Suzanne Morse
@sznnmorse.bsky.social
Boston-area PR professional. Opinions are my own.
From @jackjenkins.me at @rns.org - DHS, probing anti-ICE activists, spied on at least five Midwest churches, court records indicate @uua.org religionnews.com/2026/08/19/d...
DHS, probing anti-ICE activists, spied on at least five Midwest churches, court records indicate
(RNS) — Church leaders were outraged and vowed to continue their advocacy for immigrants.
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Federal court records reveal that First Universalist Church of Minneapolis was secretly surveilled by DHS. The UUA condemns this intrusion into a house of worship and the targeting of people exercising their constitutional rights. Read more in UU World: https://bit.ly/4gmoDDo
Re that review of The Odyssey - In 2005, Showtime ran a movie called "Our Fathers" about the clergy sexual abuse crisis in Boston. It wasn't particularly good for lots of reasons. Regardless, I remember sitting next to someone who literally laughed out loud at one scene because of the inaccuracy.
One night in jail helped shape generations of resistance. On July 23, 1846, Henry David Thoreau was arrested for refusing to fund slavery and war. His legacy of civil disobedience continues in UU justice work today. Read more: https://bit.ly/44IODn5 #UU #FaithInAction #CivilDisobedience
From @jackjenkins.me at @rns.org - Amid ICE killings, more than 100 clergy from across the US stage protest at Delaney Hall @uua.org religionnews.com/2026/07/14/m...
Amid ICE killings, more than 100 clergy from across the US stage protest at Delaney Hall
NEWARK, New Jersey (RNS) — 'I am sick and tired of waking up every morning to see another loved one is dead,' said Charlene Walker, head of Faith in New Jersey.
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The UUA decries today's U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., which uphold state laws restricting transgender student athletes. We remain steadfast in affirming the inherent worthiness and dignity of trans people. Full statement at https://bit.ly/4wgs04V #UU
(RNS) — ‘We are called by our faith to put our bodies on the line if that’s the call,’ said the Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist minister.
Pepper-sprayed yet undeterred: Faith leaders keep ministering at Delaney Hall
(RNS) — ‘We are called by our faith to put our bodies on the line if that’s the call,’ said the Rev. Robin Tanner, a Unitarian Universalist minister.
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For what it is worth, we did not experience the boom on the Cape.
As someone who also had Mr. Grosky in middle school and was a few years behind Montana Miller, it is surreal to read @yabraham.bsky.social's story in @bostonglobe.com Sending best wishes to them both for continued healing. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/19/m...
She hated her fifth-grade teacher. Decades later, an unexpected reunion unfolded at the edge of life and death. - The Boston Globe
More than 40 years after Montana Miller left Mr. Grosky behind, she gave him an unexpected gift.
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60 years ago this week, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic Ware Lecture, “Don’t Sleep Through the Revolution,” to Unitarian Universalists. This year’s Ware Lecture continues that legacy with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. Read more: https://bit.ly/4dvblCO #UU #MLK #GA2026
In 2013, after announcing that he would be the first openly gay player in a major sport, Jason Collins then announced he would march in the Boston Pride parade. It's impossible to describe how big a deal this was, especially for those of us handling media for the parade. I hope he rests in peace.
Today, the UUA calls for an end to the war in Iran. UU leaders named their theological objections in a letter to federal leaders and are inviting UUs to sign on in public opposition. Read the letter at UU World: www.uuworld.org/articles/ira... Add your name: www.uua.org/pressroom/in...
From @nj.com - N.J. faith communities mark Easter and Passover amid shifting religious landscape @uua.org #UUWorld www.nj.com/news/2026/04...
N.J. faith communities mark Easter and Passover amid shifting religious landscape
A new Pew study shows Christian affiliation has stabilized after years of decline, and Catholic and Jewish congregations in New Jersey are reporting renewed engagement.
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From @kathrynpost.bsky.social at @rns.org - Some churches don't preach a literal resurrection. Here's how they celebrate Easter. @uua.org religionnews.com/2026/04/02/w...
Some churches don't preach a literal resurrection. Here's how they celebrate Easter.
(RNS) — In some noncreedal faith communities, the holiday is about metaphorical transformation and resisting empire.
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From the MA State House, UUA Publications Editor Larisa Hohenboken reflects on the fight for the freedom to read—and why it matters now. All people deserve to tell their stories. Read more: https://www.uua.org/pressroom/ingoodfaith/ma-freedom-read-advocacy #UU #BannedBooks #Read
From @kathrynpost.bsky.social at @rns.org - LGBTQ faith leaders say Supreme Court's conversion therapy ruling will harm youth @uua.org religionnews.com/2026/04/01/l...
LGBTQ faith leaders say Supreme Court's conversion therapy ruling will harm youth
(RNS) — The court sided with an evangelical Christian therapist who argued Colorado’s conversion therapy ban restricts her right to free speech.
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A daffodil wakes up, yawns, and stretches it petals on this first day of Spring.
In Maine—one of the least religious states in the country—Unitarian Universalist congregations are growing. Portland ministers Rev. Norm Allen and Rev. Tara Humphries reflect on why people are seeking UU community and what congregations can learn about “doing church well.” https://bit.ly/3NrWiAX
Growing Congregations: Tips from Maine's UU Leaders
In Good Faith checks in with two Unitarian Universalist ministers in Maine for tips they can offer congregations across the country about growing.
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OPINION: How we feel about empathy itself has become part of the political argument, especially as the administration clamps down on immigration. https://religionnews.com/2026/02/12/how-magas-anti-empathy-campaign-upends-christian-morality4244897/
How MAGA's anti-empathy campaign upends Christian morality
(RNS) — Throughout history, Christianity has been bent into strange shapes to suit someone’s need for power.
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US Capitol Police arrest demonstrators, including many clergy members with the group Faith in Action, as they hold a prayer protest against funding for ICE and DHS ahead of a possible government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC 📸 Saul Loeb
NEW from me: Every morning for the past week or so, a group of ~24 clergy in Portland, Maine drive out to a business. They form a line near a door, shielding a group of mostly immigrant workers as they exit their shift. Then faith leaders stare down DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/01/29/m...
Maine clergy form spiritual 'shield' outside workplaces to protect immigrants from ICE
(RNS) — Like religious leaders in cities such as Minneapolis, Chicago and elsewhere, local clergy were quick to muster resistance to the rapid influx of immigration enforcement agents, even as they wr...
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From UU World - UUA President Arrested During D.C. Protest Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt joined other religious leaders at U.S. Capitol Complex to protest Homeland Security budget. @uua.org www.uuworld.org/articles/uua...
UUA President Arrested During D.C. Protest
Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt joined other religious leaders at U.S. Capitol Complex to protest Homeland Security budget.
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UUs answered the call by the hundreds, joining other people of faith to march, sing & pray in Minneapolis on Friday, sending a powerful, unified message: Love is greater than ICE. Get pictures and first-person accounts in this story from UU World. www.uuworld.org/articles/min... #IceOut #UU
In a Show of Moral Clarity, UUs Join ‘ICE Out’ Demonstrations in Minneapolis
Clergy and laypeople traveled from other states for a day of multifaith public witness and action.
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NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week. It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...
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