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Thank you, President Jones

Nov 6th, 2010
by Atticus Zavaletta.
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Thank you for your contribution to Project Union Responds.  You were the first to answer to our call for a Christian witness to LGBTQ youth–and your involvement as the leader of our community was crucial.  Without knowing it, you inspired us and galvanized a whole community into action–straight people, genderqueer people, queer straight people, lesbians, [...]

A Love that Would Not Let Me Go

Oct 17th, 2010
by arb.
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When we tell our stories, we are transformed. When others hear our stories, they are transformed. The story telling for Project Union Responds stirred up the Union community. We were stirred up because sharing our stories was an action of liberation, affirmation, by re-claiming our selves, our bodies, and our faiths. We were stirred up because sharing our stories required us to reflect [...]

Union Responds to LGBTQ Youth Suicides

Oct 13th, 2010
by Stephanie Stovall.
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When we heard about the death of Tyler Clementi, the most recent in a string of queer youth suicides (a list which gets much longer if we take into account all of the queer suicides that we don’t hear about) we asked ourselves whether there might have been something–some act, some word–that could stop other [...]

Sucker Punched II: A Reply

Jul 22nd, 2010
by Derrick McQueen.
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But I know that as “Christians” we tend to hold what Jesus says more important than what he practices. So, again, please closely read Matthew 23 (the whole chapter), the warnings or “Woes” that Jesus speaks to those in power. And then take a look at the following on your own, and study the teachings of Jesus through this parable as it is written (not my interpretation):

Matthew 25:31-46

Coming Soon

Oct 10th, 2009
by admin.
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Watch for a coming blog from Union Professor Paul Knitter on topics of interfaith dialogue and understanding.