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

The feedback collected by the Article II Study Commission from its online form is available at discuss.uua.org. It is difficult to determine how many suggestions have been submitted, but it appears that over 200 submissions have been received. The site administrator has offered some tips to sort through the submissions. We encourage everyone to review … Read more

We are asking our Fifth Principle Project’s 625 members to take advantage of an opportunity to provide feedback to the Article II Study Commission. The proposed Article II language will face a preliminary vote at the June 2023 General Assembly in just a few weeks. There is now a process by which specific proposed language … Read more

Guest Contributor – Julie Hotard Last November, I attended a Fifth Principle Project Discussion Forum (Oct 25, 2022) about the need to save the Seven Principles. The forum was attended by many people who share the same values as notable Unitarians, Universalists, and UUs. Many UUs are simply unaware of how many diverse and bright lights … Read more

Correction: When this Discussion was initially posted on March 16, 2023, the sponsor of the business resolution “Complete Divestment from the Fossil Fuel Industry and Subsequent Reparations” was incorrectly noted as the UUA Board of Trustees. A user comment on March 19 provided a correction. This business resolution was sponsored by a group called “Unitarian … Read more