ADMINISTRATION
Covenanting not Conclave
Angus MacLean Award
Training a New Generation of Renaissance Leaders
Two Open Letters
Teacher Recognition Sunday
The Value of RE
Youth & Young Adult Sunday

ADULT RE
Film as Theological Text

CURRICULUM
Curriculum Resources
RE Loan Library
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Talking to Your Former Spouse About OWL
Timeless Themes
Witness
Family Heritage
The Caged Birds of Phenom Penh
Hate Hurts
Leave No Child Behind

RESOURCES
Cain & Abel
From Essex Conversations
Internship in Washington, DC
Growing Together
Star Island Information
Heretic's Faith
Grants & Scholarships

WORSHIP
Franz & Josef
Ice Cream Sunday
USSS Award-Winning Sermon
What You Do Today

YOUTH
YPS Application

Index Page

If you have ever wondered about the worth and value of Unitarian Universalism, or this particular congregation, or any of the work that you or others have put into this congregation, it was all answered on Sunday.

We had six young people -- five physically present and one present by letter -- who spoke to us their thoughts and ideas, their beliefs and faith, and their doubts. It is, perhaps, the last of these that is most important.

• Believing in God just because, and being happy with that belief, with no need for confirmation.
• Believing there is no God, because there has never been sufficient evidence presented to prove that God exists.
• Believing in the goodness of the human spirit or questioning that goodness.
• Believing in heaven, or hell, or not.
• Is one saved by faith or by works? By what one believes or by what one does?
• What does it mean to be a good person?

Our approach to religious education is that questions are acceptable, nay, important; that different ideas are important. We can have different ideas, different beliefs, and yet share the journey together, respecting one another.

Each of the young people who spoke to us can be proud of themselves. They have arrived at a mature place in their religious venture.

The people who led their class, who taught and challenged them, and who encouraged them, can also be proud of themselves. It was a job well done.

And we, too, can be proud. Our congregation has done a remarkable thing. Together we, (including caring parents) have helped to raise thoughtful, insightful young people who have an understanding of the complexities of life, of religion, and of ethics. Their journeys and searches are not over; but then, neither are ours.