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• Help make Randy Pausch Beliefnet's Most Inspiring Person of the Year!
  It is a great honor to be voted Beliefnet.com's most inspiring person of the year, and we would be thrilled if a Unitarian Universalist were selected. You can help!  (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:15:00 EST)
  

• UUA President Calls for Global Commitment to Effective HIV/AIDS Prevention
  Rev. Sinkford said, "The abstinence-only programs sponsored for years by the US government withhold from our brothers and sisters, in this country and around the world, the most crucial facts about protecting themselves. It is a terrible sin of omission."  (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST)
  

• UUA President to Participate in World AIDS Day Interfaith Service
  On the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, a group of faith and civil society leaders are joining together to call for stronger prevention measures in the United States and around the world.  (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST)
  

• Brothers and Sisters
  Rev. William G. Sinkford writes, "In the past days we've visited the UUs of Kampala (Uganda) and Kenya. At the soul-satisfying worship service in Nairobi, I found myself speaking to "my fellow UUs" and to "my brothers and sisters."  (Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:30:00 EST)
  

• UUA and Allied Faith Groups File Lawsuit to Invalidate California Prop 8
  The petition argues that Proposition 8 poses a severe threat to the guarantee of equal protection for all and was not enacted through the constitutionally required process for such a dramatic change to the California Constitution.  (Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:15:00 EST)
  

• UUA Releases Marriage Equality Video
  In light of the defeat of Proposition 8 in California and similar blows experienced on election day which restrict the rights of bisexual, gay, lesbian, queer, and transgender people in other states (Florida, Arizona, Arkansas), the Unitarian Universalist Association has produced a video which makes clear the support of people of faith for marriage equality.  (Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:30:00 EST)
  

• UUA President Meets Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa
  On Friday, November 7, Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President William G. Sinkford was warmly received by Archbishop Desmond Tutu at St. George’s Cathedral for morning worship. There, with a small congregation of worshipers that consisted mostly of visitors to South Africa, the retired Archbishop of Cape Town brought a very human touch and deep spirit to the formal liturgy.  (Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST)
  

• An Open Letter to UUs Regarding 2008 Marriage/Family Ballot Initiatives
  Thousands of you worked tirelessly to promote equality during the long months leading up to Tuesday's elections. I want to take this opportunity to thank you and to honor your efforts to defeat divisive ballot measures in California, Florida, Arizona, and Arkansas.  (Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST)
  

• Unitarian Universalist Congregations Take Public Stand Against Torture
  On June 1, 2008, the Cedar Lane UU Church in Bethesda, MD, hung a banner outside its congregation in opposition to torture, as part of the Banners Across America project of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture.  (Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST)
  

• UUA President En Route to Africa
  Rev. William G. Sinkford, President of the UUA, has embarked on a 19-day pilgrimage to visit 6 African countries: South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria. Sinkford is expected to arrive in Cape Town, South Africa, shortly after 6:00 a.m. local time on November 6. He plans to meet with Archbishop Desmond Tutu on November 7.  (Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST)
  

• Interfaith Partners Work to Keep Discrimination Out of Florida Constitution
  An interfaith rally against Florida's proposed Amendment 2 was held in Tampa on Sunday, October 26, organized by an interfaith coalition led by Rev. Abhi Janamanchi, senior minister of the UUs of Clearwater.  (Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST)
  

• Take Action to Protect Marriage Equality!
  Your immediate action is needed to protect marriage equality in three battleground states! Currently three states are facing anti-same sex marriage propositions this fall. Arizona and Florida already have bans on same-sex marriage but proposed state initiatives would write the ban into the state constitution. Residents of California are working to protect the Supreme Court decision upholding same-sex marriage.  (Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST)
  

• Religion and the Body Politic
  I don't want my president to ask me to believe in him. I will ask him to earn my faith. And I don't want him to play on my fears of others. And I don't want him to crush my hope by setting up an impossible dream, any more than I want to succumb to the cynics who have lost their ability to dream. Instead I want my president to inspire hope. I want him to give me faith. And I certainly want him to encourage me to open my heart to love.  (Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EST)
  

• A UU Pilgrimage to Africa
  On November 4, 2008, Reverend William G. Sinkford, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), will embark on a 19-day pilgrimage to six African countries: South Africa, Uganda, Kenya, Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria.  (Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EST)
  

• Worship Resources for Tough Economic Times
  These are difficult and unsettling economic times for many Unitarian Universalists, our communities, our nation, and our world.  (Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST)
  

• In Between: Memoir of an Integration Baby
  Mark Morrison-Reed was caught in a tortuous shift in America. Born on the South Side of Chicago during the 1950s in a twilight zone between the races, he was raised on the cusp of what was to come.  (Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:30:00 EST)
  

• Sinkford Applauds Connecticut Equal Marriage Decision
  On behalf of the Unitarian Universalist Association, I rejoice today at the Connecticut Supreme Court's decision to end discrimination in the state's marriage laws and to grant the freedom to marry to same-sex couples.  (Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:30:00 EST)
  

• Why Don't Ask, Don't Tell Hurts Us All
  On July 23, 2008, Joan Darrah, a retired Navy Captain who served as an Intelligence Officer for almost 30 years and a Unitarian Universalist, testified at the House Armed Services Committee hearing on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” about her experience as a gay service member.  (Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST)
  

• Sinkford Meets with Iranian President in New York
  On September 24 during the opening of the U.N. General Assembly, UUA President William G. Sinkford participated in a meeting between members of the US peace movement and high level Iranian officials, including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and the Ambassador to the U.N., Mohammad Khazaee.  (Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:15:00 EST)
  

• Letter from Rev. William G. Sinkford re: Transitions in Youth Ministry
  UUA President William G. Sinkford has written an open letter to share "recent positive developments in the transition in our Unitarian Universalist (UU) youth ministry."  (Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EST)