The VUU is our weekly live online talkshow specifically geared for Unitarian Universalists. A new episode is broadcast Thursdays at 11 am Eastern (USA) on YouTube. We invite a wide variety of guests to discuss religion, spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, multi-faith issues, social justice, and whatever else seems interesting! The VUU is always available via archived video and podcast.
The VUU is co-hosted by Rev. Meg Riley, Rev. Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Alicia Forde and Rev. Hank Peirce
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We sit down with Artemis Joukowsky, Co-Director of the upcoming Ken Burns documentary. The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, Alicia Forde, and Slim Moon. The VUU airs Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode first aired on September 15, 2016.
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There are different ways that you could define the beginning of Unitarianism. But many people would say that Unitarians were first defined as a distinct religious movement by William Ellery Channing, in a sermon given in 1819.
In this sermon, called “Unitarian Christianity” (or sometimes “The Baltimore Sermon,” because he gave it at an ordination in Baltimore), Channing laid out what he though were the particular beliefs of the group of liberal Christians who were sometimes referred to as “Unitarians.”
Unitarians, he said, did not believe in the trinity of God the Father, God the Son (Christ) and the Holy Ghost—which is what gave the group the name Unitarian, for the unity of God. But more than that, he described Unitarians as believing in human goodness, and believing in the importance of using reason in looking at religion.
Channing said that thinking is one of the most important gifts that we are given as human beings, and that surely God expected us to to use our gifts of reason in understanding religion as well as the rest of life.
In 1825, just six years later, the American Unitarian Association became the official organization of the Unitarians.
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The VUU Crew stalks the hallways of GA. Who knows who we’ll corral? Tune in and find out! The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Tom Schade, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, and Bob LaVallee. This is the final episode of the season; The VUU will return in September. This episode first aired June 23, 2016.
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Nate Walker returns to The VUU to talk about his new book “Cultivating Empathy” and moral imagination. The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Tom Schade, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, and Bob LaVallee. The VUU airs Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode first aired June 16, 2016.
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John Gibbons meets with the VUU panel to talk about resistance against a planned natural gas pipeline in Boston. The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Tom Schade, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce, and Bob LaVallee. The VUU airs Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode first aired June 9, 2016.
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The VUU talks with Scotty McClennan about his new book “Christ for Unitarian Universalists.” The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Tom Schade, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Hank Peirce, and Bob LaVallee. The VUU airs on Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode first aired June 2, 2016.
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The VUU talks with the founders of Happy, a smartphone app designed to offer emotional support from everyday people on demand. The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Tom Schade, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Hank Peirce, and Bob LaVallee. The VUU airs Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode first aired May 26, 2016.
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Lena Gardner and Leslie MacFadyen talk about the BLUU program track at the Unitarian Universalist Association’s 2016 General Assembly held in Columbus, Ohio.
For more information: http://www.blacklivesuu.com/ga2016/
The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Aisha Hauser, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Tom Schade, Hank Peirce, and Bob LaVallee. The VUU airs Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode first aired May 19, 2016.
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Robin DiAngelo joins The VUU to talk about her new book “What it Means to be White”. The VUU is hosted by Meg Riley, Joanna Fontaine Crawford, Tom Schade, Aisha Hauser, Hank Peirce and Bob LaVallee. The VUU airs on Thursdays at 11 am ET. This episode first aired May 12, 2016.
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