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In the science-fiction universe of Star Trek, there is a race of beings called the Borg, whose existence comes from taking over and assimilating other species – these hostile aliens often say, “Resistance is futile!” For us here on earth, it sometimes feels that resistance to evil is futile: for what impact can our actions … Continue reading Resistance is (not) Futile
VIRTUAL-ZOOM ONLY!! January 15 is the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and is celebrated annually with a national holiday and day of service (tomorrow). Part of the Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy was using nonviolent resistance to change unjust systems of oppression. How can we follow the example in resisting what we disagree with … Continue reading MLK and NonViolent Resistance
Our Soul Matters theme for January is Practicing Resistance. The Underground Railroad and the civil rights movement were non-violent resistance against the cruelty and injustice of slavery and segregation. There was violent resistance and violent backlash, but it was non-violent resistance that most stubbornly bent the moral arc of the universe toward justice. Quakers and … Continue reading The Practice of Non-Violent Resistance in the Civil Rights Movement
United Nations Day is October 24. The United Nations is a vital tool to advance rights and justice globally. Nearly 80 years after its founding, the UN remains the only international body that brings together heads of state from around the globe on a principle of equal representation. At a time of global challenges requiring … Continue reading United Nations Day
Compassion necessitates a level of vulnerability which our culture and circumstances don’t always promote. Rather than putting on a costume for this month, what would it look like to have a peek behind the masks we and others wear? Let us open up with vulnerability so that we can receive and give more compassion.
This weekend our country celebrates Columbus Day, or is it Indigenous People’s Day? The shift from one holiday to another is a movement to increase understanding of the past and compassion for people harmed. The goal of studying the past with truth and compassion means we can be more truthful and more compassionate in the … Continue reading Historical Compassion
Noah Marlier, Montgomery County Prothonotary, will be our guest speaker. Noah is a Unitarian Universalist and is the UU who holds the highest elected office in Pennsylvania. He will discuss the role of the Prothonotary and how his UU principles guide his governmental service.
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense 1774 went “viral” in the American colonies in 1774 and inspired our Declaration of Independence. We just celebrated its 249th anniversary. It was a declaration of freedom from the impulsive edicts and wars of a mad king, from taxation without representation, from state-imposed religion. That freedom has been expanded to abolish … Continue reading Thomas Paine and Freedom, Then and Now
Eighteen Years of Welcoming Congregation – One Step Forward; Two Steps Back Eighteen years ago, we went through the process of becoming a Welcoming Congregation. Recent events are attempting to reverse the significant progress that has been made in our country. Bring your thoughts and feelings; let’s talk about i
How can one person make a difference? Many women in the United States and other countries have contributed significantly to the progress of women’s rights, yet their contributions often go unnoticed or are not recognized. Join us for a service with Joanne Walker and other TPUUF Women to learn about some of these women, their … Continue reading Quiet Action: Examining Women Who Made Significant, Yet Often Unseen Contributions to Women’s Rights
