The old melting pot metaphor for the US still has some “resistance is futile” power to it. We all must, however, resist. A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden. The post Pluralism is Not Assimilation appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.Por First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

Does the way we practice Humanism help or hurt us in cultivating pluralism? A talk from Rev. Kelli Clement The post Each of Us Has a Piece of the Truth: the Gifts of Pluralism appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.Por First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

The nature of US society tends naturally toward pluralism. However, our stand on pluralism must go way beyond tolerance of “the other.” In US law, individuals have rights. Group rights, however, have proven problematic. A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden. The post The Ethical Imperative of Pluralism appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minn…

This year we saw our UUA Religious Education program evolve into Ethical Explorers (aka E²) under the facilitation of Rev. Jé, our Minister of Lifelong Education and Community. This program has sought to elevate the First Unitarian Society Humanist’s values and congregational momentum by ushering a new approach to aiding our youth in forming their …

What if we think of self-creation as co-creation? The post Living Into Interdependence appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.Por First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

How do we turn the inevitable into the Good? A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden. The post Change is Inevitable, Transformation is Not appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.Por First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

So many of the changes we experience are not of our own choosing. How do we find gifts in the struggle for transformation? A talk from Rev. Kellli Clement. The post Struggle & Strength: Gifts Wrapped in Stinky Paper appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.Por First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

What might imagination and free thinking do to trans-form our society? The post Putting the Trans in Trans-formation, Part Two appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.Por First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

Form is solid. Until it is transformed. That takes imagination. The post Putting the Trans in Trans-formation appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.Por First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

Revs. Jé and David will consider the Civil Rights Era thought of A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, asking the question of both of them asked: How might we integrate public spaces? The challenge remains. The post Black Futures: Who Belongs in What Spaces? appeared first on First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis.…