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September 2016

September 26, 2016

Safe spaces, Separatism, Pagan Values and UU principles

How do we affirm consent culture, protect safe spaces, create communities that are welcoming for...

September 23, 2016

BLM + Election

I want to be writing about the natural world, the harvest, or maybe the Earth’s...

September 14, 2016

CUUPS Board in Solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Nation

Our statement is a call for all members and friends of CUUPS to show our...

September 02, 2016

May You Never Thirst

May it never quench your thirst, then, is also a profound blessing. May you continue...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

CUUPS Convo in Review

This past weekend CUUPS Continental held a Convo in Salem, Massachusetts – and … people...

August 05, 2016

Sacred Rage

“A good anger acted upon is beautiful as lightning and swift with power. A good...

July 2016

July 25, 2016

Lughnasa: Bad Harvest

[W]e look toward Lughnasa, the traditional Celtic celebration of the harvest...my mind turns toward what...

July 20, 2016

Is the Candle Still Burning?

[O]ne of the central symbols of Unitarian Universalism and many Pagan traditions: the circle. Our...

July 04, 2016

Declaration of Interdependence

[Obama] explained how these natural sites should be treated with reverence. He also emphasized the...

June 2016

June 22, 2016

Real Weddings and Real Weddings

There is a “real” wedding and a “real” wedding. In Boston, October 8, 2009, the...

June 14, 2016

For Orlando

[B]ring yourself to vigilance. Every time you hear someone denigrate Islam, speak up to love....

May 2016

May 20, 2016

Welcoming Pagans

I believe that when we celebrate the diversity of our members and visitors, when we...

May 17, 2016

Dis-Spelling the Prosperity Gospel

My hope is that we are individually and together, casting our banishing spells, in our...

February 2016

February 17, 2016

Be the Real Spiritual You

Let us be real, and be real in our love and acceptance of the responsible...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

A CUUPS Year in Review!

CUUPS VP of Communications, Jerrie Hildebrand, provides a summary of CUUPS activities during 2015.

November 2015

November 16, 2015

Pastoral Prayer for November 16

CUUPS President, the Rev. Amy Beltaine shares a pastoral prayer over current issues.

October 2015

October 31, 2015

Pagans, Bring Out Your Dead

Peter Dybing writes about Samhain on Nature's Sacred Journey, and that sometimes honoring the dead...

October 14, 2015

The Ecosystem of Gun Violence

...the means to stop this mass killer are directly within our grasp. May the Goddess...

October 07, 2015

Who Is Pandora?

Some folklorists believe Pandora’s Box has become a metaphor for a woman’s womb. Perhaps being...

October 03, 2015

Radical Compassion Centered Social Justice

For me compassion is the centerpiece of effective radical social justice. If we engage in...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

I Am Guilty of Cultural Appropriation!

. . . instead of “calling out” those who deny cultural appropriation, my intent is...

September 25, 2015

Black Lives Matter – Pass It On

...as Pagans, we don’t find outrageous clothing or amazing haircolor or remarkable tattoos the least...

September 24, 2015

BLM – An Invitation

I will never be black, or brown, and therefore I will never be able to...

September 19, 2015

The Lives that Don't Matter

We urge all siblings in the human family to return to the sacred sources that...

September 17, 2015

All Lives Do Not Matter

In this moment of reflection attempt to accept that there are people who are trapped...

September 12, 2015

Why CUUPS is a Deep Expression of Paganism

Peter Dybing discusses why he has moved towards CUUPS as a central part of his...

August 2015

August 31, 2015

Thoughtfulness, Social Justice, Chaplaincy and Staying Present – Life as a UU Pagan

This coming Sunday’s sermon, in the UU congregation where I am a member, will be...

July 2015

July 20, 2015

What Have You Done for Me Lately?

As we deepen our skills and resources, broaden our relationships, and act for justice, we...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

CUUPS Board Statement on Charleston Attack

We call on Earth-centered and Pagan individuals to lift up the names of the slain...

June 19, 2015

The Stunning Encyclical Letter of Pope Francis

When an ancient institution culpable in the worldwide spread of Patriarchy, and environmental and social...

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