Principles lead UUs to oppose pipeline, jail projects

The Unitarian Church of Vancouver, B.C., has divested $60,000 from investment portfolios that include Enbridge stocks in response to the oil company’s Northern Gateway pipeline proposal. (metronews.ca – 8.29.12)

Carol Cross, a member of the UU Fellowship of Redwood City, Calif., joined others in speaking out against the plan to build a new $160 million jail in Redwood City. (Mercury News – 8.29.12)

UUs engage with controversial subjects

British Unitarians have begun a six-month consultation on the issue of assisted dying, with the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches conducting the consultation in the run-up to their next annual meeting in April. (Ekkliesia.co.uk – 8.30.12)

The American Buddhist clergy has now joined the UU, Jewish, and Christian clergies in writing letters that support teaching evolution in public schools. (God Discussion – 8.29.12)

The Seven Principles, a masquerade ball, and more

Chris Halfar, from the UU Congregation of Danbury, Conn., has written an article explaining that, while it’s fine to joke about UUs, the Seven Principles are nothing to laugh at. (newstimes.com – 8.24.12)

The Unitarian Church in Westport, Conn., will be holding a black-tie-optional gala and auction to benefit Parkinson’s disease research and honor retiring senior minister the Rev. Frank Hall. (Westport News – 8.30.12)

The Memorial Church at Harvard in Cambridge, Mass., has undergone some changes, having spent $6 million to renovate the church’s organ. (The Boston Globe – 8.19.12)

The Great Meeting Unitarian Chapel, in Leicester, England, built over 300 years ago, will open its doors to the public for the first time in years on September 8 and 9. (This is Leicestershire – 8.25.12)

The First UU Church of Austin, Tex., will hold its annual Equinox Auction and Masquerade Ball in September, which might be one of the coolest ideas for a fundraiser ever. (PRWeb – 8.26.12)