Re: [UUPoly-L] Welcoming Congregation & poly

[paul haggard <pauhag01@hotmail.com>]

Linda:  I'm pro-poly.  Though not in any relationship now I'd back any move to become totally inclusive.  Our UU Church in Reading, Pa became a WC a short time ago.  I held my tongue re: poly during our "launch" correctly believing it would de-rail the effort.  Since then, I've procrastinated involving the curriculum leader in conversation using the "relationship-style" address as an opener.  I'm tempted to run up to your service this sunday to see how it goes with you.  Paul> From: airsafe1@comcast.net> To: uupoly-l@uupa.org> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:57:20 -0700> Subject: Re: [UUPoly-L] Welcoming Congregation & poly> > I'm out as poly in my congregation, at least to those who remember my sermon> a few years ago. I don't have a lot of close friends in the church,> certainly not any single women. For anyone who reads UUWorld, my local> address is in the UUPA ad each issue. Can't hide.> > When we did the WC process, I simply proposed that "relationship style" be> included in the "regardless of" change to the bylaws and no one objected.> They had "marital status" or some such and I pointed out that people were> either married or not, so that made no sense. No discussion, passed by the> congregation. Avoid making poly an issue.> > Dave Hall> > -----Original Message-----> From: uupoly-l-bounces+airsafe1=comcast.net@uupa.org> [mailto:uupoly-l-bounces+airsafe1=comcast.net@uupa.org] On Behalf Of Linda> Fingerson> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 11:00 AM> To: uupoly-l@uupa.org> Cc: tcurtin@comcast.net; Sophia Shultz> Subject: [UUPoly-L] Welcoming Congregation & poly> > > Hi all, my name is Linda, I attend the UU fellowship in Mohegan Lake, New> York, and I am in a poly triad with the lovely Tom & the brave Sophia. > > My fellowship is one of the few in the Metro NY district that hasn't gone> through the Welcoming Congregation curriculum. I'm on the planning> committee for WC and we're launching the curriculum on this coming Sunday> March 30. > > Already I am fielding questions about the relevance of poly to this> curriculum from people whom I thought would understand but don't. It is> obviously a tough sell to a group of straight marrieds-with-children who may> accept the existence of bisexuals in the abstract but not of poly bisexuals> in the concrete. > > I have two concerns here: my own out-ness and the curriculum itself. I do> want to be out to my fellowship: I've been attending 7 years, I was the> fellowship's president in 06-07, and I have had some conversations with our> minister about this, she is generally supportive. > > I can see where it will be possible to work in some poly resources to the> Bisexual/biphobia workshop, and what about the rest of the book? Are there> places in this big purple workshop book where I can integrate poly or> sex-positive materials? Any suggestions? For my part in the presentation> this Sunday, I'm reading the bullet points from the bisex/biphobe workshop> page, following on with part of an essay by Wendy-O Matik about radical> love.> > Thank you ....> > _________________________________________________________________> In a rush? Get real-time answers with Windows Live Messenger.> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh> _realtime_042008> _______________________________________________> The UUPoly-L mailing list has public archives.> Please keep that in mind when deciding how much to reveal about yourself.> UUPoly-L mailing list> UUPoly-L@uupa.org> http://www.uupa.org/mailman/listinfo/uupoly-l> > > > _______________________________________________> The UUPoly-L mailing list has public archives.> Please keep that in mind when deciding how much to reveal about yourself.> UUPoly-L mailing list> UUPoly-L@uupa.org> http://www.uupa.org/mailman/listinfo/uupoly-l
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