This
portal collects Internet resources supporting the freedom to marry
from all dimensions of the Unitarian Universalist movement.
For readers unfamiliar with Unitarian Universalism,
we are a very liberal, creed-free religious movement,
with over 1,000 congregations in North America.
Because most religious organizations are opposed to
same-sex marriage
—
or at least do not strongly favor marriage for gay and lesbian
couples—
reporters and producers from the news media
are often looking for alternative
view-points.
This portal provides national and local connections
for any such news stories that want a religious view-point
that favors the right
of persons of the same sex to create legal
marriages.
LINKS TO ORGANIZATIONS
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION
This is the website of our national association of
congregations.
It links to all the official statements and positions taken by the UUA.
And it provides links to news items
illustrating UU support for same-sex marriage.
http://uua.org/news/2004/freedomtomarry/
Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Ministries
This program has been operating
in the
Unitarian Universalist Association since 1973.
Its
website will give you the history of UUA affirmation
of the
dignity and rights of all sex-and-gender minorities.
You
will also find books, curriculum materials for children and adults,
and
links to other groups with websites.
Perhaps
most important, this office coordinates
the
Welcoming
Congregations Program of the UUA,
which
helps local congregations to become more
open
and welcoming to people of all sex-and-gender minorities.
As of 2011, 63% of the US local congregations
that
make up the Unitarian Universalist Association
are
Welcoming Congregations.
http://www.uua.org/lgbt
Interweave
Interweave is a social, educational, & political network
for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgender Unitarian Universalists
and
their heterosexual allies.
An annual
Convocation brings together
members
and friends from all over the country.
And
at the annual General Assembly
of the
Unitarian Universalist Association
Interveave
always has a strong presence,
promoting
the dignity and rights of sex-and-gender minorities
within
Unitarian Universalism.
http://qrd.tcp.com/qrd/www/orgs/uua/uu-interweave.html
SERMONS
(To begin with these sermons are listed
in the order in which they were submitted, divided into:
SERMONS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
SERMONS ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION
SERMONS ON BECOMING WELCOMING CONGREGATIONS
Later some meaningful way of sub-dividing these might emerge.)
SERMONS ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Four
Ways
to
Achieve Same-Sex Marriage
Chosen by the subscribers of Heart, Mind, & Spirit for the Spring
2004 issue
.
James Park
Marriage:
What, Why, Who?
Michael Servetus Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Vancouver,
Washington
Mark Gallagher
Gay Marriage
Unitarian
Universalist Congregation of the Catskills, Kingston, New York
Linda Anderson
Why
Gay Marriage Matters
First Church Unitarian, Littleton, Massachusetts
Fred Small
Gay
Marriage:
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Mission Peak Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Chris Schriner
For
Better or for Worse: Some Thoughts on Same Sex Marriages
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Tavern Rock, New York
James R. Bridges
What
Is Marriage For?
First Unitarian Church of Des Moines, Iowa
Mark Stringer
Valuing Family
Community Unitarian Church at White Plains, New York
Carol Huston
GET ME
TO THE CHURCH ON TIME
A Religious Call for Marriage Equality
First Unitarian Church of Providence, Rhode Island
James Ishmael Ford
{Your sermon on same-sex marriage can be linked here}
SERMONS ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Sex-and-Gender
Minorities, Sexology,
& the Unitarian Universalist Movement
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
James Park
Affection, Addiction, or Affection: Can We Move On?
http://www.rochesterunitarian.org/s0314.m3u (streaming audio)
http://www.rochesterunitarian.org/s0314.mp3 (audio file download)
First
Unitarian Church of Rochester New York
Carl
Thitchener, Interim Parish Co-Minister
What
the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality
First Church Unitarian, Littleton, Massachusetts
Fred Small
Sources
of
Sexual Fantasies
Chosen
by the subscribers of Heart,
Mind, &
Spirit for the Spring 2002 issue.
James
Park
Gender
Identity and Gender Expression
First Unitarian Society of Westchester, in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
David Bryce
{Your
sermon on sexual orientation
can be linked here.}
LINKS TO CONGREGATIONAL WEBSITES ON
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
First
Unitarian
Universalist Church of Milford, Massachusettes
First
Unitarian Society of
Westchester, in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
LINKS TO WELCOMING CONGREGATION WEBSITES
Unitarian
Universalist Church in Eugene, Oregon
Prairie Unitarian Universalist Society of Madison, Wisconsin
LINKS TO SERMONS ON BECOMING WELCOMING CONGREGATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
First
Books on Same-Sex Marriage
Best Books on Sexual Orientation
Comprehensive List of
Books and Articles on Same-Sex Marriage
To add your items to this portal, send the URL to
the webmaster:
James Park, e-mail: PARKx032@TC.UMN.EDU
When items are moved to new URL's or deleted,
please provide this information as well.