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Housekeeping -- Here you'll find rules and guidelines for participation in this forum. Newcomers please take a moment to look them over. Thanks so much! -- |
2 | 2 | Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:50 am uufreespirit  |
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Announcements -- Here you'll find reports on the status of this message board, and information about any recent or proposed changes and updates. -- |
14 | 26 | Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:43 am uufreespirit |
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Feedback -- How are we doing? Any suggestions/ideas for improvement that you'd like to share with us? Having any problems with the website? Here's your place to share this information with us...and especially with the forum's administrator(s) and/or moderators. Thanks so much! -- |
1 | 1 | Mon May 19, 2008 10:14 am uufreespirit |
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"Quote of the Day" -- Morsels of our favorite liberal-religious wisdom, posted on a more or less regular basis. Your own contributions are also welcome here, and of course follow-up comments as well. -- |
9 | 42 | Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:48 am uufreespirit |
| "This Thing We Call UU..." (General Information) | ||||
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"Page One" -- This is a "highlight area" for pretty much anything, from any category, that may be worthy of "extra-special" attention. -- |
6 | 6 | Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:34 pm uufreespirit |
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Q & A Section -- Have any questions you'd like to ask us (about UU, etc.)? Well, here's a place where you can do it--we'll do our best to answer, or at least find someone who can! -- |
1 | 1 | Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:20 am uufreespirit |
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"Keepers of the Flame" -- Dedicated to people, down through the ages, whose lives and works have embodied and advanced the highest principles and ideals of our liberal faith and heritage. -- |
66 | 78 | Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:41 pm uufreespirit |
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UU Television, Radio and Webcasts -- We're reaching out and networking with one another in wondrous new ways. This area is dedicated to discussion of projects that are underway, or proposed, to "grow our communion of the free" via television, radio and online. -- |
11 | 25 | Sun Jun 08, 2008 8:24 pm uufreespirit |
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International "U & U Connections" -- News and discussion of activities and concerns, both specific and in common, of Unitarians and Universalists across the globe -- |
30 | 39 | Fri May 30, 2008 4:12 pm uufreespirit |
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"UU's on the Web" -- Information about where to find, connect and converse with UU's on "Brother Berners-Lee's" World Wide Web -- |
13 | 17 | Sat Mar 08, 2008 6:05 am uufreespirit |
| "The Freethinkers' Lounge" (Forum Section) | ||||
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"Greetings...and Welcome!" -- Whether you're a Unitarian Universalist, a "kindred spirit"...or just plain curious... GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US! Please let us know a little something about yourself, won't you? Even short introductions are very much appreciated! -- |
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"Lightside Cafe" -- Welcome to our little "coffee house" area...a place for less formal chat and "off-topic" discussions about, well, pretty much anything. Coffee's ready...and there's tea if you prefer...so, come join us, won't you? -- |
11 | 14 | Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:58 am uufreespirit |
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"General Discussion" -- For chat about "just about anything UU," and/or at least vaguely related to the broadly inclusive, non-dogmatic, freedom-embracing, "progressively reformist" mode of religion. -- |
158 | 209 | Tue Jul 15, 2008 5:34 pm uufreespirit |
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"...And, for Further Consideration" -- A place for us to share and discuss longer articles and features -- from "UU World" and CLF's "Quest," as well as from other magazines, newspapers, etc. -- |
115 | 148 | Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:25 pm uufreespirit |
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"Random Bits of Inspiration" -- Please join us by contributing favorite readings, poetry, quotes, etc., as you come across them...anything relatively short that you'd like to share with us. Thanks! |
26 | 31 | Fri May 09, 2008 12:18 pm uufreespirit |
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"Communion of the Free" -- What does it really mean to be a Unitarian Universalist? What is that special something-- that "chemistry" we share as a "communion of the free"-- that we've inherited over the centuries? What are (or should be) our highest principles and values, premises and priorities, ideals and expectations? And, who ultimately gets to decide, anyway? -- |
47 | 76 | Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:16 am uufreespirit |
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"In Word and Song" -- An area for discussion of the voices, themes and principles of UU and liberal religion in "society at large," as reflected in books, movies, on radio and television, in music and poetry...past, present and yet to come. -- |
40 | 51 | Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:14 am uufreespirit |
| "A Living Faith" | ||||
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"We Celebrate Life!" -- An area for discussion of a pragmatic, reality-oriented and sober-yet-inspired, "this-worldly" approach to religion and spirituality, motivated more by the "pull" of hope and courage, affirmation and love instead of the "push" of fear and guilt, dispair and fatalism. -- |
31 | 42 | Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:45 am uufreespirit |
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"Bending Toward Universalism" -- A new area devoted to "progressive Universalism," to discussion of its history and its basic "gospel premises" --of hope over fear, and of radical inclusion guided by unbounded love and unrestricted brotherhood-- as well as its ongoing evolution and future relevance. -- |
25 | 33 | Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:09 pm uufreespirit |
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"Issues of the Day" -- For the courteous discussion of items of general social and political concern, and how they intersect with, or relate to, Unitarian Universalism and liberal religion. -- |
60 | 100 | Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:11 am uufreespirit |
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Democracy -- as an "Article of Faith" -- About our "UU first, fifth and seventh principle" affirmations of both sacred freedom and radical belonging, and the challenges of actually living in both the "pluribus" and the "unum." And, it's about the centuries-old contributions of liberal religion to the establishment and growth of (pluralistic, non-authoritarian) "free and civil society." -- |
20 | 27 | Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:46 am uufreespirit |
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"Creeds and Convictions" -- A new forum for discussion of the role of working "creeds" (or "credos") in our personal lives, and how they best apply within a change-conscious faith. -- |
1 | 1 | Mon May 05, 2008 8:42 am uufreespirit |
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"Metaphors Be With You!" -- No, not a "Star Wars" forum -- although it could be -- instead a place for discussion of the timeless value of symbolism, parables and metaphor, especially in our personalized, non-dogmatic, "spirit over letter" approach to religion...and for the sharing of some of them. -- |
2 | 2 | Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:07 pm uufreespirit |
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Biodiversity and Eco-responsibility -- as "Articles of Faith" -- Dedicated to our "seventh-principle" concerns...and to our faithful witness for the health of planet earth, and for its life-giving ecosystems--in their rich, complex tapestry of diversity, interconnection and interdependence. -- |
6 | 9 | Sat May 31, 2008 9:45 am uufreespirit |
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"Of Cosmos and Chaos: Reflections of an Ever-changing Universe" -- A place for photos and images of this fantastically diverse and dynamic world around and among us. Please feel free to add items to the collection. -- |
10 | 17 | Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:43 pm uufreespirit |
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"The Bozo Bus" -- A place especially devoted to human imperfection, fallibility...and to subsequent humility, mutual acceptance and growth. It's about being able to admit that--while we earnestly seek to be and do better--ultimately NOBODY really has "all the answers," or a monopoly on Truth. And, it's about an approach to religion which affirms even that "little bit of Bozo" in all of us! -- |
9 | 14 | Thu May 22, 2008 9:03 am uufreespirit |
| "A Revolutionary Faith" | ||||
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"A Radical-Reformation/Enlightenment Heritage" -- Where you can discuss and share information about the remarkable history and ongoing legacy of this, the "world's most highly liberative, broadly inclusive and boldly questioning" approach to religious faith. -- |
38 | 58 | Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:59 am uufreespirit |
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An Ongoing "Reform Movement" in Religion? -- For discussions about an "unrepentantly transitional" and "deliberately unfinished" approach to religion...about the premise of "continuing revelation," and our "ever-restless spirit" of striving for constructive change and progressive reform in every generation. -- |
25 | 30 | Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:24 pm uufreespirit |
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"The Diamond Quest" -- An area devoted to the ever-critical role of "discernment" in liberal religion...to our time-honored (and arguably sacred) tradition of sifting, filtering, weighing, prioritizing and distinguishing between the "wheat and chaff"--between religion's "more permanent" and "more transient" aspects--and why it still matters today. -- |
5 | 8 | Fri Mar 14, 2008 4:37 pm uufreespirit |
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"Legacy of the 'Devil's Advocate' " -- A subforum devoted to our "heritage of heresy"...to the continuing, vital role of innovative thinking, critical questioning and honest doubt--even in religion--and to those, past and present, who have come to embrace them. -- |
5 | 8 | Thu May 22, 2008 10:29 am uufreespirit |
| "Church of the Holy Curiosity" | ||||
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"Faith in Step With the Cosmos" -- A subforum dedicated to the disciplines of critical inquiry, bold and open questioning and scientific due-process...to their role within our Unitarian Universalist tradition and continuing relevance to a faster-moving, ever-shrinking world. -- |
11 | 16 | Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:39 pm uufreespirit |
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"The 'Truth Lab'!" -- Your place to "test out" and share ideas and theories--even the more provocative ones--in a "free and open marketplace" of constructively-spirited, respectful discussion and dialogue. -- |
28 | 47 | Sun May 25, 2008 12:45 pm uufreespirit |
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"Theologically Speaking" -- Or, if you prefer, "cosmologically speaking." In other words, what do we, as modern-day UU's (and, of course, UU's at heart) have to say about matters of Ultimacy, about God, afterlife, infinity, etc...? Join us here as we tackle such "big picture" topics in a spirit and atmosphere of unfettered freedom, utmost personal honesty and profound respect. -- |
6 | 6 | Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:21 pm uufreespirit |
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"Gimme That Ole Time Religion ???" -- A section devoted to that "wide, wild world of religious fundamentalism"... to those outworn and outdated "old wineskin" aspects of legalistic, dogma-driven, authoritarian, patriarchal, abusive and fear-motivated faith--wherever found--which tend to override and undermine the "better angels" of the human mind and spirit. -- |
20 | 24 | Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:29 am uufreespirit |
| "Evangelism--Done the 'UU Way'!" | ||||
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"Outreach...Inreach...and Growing the Faith!" -- This is our "Vision, Mission...and 'PR' Forum"-- for discussion and constructively-minded critique of what our "UU spirit and movement" are about, and how to better articulate that identity and share our "good news" (respectfully) with others. -- |
71 | 109 | Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:17 pm uufreespirit |
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"Bigger Than UUA ???" -- This area is for discussion of those "larger aspects" of liberal (e.g. radically-inclusive, honesty-affirming and diversity-friendly) dynamic and progressive religion --which are not confined by national boundaries-- and to the possible need for organizational efforts to support, encourage and coordinate them. -- |
6 | 10 | Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:54 am uufreespirit |
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"An Annual UU Celebration?" -- This is a forum about the possibilities of having a "grassroots but large-scale and high-profile" annual celebration of our "Faith of the Free and Spiritual Home of the Brave!" -- |
6 | 6 | Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:54 am uufreespirit |
| Special Projects | ||||
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"Wisdom by the Quoteload" -- This is our place for the serious "squirreling away," for future reference, of some of our favorite quotations and short compositions in the liberal-religious spirit. Good UU jokes and humor are welcome too! -- |
33 | 39 | Sun May 25, 2008 2:16 pm uufreespirit |
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"Religion Lite -- Or Religion Liberated?" -- This is an ongoing "UU identity" project being undertaken (initially) by Ron. All are invited, though, to share in its development, and your feedback and input are welcome! -- |
10 | 14 | Sun May 06, 2007 9:58 am uufreespirit |
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"Ron's Authentic Frontier Gibberish" -- A little corner especially for expression of the forum administrator's own special idiosyncrasies and eccentricities...and, yes, a little venting. It's a big soapbox though, so feel free to hop aboard. -- |
7 | 7 | Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:10 am uufreespirit |
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