Last week I received an email inquiry about “religious exploration.” The parent wondered whether the children learn about various religions in the RE program. The question was reasonable; the term we’ve been using implies this. But it’s really a misnomer. The RE program teaches Unitarian Universalism. But unlike other faith traditions, UUs lack a creed […]
Teaching Is a Spiritual Practice in UUCF’s Religious Exploration Ministry
Spring Religious Exploration will end on May 22, when we bid the dedicated teacher volunteers and classmates goodbye and transition to the relaxed summer RE schedule. I am not sad to put this year in the rearview mirror. The year challenged us all. We struggled with incomplete teaching teams and the frequent absences of both […]
Disrupting the Status Quo With UUCF Religious Exploration
Yesterday, Rev. David A. Miller referenced Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter From a Birmingham Jail” in his sermon Why It Won’t Go Away. Since it has been a while since I read the letter in its entirety, I chose to spend some time reading and reflecting on Dr. King’s words. In it, Dr. King […]