An online magazine of faith based on a free and responsible search for truth and meaning. The mission of Unitarian Universalism: A Way Of Life ministries is to provide information, teach skills, and clarify values to facilitate the evolutionary development of increasingly higher levels of spiritual development for human beings around the world.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Good news - Half of Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 as of 05/25/21
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Good news - COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act passes house and senate - goes to Biden's desk for signature.
Specifically, the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, would help the Department of Justice better respond to and prevent hate crimes by:
- Working to fix reporting problems at the local level by requiring the Attorney General to issue guidance for the creation of online reporting mechanisms and the collection of data
- Improving hate crime reporting by supporting the full implementation of the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS), a system which allows law enforcement agencies to report hate crimes to the FBI.
- Supporting law enforcement agencies that establish a policy on identifying, investigating, and reporting hate crimes; train officers on how to identify hate crimes accurately; develop a system for collecting hate crimes data; and establish a hate crimes unit within the agency.
- Strengthening the Attorney General’s ability to ensure law enforcement grantees report on their progress reporting hate crimes and requires the Attorney General to collect and analyze the information to better mitigate hate crimes.
Editor's note:
Unitarian Universalists covenant together to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.
This is a time for celebration and thanks that there are people in our country who do the right thing in alignment with UU principles.
I sent Congressman Morelle a thank you card. Thank your congressman and senator who voted for this legislation as well.
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Good news - The River Oaks Chamber Orchestra performs "Anthem Of Hope" by Anthony DiLorenzo
Friday, December 18, 2020
Good news - Attitudes about climate change are shifting, even in Texas.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Good news - Urine diversion shows multiple environmental benefits when used at city scale
There are many YouTube videos touting the benefit of urine as a fertilizer. Then today I saw this description of a scientific article on how urine diversion could have huge benefits environmentally. For more click here.
Good news - Small gestures of kindness by employers can have big impacts on employees' health and work performance,
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Good news, Calling strengthens social bonds better than texting or email
Results indicated that interactions including voice (phone, video chat, and voice chat) created stronger social bonds and no increase in awkwardness, compared with interactions including text (e-mail, text chat),
For more click here.
UUs covenant together to affirm and promote the acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth.
Monday, December 14, 2020
Rahel Dubey who helped protestests in Washington, DC chosen as one of Time Magazines "Heroes of 2020"
Time, who labeled Rahul Dubey as “The Man Who Gave Shelter to Those in Need,” detailed the events that led Dubey to usher people into his home on the evening of June 1.
For more click here.
Unitarian Universalists affirm and promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Good news, Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey stands up for truth and justice unlike other Republican colleagues
But throughout all the lawsuits, conspiracy slinging and general undermining of democracy, Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, has held fast. He's among just a handful of congressional Republicans who have recognized Biden's victory at the polls.
For more click here
It seems odd to have to recognize, acknowledge, and laud elected officials when they merely do the right thing and live up to their oaths to serve their constituents and the constitution, but in the waning days of the corrupt Trump presidency principled behavior is increasingly rare and so has become the exception to Republican norms which are to lie and cheat and manipulate.
Unitarian Universalists covenant together to promote and affirm the right of conscience and the use of democratic process within our congregations and in society at large,
Friday, December 11, 2020
Good news - President Biden will fight American anti-semitism
The number of anti-Semitic incidents, which skyrocketed under Trump, won't plummet overnight. But Biden's response will be starkly different from his predecessor's equivocation and selective blindness to far right hate
For more click here.
Unitarian Universalists covenant together to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Good news, Chris Krebs former CISA director stands up for truth
Chris Krebs stands up for truth even though he gets fired for doing so.
Unitarian Universalists covenant together to affirm and promote the free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
Friday, November 20, 2020
Good news - Jaythan Kendrick exonerated and released after 25 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
Jaythan Kendrick was arrested for the murder of a 70-year-old woman during a robbery in Queens, New York in November 1994 — but he didn’t commit this crime.
Today (11/19/20), after 25 years of wrongful incarceration, Jaythan has finally been freed. A judge vacated his conviction based on newly discovered DNA evidence and witnesses that strengthened his long-standing claims of innocence.
For more click here.
Unitarian Universalists covenant together to affirm and promote justice, equity and compassion in human relations. UU A Way Of Life is a proud supporter of the Innocence Project.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Good News for 10/21/20 - Not everthing is canceled.
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Good News 10/17/20 - Spontaneous delight with music and dance in the young and old.
Unitarian Universalists covenant together to affirm and promote the acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth.
Friday, October 16, 2020
Good news for 10/16/20 - The children will show them the way
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Good news for 10/15/20, Neighbors Driving Neighbors in Maine
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Good news for 10/13/20 - Pandemic brings more peace and quiet.
People's exposure to environmental noise dropped nearly in half during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, according to University of Michigan researchers who analyzed data from the Apple Hearing Study.
For more click here.
Unitarian Universalists covenant together to affirm and promote the acceptance on one another and encouragement to spiritual growth. The first component of spiritual growth is peace and joy which comes from shedding the ill effects of living on the path of the ego.
Sunday, October 11, 2020
Good news for 10/12/20 - Gen Z on track to be best educated generation in American history.
Generation Z is the generation born after 1996
Gen Z on track to be the best-educated generation yet
A look at older members of Generation Z suggests they are on a somewhat different educational trajectory than the generations that came before them. They are less likely to drop out of high school and more likely to be enrolled in college. Among 18- to 21-year-olds no longer in high school in 2018, 57% were enrolled in a two-year or four-year college. This compares with 52% among Millennials in 2003 and 43% among members of Gen X in 1987.
For more click here.
Unitarian Universalists covenant together to affirm and promote the acceptance of on another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations and around the world.
How successful have Unitarian Universalists been in nurturing the spiritual development of Gen Z? Has their spiritual development kept up with their educational development?