UUs continue to support the Sikhs
The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the UUA, joined an interfaith teleconference to bring together different religious groups in the wake of the shooting at the Sikh temple in Wisconsin and the burning of a mosque in Missouri. (U.S. Catholic – 8.10.12)
The Rev. Erik Martinez Resly and Sikh ecologist Bandana Kaur have written an article explaining four reasons to stay optimistic, despite the tragic shooting at the Sikh temple on August 5. (Religion Dispatches – 8.16.12)
The Rev. Scott Sammler-Michael, senior minister of the Accotink UU Church in Burke, Va., joined a candlelit vigil at the Sikh temple in Fairfax Station, Va. to honor those killed in the Wisconsin shooting. (The Connection – 8.17.12)
The Rev. Todd Eklof of the UU Church of Spokane joined hands with members of various other churches around the Sikh temple in Spokane to show their support after the tragic shooting in Wisconsin. (Northwest Cable News – 8.11.12)
Deputy Prime Minister supports Unitarian rights, a Manchester civil partnership, and more
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has given his support to Unitarian and other churches wanting to conduct gay marriages. (Pink Paper – 8.11.12, also Liberal Democratic Voice – 8.11.12)
The Rev. Jane Barraclough presided over the first civil partnership for a gay couple in Greater Manchester at the Cross Street Unitarian Church in Manchester, U.K. (Manchester Evening News – 8.17.12)
The Rev. Cynthia Landrum, pastor of UU Church of East Liberty in Clarklake, Mich., is one of nine ministers or chaplains from various Jackson County denominations who have given their support to a non-discrimination ordinance proposed by the gay rights group Jackson Together. (MLive – 8.14.12)
The Rev. Dr. Neil Jones of the UU Congregation of Columbia, S.C. has guest-written an article about three high schoolers who are filing a suit against Irmo High School over its policy of “allowing an invocation and benediction at high school graduations if a majority of students vote to have one.” (The State – 8.10.12)
