In this sermon, a speaker reflects on the transformational power of names by recounting a turbulent childhood marked by legal identity shifts and family conflict.
Sermon Category: Identity
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“Who were you before the world told you who to be?”
This sermon highlights a speaker’s transformational journey toward living an authentic life through the lens of their experiences with a Unitarian Universalist congregation.
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There Is No “Them” There
In this poignant sermon, a speaker addresses their home congregation to discuss the divisive nature of modern social labeling.
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Religious Affiliations
This sermon explores how humans utilize religious labels to simplify a complex world, illustrating both the functional benefits and the social pitfalls of these categorizations.
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Labels – Uniting or Dividing?
This sermon examines how categorical labeling shapes human perception and social interactions.
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Where Are All the Unitarian Universalists?
If every poll and survey shows that UU attitudes, positions and perspectives are shared by such a large number of Americans, why are so few willing to call themselves UU?
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Bianca Rey – Equality Virginia
In this personal narrative, Bianca Rey recounts her journey of transitioning and living as an authentic transgender woman.
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Principles and Sources of Unitarian Universalism
This sermon explores how Unitarian Universalism defines its identity through a broad collection of principles and sources rather than a singular dogma.
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Only as Good as the Shoes on my Feet
This sermon explores the speaker’s personal journey of understanding and managing emotions.