Pluto discoverer featured on NOVA, and other UUs in the media
NOVA explores Pluto and the UU who discovered it
The PBS series NOVA focuses on Pluto???discovered in 1930 by Unitarian Clyde Tombaugh???and the continuing debate over its loss of planetary status. You can watch the entire program, "The Pluto Files," online. Part four includes a visit to Tombaugh's hometown, an interview with his family, and a stop to see the Tombaugh stained-glass window at the UU Church of Las Cruces, N. Mex., a church he and his wife helped found. For a good chuckle, don't miss the slideshow of angry post-demotion letters from Pluto-supporting third graders. (PBS.org - Feb. 2010, UU World - Fall 2005)
See also:
My Dad Discovered Pluto (PBS.org - Feb. 2010)
He found a planet and founded a church (UU World - Fall 2005)
UU astronomer's ashes en route to Pluto (uuworld.org - 10.6.06)
Same-sex marriage in D.C., Haiti fundraising, and more
The Rev. Robert Hardies, senior minister of All Souls Unitarian Church in Washington, D.C., says he has been inundated with calls from same-sex couples looking to wed now that same-sex marriage is legal in the nation's capital. (10connects.com - 3.3.10)
A February 10 pro-marriage equality column by the Rev. Cynthia Landrum, minister of the Universalist Unitarian Church of East Liberty in Clarklake, Mich., has continued to generate debate in the Jackson Citizen Patriot. (The Jackson Citizen Patriot - 2.10.10, 3.1.10)
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The Tapestry Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Mission Viejo, Calif., held a Haiti relief fundraiser featuring live music and belly dancing, which raised $1,234. (OCRegister - 2.26.10)
A recent report from the Religious Institute, a multifaith organization promoting sexuality education led by the Rev. Debra W. Haffner, a community minister with the Unitarian Church in Westport, Conn., continues to draw attention for urging faith leaders to better meet the sexuality needs of congregants by 2020. (WomensRadio - Feb. 2010)
The Rev. Jeff Briere, minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Chattanooga, Tenn., comments on the Religious Institute report and on a statement by the UUA that it will start requiring ministerial candidates to show competency in sexuality issues before they can be ordained. (Chattanooga Times Free Press - 2.27.10)
A group of about 100 people met in Uganda, at an event organized by the Rev. Mark Kiyimba of the Ugandan Unitarian Universalist Church, to speak out against a proposed anti-homosexuality bill. (GlobalPost - 2.26.10)
See also: Ugandan UUs oppose anti-homosexuality bill (2.22.10)
Nancy Vedder-Shults, a member of First Unitarian Society in Madison, Wisc., shares her thoughts on proposed language changes in the UUA's Principles and Purposes, specifically the environmentally focused Seventh Principle. (Tikkun - 3.3.10)
The Aiken Unitarian Universalist Church in S.C. was awarded $28,000 in matching funds to help the congregation hire its first minister. (Aiken Standard - 2.28.10)
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