tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974612240166391268.post6851175558214069233..comments2023-05-21T12:12:39.327-04:00Comments on YRUU Institutional Memory Project: Duncan MetcalfeYRUU Steering Committee, 2007-2008http://www.blogger.com/profile/12552508954782727408noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974612240166391268.post-68867625343543651862008-06-05T16:48:00.000-04:002008-06-05T16:48:00.000-04:00adding this blog to DiscoverUU for the durationadding this blog to DiscoverUU for the durationAaron Sawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05084039545936413663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974612240166391268.post-58059131035657746312008-03-18T03:46:00.000-04:002008-03-18T03:46:00.000-04:00I am so saddened by this news. I remember back whe...I am so saddened by this news. I remember back when the LRY (Liberal Religious Youth) groups ashes were smoldering, and a couple of like-minded, brilliant and eager to leave a legacy of hope adults decided to pull the rag-tag group of us together and formed on of the first YRUU groups in the SW district. FUUC of OKC Oklahoma was my only solace growing up back in the 70's and 80's.It was the only atmosphere I gad ever felt welcomed and appreciated.<BR/>Recently, I've seen my sister try valiantly to get her 12 y.o., 9 y.o., and 7 y.o. kids involved and as in love with the church as we once were. But something--some vibe has been holding me back--not fully giving over of myself to the church and becoming actively involved. <BR/>I'm not an ageist, but I clearly could see a bias on vision--not much vision coming from the kneecapper's viewpoint (i.e. a kid), but all of it coming from a "social justice" yadda yadda minded group of people who couldn't handle a solo on an electric guitar--to raucous!<BR/>Man, part of me wants to storm the UUA castle and demand a youth driven decision about this! I've worked with teens and their families all over the country for over two decades, and I have never seen such a retrogressive move in such a progressive organization. I've been looking around for my new faith community, and not having been sold on the vibe at the local UU fellowship, well, this seals it.....words and thoughts from me and such....https://www.blogger.com/profile/05558182335174212287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974612240166391268.post-35557795330635327092008-02-19T20:33:00.000-05:002008-02-19T20:33:00.000-05:00Well that revised quote is even worse than what yo...Well that revised quote is even worse than what you had originally posted here Duncan. I have heard somewhat similar quotes from other top level U*U officials in the past hence my input here, but that quote is indeed an amazingly blunt and frank admission/confession. In light of that quote from Rev. Diane Miller, former Executive Secretary of the Ministerial Fellowship Committee and indeed the main rival of Rev. Bill Sinkford in the 2000 UUA Presidential elections, and Ben alexander's allegations of an <A HREF="http://yruuinstmem.blogspot.com/2008/02/ben-alexander.html" REL="nofollow">unethical UUA financial grab</A> of YRUU funding, there is all the more reason to "follow the money" in this YRUU fiasco.Robin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974612240166391268.post-33219930625856362482008-02-18T17:11:00.000-05:002008-02-18T17:11:00.000-05:00Sorry, that was a miss type. Amaxingly the quote ...Sorry, that was a miss type. Amaxingly the quote is as follows:<BR/><BR/>"YOU ARE MISTAKEN. THE UUA IS A BUSINESS AND NOT A RELIGION."<BR/><BR/>Sorry. Bolding wasn't working out for me, so I retyped in caps, and didn't get that word. But that was the quote. From the head of the ministry department (and UUA presidential candidate in 2000)<BR/><BR/>DuncanUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294975893152893504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974612240166391268.post-3570469465969275892008-02-17T15:02:00.000-05:002008-02-17T15:02:00.000-05:00After doing a lot of research and talking to a lot...After doing a lot of research and talking to a lot of folks, this explanation really rings true. Due to the radical shift in YRUU in the past ten years or so, the UUA as an institution has systematically taken power away from YRUU youth leadership in order to stabilize the political dynamics in our Association.YRUU Steering Committee, 2007-2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/12552508954782727408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974612240166391268.post-74119969057479424202008-02-16T14:35:00.000-05:002008-02-16T14:35:00.000-05:00Interesting testimony there about ridiculously PC ...Interesting testimony there about ridiculously PC <A HREF="http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=Unitarians+are+%22opposed+to+censorship%22%3F%21&meta=" REL="nofollow">UUA censorship</A>. . .<BR/><BR/>:We were dismissed after being told "YOU ARE MISTAKEN. THE UUA IS A BUSINESS AND A RELIGION."<BR/><BR/>Notice that BUSINESS comes before RELIGION. . .Robin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.com