Re: [UUPoly-L] Proud of my church right now

[Ken Haslam <haslamk@gmail.com>]

Although my UU fellowship,   Unitarian Universalists of the Chester River,
Chestertown, MD has had some difficulty with Polyamory being  more
conservative, they have finally agreed to give me some time in April to do a
workshop on Polyamory where I will emphasize the relationship between
Polyamory and the Unitarian Universalists and its sometimes rocky path.
 My copresenter will be a woman, another UU from another fellowship with a
long experience in Polyamory.

We are making progress slowly..
.

I urge members of this list to share those Joys and Sorrows regarding
acceptance in your own UU community and please let us know the names of
those fellowships.

Ken Haslam

On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Desmond Ravenstone <
desmondravenstone@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I was away the Sunday after New Years, and didn’t hear about this until
> today.  Our congregation was sent this anonymously, and it was read during
> the Candles of Sorrow and Joy:
>
> “This candle is about hope.  A recent issue of the Boston Globe has an
> article called ‘Love’s New Frontier’ discussing polyamory.  I urge everyone
> at ASC to read it and to talk about it.  I would love to be able to come out
> of the closet and bring both of my loving partners into this church.”
>
> Our Senior Minister and Acting Associate Minister then authorized the
> Candles Coordinator to read aloud the following response:
>
> “Arlington Street Church is an open and loving community.  We invite you to
> come out and bring your partners into our fold.”
>
> No big hoopla about it, but a significant step forward to have our
> ministers take the time to affirm and welcome poly folks.
>
> Desmond Ravenstone
>
> "What you call sin, I call the great spirit of love, which takes a thousand
> forms..."
>
> http://ravenstonesreflections.blogspot.com
> http://www.myspace.com/desmond_ravenstone
>
>
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Love withers under constraint; its very essence is liberty. It is compatible
neither with obedience, jealousy nor fear. It is there most pure, perfect,
and unlimited when
its votaries live in confidence, equality and unreserve.

Percy Bysshe Shelley