We UUs say we are welcoming. Yet, there are exceptions, we don’t even know about! How can I say that? Well, I am a social scientist, and there’s something called implicit bias. Every single person here has some form of implicit bias. Today’s service will challenge us to be more welcoming as we explore the ways we are and are not welcoming, including looking at implicit bias.… more
Our own AUUC Community Minister, Rev. Dr. Jean Heriot, Director of Training and Organizing for SCUUJA (South Carolina Unitarian Universalist Justice Alliance).… more
Mother’s Day is a bit like Thanksgiving. We may want the Hallmark story, but that often seems illusory. Explore with me some of the insights we get when we look at motherhood through a different lens.… more
We UU’s are diverse: we are humanists, Buddhists, Jews, Christians, pagans, atheists, and more. Yet, something holds us together. What happens when we look below the surface? I will make a few suggestions and offer several ways to think about the deepest of questions: “Who are we and where are we going?”… more
What are our responsibilities as citizens in a country where democracy and our values seem to be under constant assault? How can we live our fifth principle which asks us to use the right of conscience and the democratic process in our lives? We can follow John Lewis’ advice to make “good trouble” and in the UU tradition, VOTE!… more
Ever wondered if our UU values can reach across the state? Wonder no more! SCUUJA brings together UU congregations and justice partners to build transformational change across our state. Rev. Dr. Jean Heriot, is Director of Training and Organizing, SCUUJA.… more
