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  <title>What Makes Us Human</title>
  <link>https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/what-makes-us-humanwhat-makes-us-human</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2026-05/people_in_church_pews.jpg?h=b07e2362&amp;itok=c7ZeAiHs" width="480" height="480" alt="In the background, people are sitting in wooden church pews. In the foreground and in profile, a Black person wearing a suit jacket clasps his hands in front of him. " class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><p class="author">Joy Berry</p>: <div class="body">The most important thing for any of us to do is to stay soft, whole-hearted, and open to the world, in all its beauty and its terror.</div>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 05:48:39 -0400</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Joy Berry</dc:creator>
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  <title>2026 Contested Election for UUA Board of Trustees Position #5</title>
  <link>https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/elections/2026-contested-board-election</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2026-05/GA%202026%20Contested%20Election%20FB.png?h=ec041e41&amp;itok=3KzD7EYX" width="480" height="480" alt="Terry Grim (on the left) and Larry Ladd (on the right) are smiling under a banner which reads, &quot;Contested Election for UUA Board of Trustees Position #5.&quot;" class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><div class="body">There will be a contested election for Position #5 on the UUA Board of Trustees. Terry Grim, nominated by the UUA Nominating Committee for Position #5 on the UUA Board of Trustees, will run against Larry Ladd, petition candidate for Position #5 on the UUA Board of Trustees.</div>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:14:54 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>CER News Update - May 2026</title>
  <link>https://www.uua.org/central-east/blog/news/cer-news-0526</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2026-01/ProfessionalBW2022%20Small.jpeg?h=0722c520&amp;itok=YHKtH898" width="480" height="480" alt="headshot Lyn Cox" class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><p class="author">Central East Region of the UUA</p>: <div class="body">Find out what&#8217;s happening in the Central East Region! This month&#8239;—&thinsp;Child &amp; Youth Safety Training, Summer Institute, State of the Association Address and more!</div>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:38:18 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Transformational Love</title>
  <link>https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/transformational-love</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2026-04/woman_dog_on_couch.jpg?h=deaec4b9&amp;itok=Izfe_QOM" width="480" height="480" alt="On a grey couch, a Black woman reclines back, though out of focus. On her denim-clad knee, and the center of focus, is a shaggy white dog resting its head. She has one hand wrapped affectionately in the fur on the back of the dog&#039;s head. " class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><p class="author">Melissa Jeter</p>: <div class="body">Care is the soil we prepare so that the roots of authentic relationship can grow.</div>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:02:59 -0400</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Melissa Jeter</dc:creator>
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  <title>Growing Administrative Capacity: To Liberate Energy for Mission</title>
  <link>https://www.uua.org/leaderlab/administrative-capacity</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2026-03/Admin_Capacity_Graphic.png?h=a9a99264&amp;itok=NJ2Cc-pM" width="480" height="480" alt="Depiction of a simple garden against a blue sky with sun in the corner. Garden includes three flowers (orange with dollar sign in center, pink with person in center, purple with building in center), a layer of green grass, and a lower layer of brown soil. Black silhouettes of a watering can and a bee around the center flower." class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><p class="author">Congregational Life</p>: <div class="body">Administration isn&#8217;t flashy. It&#8217;s foundational! Handled well, capacity is liberated for your congregation&#8217;s mission and ministries. May these pages be helpful to all who attend to administrative tasks themselves or who depend on that work – supervisors, staff, volunteers, and the entire membership.</div>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Congregational Life</dc:creator>
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  <title>Making Our Shared Meals More Accessible</title>
  <link>https://www.uua.org/accessibility/blog/making-our-shared-meals-more-accessible</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2026-04/eastern_bluebird.png?h=53e99ca6&amp;itok=OD5-lz_6" width="480" height="480" alt="An Eastern Bluebird perches on a curved branch. The head and wings a vivid blue, the chest a rusty orange blending into a white belly. " class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><div class="body">The differences in the birds are alike to the differences in us. We all sing our own beautiful songs, and I think we thrive when others take the time to hear them. One way we can listen to the differences in our community is by making our potlucks and other shared meals more accessible.</div>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:56:37 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Unitarian Universalists Reject Christian Nationalist Theology Underpinning Conflict with Iran</title>
  <link>https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/uus-reject-war-iran</link>
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      <div class="thumbnail"><img loading="lazy" src="https://www.uua.org/files/styles/square_480x480/public/2022-02/candles_in_peace.jpg?h=deaec4b9&amp;itok=zEilBuCh" width="480" height="480" alt="About 20 small lit tea lights are arranged, in the dark, in a peace symbol." class="img-fluid image-style-square-480x480" /></div><div class="body">Unitarian Universalist leaders register their theological objections to the Christian Nationalist ideologies bolstering the war with Iran.</div>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Property and Casualty (P&amp;C) Insurance Coverage</title>
  <link>https://www.uua.org/leaderlab/money-matters/property-insurance</link>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:02:02 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>Congregations as Employers</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:30:54 -0400</pubDate>
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  <title>CER News Update - April 2026</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:38:18 -0400</pubDate>
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