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Category: News

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

  • Timely Unitarian History Lesson

    In times of unrest and disagreement it is comforting to know that these times are not unique.  We have been challenged by different understanding and goals of our religious organizations in the past and in the present. In this NAUA Academy video, Kevin McCulloch, details the transcendentalist critique of historical Christianity that created a rift…

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  • 2023 Holiday Greetings from the NAUA President Rev. Todd Eklof

    In this video Rev Dr. Todd Eklof reflections on the first year of the NAUA operation, the programs it is offers and the hope we have for Liberal Religion. He also shares his best wishes to each of you during this holiday season and beyond. Recent Posts Archives

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  • Online Communities – Good enough?

    The link from this page is to the recording of a recent service at UUSpokane. This regular service is not an NAUA event, but given the need in the NAUA and all distributed organizations to create and sustain online communities, I hope it will be of interest. I also am at risk of “blowing my…

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  • Are You Celebrating Chalica

    For a number of years the UUA/CUC encouraged members and congregations to participate in seasonal celebration of the 7 Principles. The featured image (above) from the Unitarian Church of Edmonton, shows their attempt to celebrate the first day of Chalica in years past. The Web archive retrieves an announcement of  Chalica from an old UUA site…

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  • Tributes to Rev. Dr. Finley C. Campbell

    In this special issue of UUMUAC”s View from the Mountaintop 11 friends provide memories and pictures of  Rev. Dr Finley C. Campbell,  Rev Campbell was the founder of the Unitarian Universalist Multiracial Unity Action Council. (UUMUAC)  Finley’s principled anti-racism, so thoroughly uncompromising, led him to an understanding that is still not grasped by many people: that racism in many forms…

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  • Rev. Kate Rhode opens law suit against the UUA

    Rev. Kate Rhode has successfully launched her lawsuit against the UUA. In the suit she charges that the UUA unlawfully disfellowshipped her and thus eliminated her pension. This follows a distinguished career as a UU minister. She served many congregations over 40 years of successful UU ministry. Rev. Rhode has launched a GoFund Me page entitled “Make…

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  • Different Responses to the Current State of Unitarian Universalism

    The illiberalism that currently exerts control over the Unitarian Universalist denomination gives rise to many intense feelings. In this essay, reprinted from Issue #7 of the Liberal Beacon, Stephen Polmar aptly describes these reactions with which many of us are currently struggling. The essay uses the lens of Kubler-Ross’s Stages of Grief model.  This model and Stephen’s comments…

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  • Religious Charisma

    Latest News from NAUA  The CBC Ideas program provides a daily broadcast and podcast on current and often academic topics. This podcast and text will be of interest to Unitarians who are trying to understand the rise, and demise of religion from an historical perspective. In this podcast and the text version, Dr Molly Worthen provides a a very…

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  • Philosophy in a Nutshell

    Rev. Todd Eklof teams up with a variety of Artificial Intelligent tools and Wikipedia to create an amazing set  short videos high lighting ancient Greek Philosophers. Besides being engaging, visually stunning and informative, Todd claims the videos were easy and quick to create. We hope you enjoy the videos and subscribe to the YouTube Channel …

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  • Summary of book “Used to be UU”

    Frank Casper and Jay Kiskel are long time Unitarians who are very concerned with the ideological and authoritarian shift happening in Unitarian Universalist congregations and organizations.  They also realized that there is no way for average Unitarian Universalists to communicate with one another.  Thus, they authored Used to be UU: The Systematic Attack on UU Liberalism and founded…

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