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This I Believe

The “This I Believe” series, presented periodically by CVUU members and friends, is a chance to appreciate the exploration of spiritual meaning to each of us as individuals.

A Brief History of Islam

It is increasingly important that we understand our Muslim neighbors, and there is much that we as Unitarian Universalists can learn from this faith, which has perhaps grappled the most of all religions with trying to wed religion and politics to create a just and moral society.

The Dream of White Innocence

Due to the low attendance last week, we will be reprising that service this week. This Sunday we will be pondering what went wrong in the Civil Rights movement. Why are black people subject to the same terror now that they were 50 years ago? Tara be reading the Rev. William G. Sinkford’s brilliant sermon, “The Dream of White Innocence.”

The Dream of White Innocence

This Sunday we will be pondering what went wrong in the Civil Rights movement. Why are black people subject to the same terror now that they were 50 years ago? I’ll be reading the Rev. William G. Sinkford’s brilliant sermon, “The Dream of White Innocence.”

The Revolution of Tenderness

After assuming the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis made an apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel), in which he called for a “revolution of tenderness.” This Sunday, we will explore the foundations of such a revolution and ask, “how could our lives be different if we bravely choose to be more tender?”