If love is at the center of Unitarian Universalism, then what makes the 8th principle a challenge for so many congregations to adopt? If we agree that we are part of an interdependent web of existence, it shouldn’t be hard to see the importance of dismantling racism for all. But, it’s complicated… For our next … Continue reading What’s Love Got to Do With It? Embracing our 7th and 8th Principles
While religions have done a lot of good in the world, they have also contributed to a lot of evil. Dr. Dave will reflect on some of the religious roots of violence against women and offer more positive, healing alternatives.
In addition to showing two YouTube videos on the subject, Marylyn D. will provide information about who in the United States uses it — including Pittsburgh. She will also offer several recommended sites for more information online.
Sankofa is a word in the Twi language of Ghana meaning, “return and retrieve it.” It is depicted by a bird with its head turned backwards while its feet face forward carrying a precious egg in its mouth. The Sankofa bird has been adopted as an important symbol in an African American and African Diaspora … Continue reading Sankofa and Meaning Making
Looking for miracles in our modern world, for proof of a creative Power and Force that invites us to participate in bending the moral arc of the universe? How about our bodies, ourselves? We will explore the theological “case” and moral underpinnings for the sacred “yes” and the sacred “no” of reproductive decision-making, autonomy, and … Continue reading Reproducing Theology: The Sacred Choices
This summer, for the first time ever, the Unitarian Universalist Association held its General Assembly in Pittsburgh. What did the UUA bring to Pittsburgh? What did Pittsburgh have to offer the UUA? Hear all about it from our members who were there! Today, Board members of the UUs of Greater Pittsburgh (sometimes called the Pittsburgh … Continue reading Gathered at the River: a Pittsburgh General Assembly
Marylyn D. will do a short intro to UU Justice PA (formerly UUPLAN): what it is and the 6 justice issues that they focus on. Then she will talk about the PA legislative gift ban bill, because, as she says, bribing our representatives should never be legal.
Children, youth, and adults are all invited to participate in our annual Water Communion, using water as a symbol of connection to each other and to our own lives. If you join us on Zoom, have water that you can pour and a vessel to pour into. If you join in-person, you can bring water or use water … Continue reading Ingathering/Water Communion – Intergenerational
As an industrial center, Pittsburgh has had a unique, and volatile, place in the history of organized labor. Brenda S. discusses the Homestead Strike of 1892 and how it changed the future for workers in the United States.
The idea of being able to manifest your dreams just by visualizing them is trendy, but what problems are there with the idea? Does manifesting really work? We will consider the good and bad of manifesting and how it pertains to our spiritual lives and our commitment to justice.
