight – How Epiphanies Can Change Us by Rev. Alex HoltWhat is an “epiphany” – sometimes referred to as a peak moment or an ah-ha instant? What can we do to respond to such unexpected moments of insight? How might such moments help in this age of uncertainty? Rev. Alex Holt will address these questions in our May worship service. Recent Posts Archives
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June NAUA Academy: “Two Views: Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times?”
Read more: June NAUA Academy: “Two Views: Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times?”Institutional and Socioeconomic Cycles in the US June NAUA Academy Session “Can Cycles of History Explain our Troubled Times? Two Views”with Joyce Francis & Mark Reimers Tuesday, June 9th4:30 PM PDT / 7:30 PM EDT Zoom link for session: https::/tinyurl.com/nauaacademy George Friedman (a geopolitical forecaster, founder of Geopolitical Futures and NYT bestselling author of “The…
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Mar. 22, 2026. Pirates of the YouTube
Read more: Mar. 22, 2026. Pirates of the YouTubeJoin co-ministers Rev. Jerry & Rev. Lynn Kerr to learn of their adventures starting up their own YouTube channel for the UU Congregation of Flint, MI, USA. Recent Posts Archives
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March 10, 2026 Pilgrimage – Camino Santiago
Read more: March 10, 2026 Pilgrimage – Camino SantiagoThe Camino de Santiago is one of the most ancient and well-worn pilgrimage routes in the Western world. For over a thousand years, people have walked these trails—from all across Europe and beyond—toward the cathedral in Santiago, said to be the resting place of the apostle James. In today’s hectic world that is constantly bombarding…
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Solstice 2025 Celebration Saturday Worship
Read more: Solstice 2025 Celebration Saturday WorshipThis moving video of the 2025 Holiday Reflections of the Season features greetings, best wishes, poems and readings from NAUA leaders across the continent. Not to be missed!! Recent Posts Archives
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Dec 12, 2025. Rise of the Nones: Challenge for our Society or Opportunity for Unitarians?
Read more: Dec 12, 2025. Rise of the Nones: Challenge for our Society or Opportunity for Unitarians?This December 2025 NAUA Academy session features a presentation and a lively discussion on the opportunities and challenges from the Arising of the Nones. Joyce Francis leads the discussion, presents efforts of the New Salish Sea Congregation and our own stories of finding Unitarian alternatives. Does the same programs and activities of Unitarians still work for the…
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Nov. 15, 2025 – Freedom From Want by Rev. Twinkle Manning
Read more: Nov. 15, 2025 – Freedom From Want by Rev. Twinkle ManningThis service reviews our capacity to free each other from all kinds of want – and our innate need to do just so. Twinkle is the contract minister for the Universalist Unitarian Church of Waterville, Maine. She is an author, poet, retreat leader and liturgist, as well as a semi-retired television producer. She served for…