The Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica

Faith in Action Bulletin

This quarterly publication, launched in 2003, contains information about the activities of our various Faith in Action groups, and articles of interest to the members of those groups...often penned by our members as well.

Now Available:

Spring 2007:

• Excerpts from Judith's sermon, "Loving the Earth"
• "Global Warming," by Ernie Pipes
• "What is Peak Oil?" by Rick Swirkal
• "Becoming a Green Sanctuary," by Sandra Trutt & Leslie Reuter
• "Living the 7th UU Principle," by Catherine Farmer
• "Susan and John Zinner's 'Green' House in Progress," by Susan & John Zinner
• "7 Things You Can Do Now to Fight Climate Change," by Sandra Trutt
• "Depression Era Ditty," by Anne MacQueen
• "Dear Ms. Green Advice Column," by Iam Green
• "These are Things I Like to Do to Conserve Resources," by Helen Brown
• "Recycling at My New Job," by Melanie Sharp
• "Become a Vegetarian"
• "Going Green," by Greg Wood
• "Greening Our Coffee Service," by Nancy Howell
• "The Metro," by Katie Malich
• "Be Selfish, Ride the Bus," by Laura Eklund
• "How Cuba Survived Peak Oil," by Diana Spears
• "Trash: The Less I Can Cope with It, the More There Is," by Judy Federick
• "Composting, Mulching and Worms," by Diana Spears
• "Seeing the Light," by Sandra Trutt
• "Greening UUCCSM - Thanks for Your Help," by Sandra Trutt

Winter 2006:

• "Why Deception Prevails," by Ernie Pipes
• "Does Torture Work," by Max Epstein
• "What if the United States Considered Osama Bin Laden's Truce Bid?" by Arvid Knudsen
• "Why I'm Proud of My V.A. Service," by Charles Haskell
• UUA Commission on Social Witness Study/Action Issue for 2005-2007: "Moral Values for a Pluralistic Society"

Summer 2005:

• "Liberals Need to Move On" by Arvid Knudsen
• "The Peace and Civil Liberties Committee is Working to Oppose Torture" by Charles Haskell
• "Who's Got the Bomb?" by Max Epstein
• "The United Nations Millenium Goals"
• "New Directions in the Unitarian Universalist/United Nations Office" by Eleanor Eagan
• "Partnering in Romainia: Community-Based Development in Arkos" by Mark Yarnell
• "Jesse and Liza's Trip to New York," by Liza Cranis and Jesse Figueroa

Spring 2005:

• "Poem: To the Soldier," by Myra Wald
• "Darfur," by Tom Hamilton
• Darfur Accountability Act, S495
• S3 Peacemaking: Proposed Study/Action Issue for General Assembly 2005
• "The Crisis in Health Care: A Proposed Solution for California," by Phyllis Gabriel
• "UU Legislative Ministry California -- Update," by Cathy Gentile
• "The Health Insurance Crisis Hits Home," by Elizabeth Fuller

Winter 2005:

• "What it Means to Be a Liberal," by Max Epstein
• "War and Peace," by Charles Haskell
• "Criminal Justice Reform," Statement of Conscience by the UUA
• Review: "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed," by Jared Diamond

Summer 2004:

• "Criminal Justice Reform," by Patrick Barbush
• "Is it Time to Refine Our Dreams for the UUCCSM?," by Charles Haskell
• "Liberties, Rights and Unitarian-Universalists," by Max Epstein
• "A Teenager's Perspective on the Patriot Act"
• 2004 UUA Statement of Conscience on Civil Liberties

Winter 2004:

• FIA Winter Town Hall Meeting
• "Security & Civil Liberties," by Max Epstein
• "The Battle for Same-Sex Marriage Rights, Part II," by Kris Langabeer
• "Those Jobs are Gone Forever," by Arvid Knudsen
• FIA Speaker Susan Lerner on "The Threat to Our Courts"

November 2003:

• 3rd Annual Issues Election
• "The Bush Doctrine or the U.N.-- We Must Choose," by Max Epstein
• "And Ain't I a Citizen: The Battle for Same-Sex Marriage Rights (Part 1)," by Kris Langabeer
• "Why God?" by Myra Wald

June 2003:

• "Bush's Mein Kampf," by S. J. Guidotti
• "March a New Voter to the Polls," by Arvid Knudsen
• Florence Chapgier's review of Jonathan Schell's "The Unconquerable World"
• "Civilized Like Us" by Max Epstein

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