Unitarian Universalist The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is a church that is actually a combination of two other churches. The Universalists, organized around 1793 and the Unitarians, organized around 1825. The two sects consolidated into the Unitarian Universalist Association in the year of 1961. (UUA.org, 2007) The Unitarian church began in Europe when a man names Michael Servet. Servet was a doctor, editor and geographer who in the 1500s wrote several books which questioned the ideas
Greg Stier is the executive director, president, and originator of Dare 2 Share Ministries International as of 1991. Stier has instructed over 30,000 Christian adolescents around North America in how to live out their faith in confidence and with boldness. In 1997 he was the guest speaker at the Youth for Christ’s DC/LA events, and he revisited that speakership at Y2K the Fellowship of Christian Athletes forum. “Youth ministry became his full-time focus on April 20, 1999, due to the Columbine High
not hold all of the answers to satisfy one’s desire for enlightenment, and many choose a new path. This is the path that led to the creation of the religious denomination of Unitarian Universalism. The faith of Unitarian Universalism was brought into existence upon the formation of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) from the merger of the two liberal Protestant denominations of Unitarianism and Universalism in Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1961. No single person may be claimed
An Exploration of Unitarian Universalism The Unitarian Universalist (UU) religion began as two separate belief systems: Unitarianism and universalism. Unitarians believed there is only one God, and Jesus, a human, was beneath him; as such, they maintained that people “must follow Jesus, not worship him” (Harris xxii). Universalists believed that God loved everyone; this belief was instrumental in forming their belief that every religion contained some truth, and that every person, regardless of their
on a political level. Whether one agrees morally with polyamory, we must acknowledge that some Universal Unitarians see this type of multiple marriage as a religious practice, and as supporters of the first amendment, we must protect their right to practice their religion. The Christian Polygamists, Latter Day Saints, Fundamental Latter Day Saints, Muslims, and some of the Universal Unitarians all teach that polygamy was instituted by God. Regardless of one’s opinion about how marriage should be
Should Birth Control be Over-the-Counter? There are many different views on if birth control should be over-the-counter or not. Some say they do not want it to be over-the-counter because it dishonors marriage, it would cause more abortions, and it would cause more health risks. On the other hand, others believe over-the-counter birth control would be beneficial; reasons being that it would be more affordable, it could help reduce HIV/AIDS, it would reduce the number of abortions, and the privacy
a Penobscot settlement, which started her interest in Indians. Lydia stayed with her sister until 1820, and her time was spent studying to become a teacher. In 1821, she moved back to Massachusetts and lived with her brother, Convers, who was a Unitarian minister. There she founded a school for girls and wrote her first four books. Lydia married David Lee Child in 1828, and he would later introduce her to social reformers and abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison. While she became famous from
Dorothea Lynde Dix was quoted as saying, “In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do.” Dix began at the age of 39, and spent the next 20 years as a social reformer for the treatment of the mentally ill. When asked to teach a Sunday School class at a women’s correctional facility, Dix was appalled at the conditions, as well as the fact that many of the women weren’t criminals, but were instead mentally ill. This is where her crusade
What is the Truth About American Muslims: Questions and Answers is a resource created jointly by Interfaith Alliance and the Religious Freedom Education Project. In the resource paper titled What is the Truth About American Muslims? Questions and Answers republished by an anonymous team at Southern Poverty Law Center, the thesis is clearly stated right away. The team starts off with a strong statement that eventually wraps the whole article up in the end; the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment
The normalization of being a heterosexual presence would classify you as normal and you’d feel accepted by many different groups and communities by default. Certainly no one would deny that being true. What seems to be the issue is why is being heterosexual is the only type of normality society seems to accept. While reading Gloria Anzaldua’s Borderlands/ La Frontera, the author brought up her personal struggles with her sexuality within her culture and with society. As well as other difficulties
United Methodist Church, United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church, and the Unitarian
For example, the Unitarian Universalist Association in their article, “The Power of Peace Thoreau, Gandhi, and King,” explained that Gandhi used civil disobedience because he knew that it was the only way that the Indian people could fight Great Britain. Peaceful rebellion through boycott
rational percepts (Monahan, page 236). In the way that society is headed, religion face rational demands to survive against certain secular organizations. Religion is surely declining significance as a result of human involvement with primarily local association. Since colonial days, religion has been the balancing role that has sustained socioeconomic inequalities. Regardless of all the changes that has happened in our society, religious people and groups are at the center. Religion is the very glue that
As to any argument, there are two opposing sides when it comes to the matter of abortions. These two opposers usually refer to themselves as “pro-life” and “pro choice”. Pro-life supporters maintain that abortion is wrong and pro-choice believe that it is a woman’s freedom to choose her pregnancy decisions. When it comes to the topic of abortions, most of us will readily agree that it’s a woman’s choice to decide what her reproductive decisions are, i.e. pro-choice. Where this agreement usually
that abortion "is significantly associated with an increased risk of breast cancer" and that "the risk of breast cancer increases as the number of [abortions] increases." However, these studies are not true. Studies by the American Psychological Association, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, and researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health all concluded that so-called links between abortion and mental health problems are unfounded. Also, a peer-reviewed study published by Obstetrics
Abortion Abortion is a subject that rises controversy throughout the United States. Pro-life groups protest the practice in peaceful and others in violent acts. Pro-choice groups feel that it is the woman’s choice to decide if abortion is right for her, and religious groups feel that abortion is murder of the fetus and against God’s will. The word abortion by definition, the deliberate termination of a human fetus during pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.
not only education, but rather an awakening to mainly teens. The ministers wanted the teens to realize that through the bible, that they are sinners and need forgiveness. In the 1850s, the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) and the YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) were created through the roots of youth ministry. Youth ministry basically takes mostly teens who either have a strong faith, or are somewhat lost in their faith, and tries to encourage them to become even more engaged
Viola Liuzzo, a young housewife and mother, devoted her time and her life to the Civil Rights Movement. Ku Klux Klan murderers ended her membership as a Freedom Rider volunteer during the Selma March and her life. My report will reflect the cause of her murder and how did her death and the mock trials of her killers cause a ripple effect across the civil rights community, judicial system, FBI and the White House. It will be discussed how her life would lead to the change of policies regarding
In the United States, the process of having an abortion has been a controversial topic for many years. Even though an abortion is legal, Americans believe abortions are only morally correct when used for medical reasons. The word “abortion” can be defined various ways depending on a person’s perspective. Abortion is defined by Oxford as “the act of giving untimely birth to offspring, premature delivery, miscarriage; the procuring of premature delivery so as to destroy offspring” (Dionisio). The National
welfare, be below the poverty line, and also become victims of domestic violence. A study that the University of California in San Francisco found that women who were un able to get an abortion were three times more likely to be below the poverty level two years after giving birth. Also 76% ended up on unemployment benefits. This study also found that women who were denied abortion were more likely to stay in an abusive relationship because they either know they cannot support themselves and their