Update on Day One of General Assembly

We are providing an abbreviated update on Day One of General Assembly that opened on Thursday, June 20, 2024. This General Assembly is all virtual, so all activities, discussions, and voting are done exclusively online. Friday General Assembly Meet-up UU the Conversation is sponsoring another 30-minute Zoom Meet-Up. All are invited. No pre-registration is required. … Read more

2024 General Assembly Dates and Times

The 2024 UUA General Assembly will begin on Thursday, June 20.  Below is a calendar of dates and times for GA Zoom Meet-Up sessions and important votes. General Assembly Zoom Meet-Up Sessions UU the Conversation is sponsoring two 30-minute Zoom Meet-Up Sessions.  No pre-registration is required. All are invited. Simply click the Zoom link below … Read more

Banned at General Assembly

The Unitarian Universalist Association’s annual General Assembly will convene on Thursday, June 20, 2024, but there are some things participants and delegates will NOT see at this virtual assembly because UU leadership banned them. To be clear, banning materials, people, and groups is nothing new for UU leadership. The Banning Begins In 2019, UU leadership’s … Read more

Call to Action on General Assembly

This article was originally distributed by UU the Conversation. We are a growing constituency of everyday UUs concerned that our UUA leadership is pursuing significant changes to Article II without UUs being fully aware of the implications for our faith. We are urging delegates to vote NO on the proposed Article II language. A No … Read more

Updates

Results of Mini-Assembly  Below are the results of the June 3, 2024 Mini-Assembly.  Approximately 240 people participated and voted on two amendments to the General Assembly Rules of Procedure. One amendment passed that allows the sponsor of a proposition the “last word” after the close of the Pro/Con discussion. This amendment will now be voted … Read more

Delegates at Mini-Assembly Urgently Needed

We are making an urgent appeal to all 2024 General Assembly delegates to attend a pre-General Assembly Mini-Assembly on June 3 at 7:00 PM Eastern (6:00 PM Central, 5:00 PM Mountain, 4:00 PM Pacific) Mini-Assembly to Discuss Rules of Procedure for GA During the online June 1 Mini-Assembly, two amendments to the Rules of Procedure … Read more

Town Hall Tomorrow, June 1, 2PM EST

Hello, Please remember to join us at 2 PM EST on Saturday, June 1, to get ready for General Assembly.  There is so much at stake, this year.  You can help even if you are not a Delegate.  We will learn about Rev. Rick Hoyt-McDaniels’ “Six Arguments Against the Article II Revision.”  We’ll learn about … Read more

Letter from UU Church of Jacksonville, FL

UUCJ, The UU Church of Jacksonville, FL, sent this letter to all UUA congregations with 50 or more members plus all smaller Florida congregations. The letter is signed by the Minister, the Board President, and the Co-Chairs of the UUCJ Article II Review Task Force. This action was approved by the Board in light of … Read more

Rev. Dr. Betancourt Doubles Down

We at the Fifth Principle Project feel it is critical for UU’s to understand what leadership is saying about UUism and the kind of reasoning they employ to say it. Hence, a second post regarding Rev. Dr. Betancourt’s disparaging remarks on our first principle. We wrote to Rev. Dr. Betancourt (see attached below) asking her … Read more

Misinformation from Rev. Dr. Betancourt

Our First Principle Has an Evil Source At a recent event held by the UU Women’s Federation, the Rev. Dr. Sofia Bentancourt, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, responding to a question about the role of the UUA in the current controversies over abortion, used the occasion to condemn our first principle with misinformation about its … Read more