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The final texts of the responsive resolutions adopted by the UUA General Assembly during the final plenary session June 28 are now online:

The six social witness resolutions introduced by petition and adopted by the 2009 UUA General Assembly in Salt Lake City last month are now online:

• Action of Immediate Witness 1: Advocate Pending Legislation Toward Clean, Honest, and Fair Elections in the United States
• Action of Immediate Witness 2: U.S. Ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

UUA Moderator Gini Courter, who was elected to a second full term at the General Assembly in Salt Lake City June 27, sent the following letter to the UUA's Election-L email list on June 29 expressing her gratitude for the candidates and everyone else who took part in denominational elections this year:I'm thankful for...

In theory, there's a wall. In practice, not exactly. A discussion of the reality of the important concept in maintaining 'liberty and justice for all'.

Jay Basquiat - A Meditation in Place

From Southern Baptist in South Carolina to Buddhist in Bismarck

I've finally decided to give up on this antique blogging software and move on up to WordPress. So there's a new address for Phil's Little Blog on the Prairie: http://philontheprairie.wordpress.com/. If you check out the first post there, you'll get a few details about why I'm moving. Unfortunately, Earthlink's ancient software doesn't allow me to export posts from this site to the new one, so I'll leave this address functioning for folks who want to reference something I've posted here.

I'm at home watching Henry at the moment. Okay, I'm not actually watching him--he's taking a nap. But this does give me a little time to write a quick post about something that I've had on my mind every since the Prairie Star District's Executive Committee meeting a week or so ago.

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile, but it has been a pretty busy week or two. Once Julia and Henry David and I returned from Winnipeg, we had a night to ourselves, then my mother and niece arrived from Elkhart, Indiana to stay for a few days. And the next day Julia's sister and her daughter flew in from Vancouver for a long visit. Then I had the Prairie Star District Executive Board meeting to attend. (Photos here.

This Valentine’s Day has been proclaimed Standing on the Side of Love Day. People of many faiths across America are worshipping, meeting, and taking action to stand with those who most need our love and compassion today. We are calling on our fellow citizens and elected officials at all levels to stand on the side of love as well.

The Unitarian Universalist Association of Uganda is preparing to take a strong and courageous stand against the Ugandan government's proposed "Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009." Ugandan UUs plan to hold a conference on February 14, 2010, to highlight the need for an end to discriminatory treatment of the BGLT population—and their allies—in the country.

Seminarian Darcy Baxter says, “There is this moment, when you talk with women about abortion, where the guilt and the shame can lift a little and these women can focus on being a good mother to the other children they want to care for and feel equipped to care for.  And you can see the shift in energy and in the conversation, when the women realize that they are doing a hard but right, and even good, thing.”

NEWS: If amended, Article XV would make it easier to change bylaws

LIFE: A congregation's owner isn't its board, minister, or members; it is its mission.

NEWS: Reorganization to merge several departments; 15 employees laid off.