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An Open Letter From the UUS Board PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 01 August 2008

To the People of Loudoun County from the Unitarian Universalists of Sterling:

On Sunday, July 24, the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church (TVUUC) in Knoxville Tennessee was attacked by a shotgun-wielding man, resulting in the loss of two innocent lives and wounding of seven others. We share in the shock and grief expressed at this act by people of good will in our community, and we are communicating that good will to the Unitarian Universalists and clergy members in Knoxville, including Rev. Chris Buice, the minister at TVUUC, who recently conducted a service at our church.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 02 August 2008 )
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A Pastoral Response to the Knoxville Tragedy PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 28 July 2008

Dear Community,

In recognition of the sorrow we share, in honor of the lives that have been lost and changed forever in Knoxville, Tennessee, and in sympathy with the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, we offer a meditation of grief and a prayer for healing.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 02 August 2008 )
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The religious question on illegal immigration PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 18 October 2007

Rev. Anya Sammler-MichaelAn article by Rev. Anya Sammler-Michael, published in the Loudoun Easterner's "A Faithful View" section,  Thursday, October 18, 2007:

We live in a community struggling over the question of illegal immigration. Our press reports on rallies, the  closure of our local day worker site, and on the passionate dialogs in our local government and our communities. The struggle is ever-present. It comes at us when we expect it, and when we expect it least.

Many associations are being drawn - between illegal immigration and economic instability, between increasing immigrant populations and decreasing safety, between immigrants and crime, even between peace and war. And because associations like this are being drawn, I feel it is necessary to prepare a religious response to the question of illegal immigration. I say this blatantly for good reason. This is a highly charged political situation. But the political forum rarely encompasses ethical reflection. It rarely pauses long enough to consider what my faith community— Unitarian Universalists — refer to as the inherent worth and dignity of every being. 

Last Updated ( Saturday, 24 November 2007 )
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