Rev. Peter Morales

Trump Bars Refugees and Citizens of 7 Muslim Countries – NYTimes.com

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“Yesterday’s executive order targeting refugees and Muslims is an affront to the core values of the United States. Our country has always been a beacon of liberty, and we should not now close our doors to people fleeing violence, hate, oppression, or persecution. All of the world’s major religions affirm the moral imperative to welcome the stranger. Unitarian Universalist congregations welcome individuals of all backgrounds and beliefs. I mourn with all of those whose hopes of a better future have been dashed due to the actions of President Trump.” -The Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/us/politics/trump-syrian-refugees.html?_r=1&referer=http://m.facebook.com/

UUs support Standing Rock Sioux in water protection action

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She [Karen Van Fossan] has three recommendations for UUs everywhere who want to join the fight to protect the sacred lands and water rights of the Standing Rock Sioux.

  1. Raise awareness of the struggle among UUs wherever you are.
  2. Encourage UUs to travel to Standing Rock, if they can, to bear witness and take the story back home.
  3. Build solidarity at home—wherever home is for you—and organize actions to stop the pipeline.

 

http://www.uuworld.org/articles/standing-rock?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=oct3

 

Remember that no matter how small your voice may be, it is still a voice.

Namaste,
Cricket

 

 

We Are Orlando

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In the wake of the tragedy in Orlando I have a few words. To the members of the LGBTQI community, those who are my friends and family and those who barely know and those who I do not know. Please know that you are loved. There are people who are saying and doing terrible things, but they do not speak for all of us.

YOU ARE LOVED. YOU ARE WANTED. YOU ARE SUPPORTED.

Do not use this tragedy to hide yourself. Do not let these mean people take away your light. I and many others are here for you and we will stand and fight for you. We love you. We do not want you to crawl back into closets or worse options. We want you to be full of pride. We want you to be full of life. We want you to have the chance to live an authentic life.

YOU ARE LOVED. KNOW that if you know nothing else today.

Here is the official UUA Statement from our President Rev. Peter Morales  https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/orlando-mass-shooting-uua-president-offers-prayers-victims-community

Namaste,
Cricket

our image credit goes to Jessica Ferguson of http://www.onetinyelephant.com.

 

 

Historic day for Equality

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Today is an historic day. As a friend said,  “This is a once in a lifetime thing for most activists. We don’t get to WIN. Most of the time, we see incremental progress in our lifetimes, but it is rare to get a big win like this.”

UUA President Peter Morales draped the General Assembly podium with a rainbow flag and invited same-sex couples to join him on the stage this morning to celebrate the Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision. An ecstatic crowd wept, cheered, and then sang “We Are Standing on the Side of Love.”

(Photograph © Christopher L. Walton/UUA)podiumdrape

Have a beautiful Rainbow day!

~Namaste

Cricket