Does the way we practice Humanism help or hurt us in cultivating pluralism? A talk from Rev. Kelli Clement

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The nature of US society tends naturally toward pluralism. However, our stand on pluralism must go way beyond tolerance of “the other.” In US law, individuals have rights. Group rights, however, have proven problematic. A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden.

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This year we saw our UUA Religious Education program evolve into Ethical Explorers (aka E²) under the facilitation of Rev. Jé, our Minister of Lifelong Education and Community. This program has sought to elevate the First Unitarian Society Humanist’s values and congregational momentum  by ushering a new approach to aiding our youth in forming their moral… Read More »E² and FUS: What is Education For?

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What if we think of self-creation as co-creation?

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How do we turn the inevitable into the Good? A talk from Rev. Dr. David Breeden.

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So many of the changes we experience are not of our own choosing. How do we find gifts in the struggle for transformation? A talk from Rev. Kellli Clement.

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What might imagination and free thinking do to trans-form our society?

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Form is solid. Until it is transformed. That takes imagination.

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Revs. Jé and David will consider the Civil Rights Era thought of A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, asking the question of both of them asked: How might we integrate public spaces? The challenge remains.

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Did you know that Loveworks Academy, the charter school housed at FUS, is one of only five black-led and black-taught school in Minnesota? For Black History Month, let’s celebrate this treasure and look to how Loveworks Academy is shaping the future in Minnesota.

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