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Latest news of interest to Unitarians with  a focus on NAUA activities.

  • Bob Simoni’s Letter to the Editor

    Dear Editor: It’s now been 5 years since Rev. Todd Eklof published his book The Gadfly Papers and distributed it freely at the UUA General Assembly in Spokane in July 2019. Like the ceremonial nailing of the 95 Theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg by Martin Luther in 1517, it has led to major…

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  • 4/20/2024 – Immigration/living in another culture – Being Welcoming

    This month’s service features a sermon by Joyce Kinnear  and her topic is  “Immigration/living in another culture – Being welcoming” Joyce and her husband Scott are long time Unitarians who have lived in Panama for the past few years and have recently moved to Mexico; they used to live in Castro Valley, California. Recent Posts Archives

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  • What stage of Reaction to the Changes in Unitarian Universalism are you at?

    In this insightful article, Dr. Stephen Polmar examines changes and reactions within the Unitarian movement using the famous stages of grief model developed by Dr. Kubler Ross. This article was first published in the Oct. 2023 issue of the Liberal Beacon and bears reading -for a second time.  Many of us in the NAUA have reacted strongly…

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  • Darwin’s Birthday

    Today, Feb. 12, marks the 215 anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin.- 1809 – 19 April 1882 I celebrate this day because of the tremendous, work, insight and ethical wisdom of this great British scientist.  His discovery of evolutionary theory first published in the Origin of Species in 1859  solved many problems for his…

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  • Rev. Kate Rhode tells her story for the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR)

    The Unitarian Universalist Church was once my home. Now, after the church stripped me of my ministerial credentials and defamed me for expressing what it now deems heretical views, I am suing. Read the full article here:  https://news.fairforall.org/p/the-ideological-takeover-of-the-church Recent Posts Archives

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  • A Remembrance of Rev. Dr. Finley C. Campbell By Dick Burkhart, PhD

    Many in the Unitarian community will have heard of and been inspired by the tireless fight for racial harmony led by the Rev. Finley Campbell. In this tribute (reprinted here from the January 2024 Liberal Beacon, Unitarian activist Dick Burkhart shares his memories of the late Dr. Finley Campbell. I was at a plenary session of…

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  • Losing My Religion, Judy Robbins, PsyD

    Although we focus on the imperiled Principles as the dominant outward sign, the entire religion of Unitarian Universalism is being reconstructed to the point where I do not recognize it. I am losing my religion. In the midst of heartbreak, I’ve been prompted to ponder the connection between religion and spirituality.  For me there is a big…

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  • NAUA Launches ‘Circles’

    Introducing a Fresh Approach to Interact with Fellow NAUA Members Commencing in February, we are excited to introduce a novel method for NAUA members to connect and foster camaraderie through Zoom. Initially, we will launch two Conversational CIRCLES scheduled for the first and third Tuesdays at 6 pm CST, as well as the first and…

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  • Banned Children’s Books

    The past year has seen a distinct increase in the number of books banned in our schools. Some of these bans focus on books promoting gender and sexual topics. Sometime these bans are instigated by government decree, as in Iowa.  Other times bans are coming from the far left inspired by zealous proponents of these issues.…

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  • Blessed are the Peacekeepers

    The recent events in Palestine/Israel and in the Ukraine gives us shocking awareness of the need for peace making. These type of long lived national and tribal warfare are an all too familiar component of our human history.  However, we know from experiences in Bosnia, South Africa, Peru and elsewhere that long standing grievances and…

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