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Post General Assembly Townhall Forum The Fifth Principle Project will host a post-General Assembly Townhall Forum to provide a venue for people to share their thoughts about this year’s General Assembly. We have three guest speakers, Anne Schneider, Dick Burkhart, and Rebecca Pace. They will share their perspective on General Assembly. Date: Wednesday, July 5, … Read more

Post General Assembly Townhall Forum The Fifth Principle Project will host a post-General Assembly Townhall Forum to provide a venue for people to share their thoughts about this year’s General Assembly. Date: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 Time: 8:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Central, 6:00 PM Mountain, 5:00 PM Pacific Duration: 75 – 90 minutes Pre-registration … Read more

Friday, June 23, 2023 Results of Voting By now, you all probably know the results of voting on Article II amendments. General Session II Here are the General Session II voting results on amendments to Article II from Thursday’s General Session II. Two amendments were adopted and three were defeated. Defeated amendments: Amendment 19 inserted “affirm the inherent … Read more

Thursday, June 22, 2023 Today was not so exhausting. I attended an information session with Empower, the new custodian for the UUA retirement fund, and the UUA benefits staff. Normal life things go on even during times of significant change. I rushed back to have lunch in my hotel room and join the UUMUAC Conversation.  … Read more

Wednesday, June 21, 2023 The longest day of the year.  And yes, it was long. I was up early at my home in Cincinnati and realized I had forgotten some things. So, I made a quick shopping trip before I hit the road. I got to Pittsburgh at about noon.  I was able to check … Read more

Introduction Below is the first “diary” entry from Rebecca Pace that the Fifth Principle Project will publish regarding the Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA) 2023 General Assembly. Given the significant decisions before General Assembly, especially a vote on the proposed language of Article II, we feel it is important that Fifth Principle Project members have access … Read more

Why Review Regarding the many public comments deriding the authors of Used to be UU and other books, we at the Fifth Principle Project have pursued a policy of responding with the full thunder of our silence. We have discovered that such commentators are speaking to their own tribe and have no genuine intention of … Read more

Bruce Knotts Served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia and worked for Raytheon in Saudi Arabia and on a World Bank contract in Somalia before he joined the U.S. Department of State in 1984. State Department posts took him to Greece, Zambia, the Office of Central American Affairs, India, Pakistan, Kenya, Sudan, Côte d’Ivoire, … Read more

The Fifth Principle Project is extending its support to Dick Burkhart in his election bid by petition to become a member of the UUA Nominating Committee. This committee identifies candidates for UUA leadership positions, except Moderator or President. The Nominating Committee exerts significant influence on who represents UUs at the national level. Due to a … Read more

Introduction We are presenting another installment of stories by UUs impacted by the current intolerance that has swept the denomination. We feel it is important that the true human cost suffered by intolerance should be known. We included several such stories in Used to Be UU. In October 2022, we published a similar personal account … Read more