Gay Muslim influencer hosts inclusive Ramadan meal and calls for acceptance across faiths
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Gay Muslim influencer hosts inclusive Ramadan meal and calls for acceptance across faiths
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We love seeing Our Whole Lives (OWL) making a difference!
The Guardian highlighted how Wendy Pfrenger helped bring OWL to the UU Congregation of Oxford in Mississippi so local youth could access inclusive, accurate sex education: https://bit.ly/4s1JGj1
More about OWL: https://bit.ly/3NkVv4J
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Alt-text: Photo of a cream-colored book page with a short Shel Silverstein poem titled “YESEES AND NOEES.” The text is printed in a simple serif font and reads like a playful parable. It explains that the “Yesees” said yes to anything anyone suggested, while the “Noees” refused everything unless it was proven and tested. The poem concludes that the Yesees “died of much too much,” the Noees “died of fright,” but the “Thinkforyourselfees” somehow came out all right. The page is slightly shadowed and photographed straight-on, emphasizing the whimsical moral about independent thinking. Generated with Bluesky AltText, a CustomGPT.
YESEES AND NOEES
The Yesees said yes to anything
That anyone suggested.
The Noees said no to everything
Unless it was proven and tested.
So the Yesees all died of much too much
And the Noees all died of fright,
But somehow I think the Thinkforyourselves
All came out all right.
A Place For Everyone to Read: Opening a “Cultural Treasure” in Philadelphia
Jeannine Cook on Why She Opened Harriett’s Bookshop
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A tiny, blue, wooden library on a post in front of a church building with its glass door open, revealing a copy of the Principia Discordia on its top shelf.
It would appear the Discordians have discovered our #LittleFreeLibrary.
Our minister, Rev. Ed Proulx, regarding the upcoming Pet Blessing service on March 22: "I am told that this is normally held outside, but we are just THROWING CAUTION TO THE WIND."
BYO disposable training pads. We reserve the right to bless anything bitey from a respectable distance.
Europeans came to the US for a chance at a better life, although few of us understand how Chinese immigrants were treated upon arrival. Today, we explore that topic as spotlit in the play "The Chinese Lady."
Join our live-streamed service at 11 am CST (or check it out later on our YouTube channel):
Today, on International Women's Day, I, a human woman, want you to know there is a type of sea cucumber called the Headless Chicken Monster
I get yelled at for saying this but for many hundreds of years people went to university not to get diplomas or be employable but because immersion in the humanities was considered foundational to a good life, and school must return to its original purpose: the joy of learning.
I’ve participated in some excellent rituals led by others, and I’ve participated in some truly bad rituals. I’ve learned from all of them. Based on that experience, here’s what it takes to make a good ritualist. And also, here are the best ritualists I’ve seen.
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A dove holding a branch with Red and Green lines behind them against a purple starry sky. Unitarian Universalists have long opposed any intervention into Iran by the U.S. military. Our faith tradition upholds humanitarian goals of protecting innocent life and global human rights We send prayers to those in the path of this violent conflict. Write Your Lawmakers https://bit.ly/No-War-Iran
Unitarian Universalists have long opposed any intervention into Iran by the U.S. military.
Our faith tradition upholds humanitarian goals of protecting innocent life and global human rights
We send prayers to those in the path
of this violent conflict.
Write Your Lawmakers
bit.ly/No-War-Iran
'Ella Baker, the great socialist and civil rights organizer, was born this day in 1903. Here's her classic 1935 article on economic exploitation and black domestic workers in Great Depression–era New York.'
The Bronx Slave Market | Ella Baker & Marvel Cooke
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2,400 year-old skeleton mosaic discovered in Turkey with the caption: “Be cheerful, enjoy your life”
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Graphic with a pink-to-orange gradient background and dotted design accents. Large yellow text at the top reads, “SIX WAYS to attend.” Below, gray text reads, “UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY” and “June 14–21, 2026.” The large letters “GA” appear in pink with white connecting lines and glowing nodes, suggesting a network. Along the bottom, silhouettes of diverse people holding hands—including children, adults, and a person using a wheelchair—stand in front of the GA letters.
Graphic titled “SIX WAYS to attend GA 2026” on a pink-to-orange gradient background. Three rounded text boxes list options 01–03 with yellow number markers. 01: “Online from Home — Join live sessions as they happen — right from your own space.” 02: “Satellite Site — Join a local host congregation for a shared GA experience.” 03: “Community Gathering — Organize or join a watch party or a full weekend of shared participation.” The large pink “GA” with white network lines appears behind the text. Silhouettes of diverse people holding hands stretch across the bottom. A yellow banner at the bottom reads “uua.org/ga.”
Continuation graphic titled “SIX WAYS to attend GA 2026” on the same pink-to-orange gradient background. Three rounded text boxes list options 04–06 with yellow number markers. 04: “Studio Site (Louisville, KY) — Be there at the Galt House — GA’s main in-person and production site.” 05: “GA EduCenter — Explore live and on-demand learning opportunities.” 06: “Mix & Match — Combine approaches — join live when you can and watch recordings later.” The pink “GA” with white connecting lines and glowing nodes appears behind the text. Silhouettes of diverse people holding hands line the bottom. A yellow banner reads “uua.org/ga.”
Promotional graphic with a pink-to-orange gradient background. Large yellow headline reads, “Meet the Moment Together Everywhere!” Below is a large pink “GA” with white network lines and glowing connection points. Silhouettes of diverse people holding hands—including children and a person using a wheelchair—stand across the bottom. Text reads, “UUA GENERAL ASSEMBLY June 14–21, 2026.” A yellow banner at the bottom says, “Register at: uua.org/ga.”
GA 2026 is Together Everywhere — with six ways to attend. Join online, gather locally, attend the Studio Site in Louisville, explore the EduCenter, or mix & match to fit your schedule.
Wherever you are, you can be part of GA!
Learn more + register: http://uua.org/GA
#UUAGA #TogetherEverywhere #UU
30 seconds of serenity.
Let's take care of ourselves. Let's take care of each other. ❤️
Alt-text: Pink–lavender graphic with sparkly glitter effects. At the top, black text reads: “THE JESTER IN ME RECOGNIZES THE JESTER IN YOU.” Centered behind the foreground figure is a decorative, symmetrical line drawing in purple resembling an ornate heart or crest filled with dangling heart shapes and starbursts, like mystical filigree. In front of it stands a stylized jester in black-and-white harlequin costume: ruffled collar, diamond-pattern shorts, curled shoes, and a floppy two-horn jester hat with bells. The jester strikes a playful pose, one hand on the hip and the other gesturing outward as if greeting a fellow trickster. The overall vibe is whimsical, glittery, and mischievous—campy court-jester energy with a hint of magical recognition between chaos gremlins. Generated with Bluesky AltText, a CustomGPT.
Breath of Being, may we slow down when we find ourselves overflowing with urgency unrelated to necessity, slow down and breathe and be for a few moments of blessed stillness #morningprayer #chalicelighting #uu
Square graphic with a muted purple background and layered, flowing wave shapes in red, magenta, orange, and deep blue. At the top, centered in small gold text, is the URL: “uuworld.org/meet-the-moment.” The words “Meet the Moment” appear in large gold letters curved along the wave shapes across the upper half of the image. Inside a bright orange wave on the right is the UUA flaming chalice logo in red. Along the left edge, small vertical text reads: “Image © Deep/Unsplash.” The lower third of the graphic is a dark navy-blue panel with a large gold quote: “These practices… ripple out, building our own momentum that carries us toward justice, liberation, and Love at the center.” Beneath the quote, in smaller gold text, it reads: “– Rev. Nancy McDonald Ladd.” The flowing wave shapes and warm gradients suggest movement and gathering momentum.
Have you spent time with Meet the Moment?
UU World’s new collection shows how congregations are facing today’s realities and choosing faithful responses — from Wave Cohorts to everyday acts of connection.
Explore and share: uuworld.org/meet-the-moment
#UU #MeetTheMoment #UUWorld
Breath of Being, may we calm and settle ourselves with gentle, slow breathing, bringing our awareness back to how we find our choices again with a little internal spaciousness #eveningprayer #chaliceextinguishing #uu
a box of little brown balls of clay and dirt and seeds in a philly pretzel factory box
Ready to supply ~100 cyclists w/seed bombs for our city's abandoned lots at tonight's @wednightrides.org!
They contain 6-7 species of native plant seeds to juice up the biodiversity of our city, incl.
Ironweed
Echinacea
Partidge Pea
Bee Balm
Blue Vervain
Blackeyed Susan
Swamp Milkweed (sometimes)
The author is on here! ☺️ @fivefoldlaw.bsky.social
We promise we love all animals equally. However, if your fur baby is a wee bit too precocious and/or possessed for their own good, maybe just bring a flattering picture of them instead. We trust your judgment.
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show became the most-watched performance in NFL history, with 4.157 billion worldwide views within the first 24 hours, according to Roc Nation, which produced the show. wapo.st/3Zudb0m
Texas, TODAY is Election Day! Go vote!
An enslaved potter left messages for the future, inscribed in clay
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Rev. Jen Crow reminds us: “This isn’t a movement led by unique individuals… but by everyday people figuring out how to push back and care for each other.”
Some march. Some organize. Some create. Some care.
Whatever you bring, it matters.
Connect with Side With Love: http://sidewithlove.org
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The UUA has long opposed U.S. military intervention in Iran and called for diplomacy that protects innocent life and human rights. We reaffirm that stance today.
Read the full statement: www.uua.org/pressroom/pr...
#UU #Peace
Improbably Famous, Then Perpetually Forgotten. Now, the Renaissance of Edmonia Lewis
A 19th-century sculptor of Black and Indigenous ancestry was acclaimed, then overlooked. But a groundswell of scholars and artists are keeping her flame alive in new projects.
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Maybe Starship Troopers was too subtle
