A Call for Unity on the Anniversary of Sept. 11th

| September 13, 2010

Calling for unity, religious leaders of many faiths gathered at the Majid Al Islam in downtown Dallas on the anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks. The ministers, including our own Rev. Mark Walz, met Saturday at Dallas’ oldest mosque by invitation of the Muslim Community Center and the Dallas Peace Center. Diane Jennings of The [...]

The ‘Devil’ Responds to Pat Robertson

| January 21, 2010

This letter from ‘Satan’ to Pat Robertson is traveling like wildfire around the Internet – perhaps because he has offended so many people with his latest comments about the tragedy in Haiti. As posted by Lily Coyle to the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good [...]

UUA & UUSC Launch Joint Relief Fund for Haiti

| January 15, 2010

From the UUSC website: Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, was devastated by a major earthquake around 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 12. UUSC and the Unitarian Universalist Association have launched a joint earthquake relief fund to help the survivors. Most people in the capital spent the night outdoors, without shelter, or joined those frantically [...]

Planned Parenthood Urges You to Help Stop Stupak

| December 4, 2009

The following letter came to me from Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood. Many of you probably received it as well, but just in case, I’m putting it here: The Stupak abortion coverage ban that passed the House of Representatives last month is headed for the Senate right now — and we urgently need your help. [...]

Jimmy Carter: Losing His Religion

| August 1, 2009

He isn’t a UU, but since the mainstream media in the USA isn’t carrying this story (I originally saw it on Twitter, when a British friend of mine shared a link from The Guardian), I thought it was still appropriate to share here. In an article that ran on July 15th in The Age, an [...]

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