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I am trying again to see if I can replicate putting the UUA Sept newsletter out here for congregational consumption. Here is the UUA September newsletter.

The NAUA is a new organization for those strongly opposed to the UUA and who sympathize with Dr. Rev. Eklof. I love the UUA and all its doing for us, and I'm not a fan of Dr Rev Eklof.

FYI, the NAUA was recently founded in opposition to the UUA during the UUA's move towards an increased emphasis on social justice and the rewrite of Article II. The founder of the NAUA, Dr Rev Todd Eckloff, preaches extensively about the UUA having turned Unitarian Universalism into a "cult" and indoctrinating UUA ministers. He goes on to say “The UUA has become a religion of social justice, which is very empty and shallow, because it does lack roots”. These same sentiments can be found repeatedly in the NAUA website, their monthly magazine, etc. I disagree with Eckloff's view of the UUA and I'm leary of his new organization.

I find the NAUA's repeated accusations about UUA ministers being "indoctrinated" to be hurtful, insulting, and inappropriate. Their roots in opposition to the UUA is quite obvious. I'm not sure why this stuff is being posted at UUSE as we are trying to go through an organized and respectful discernment process.

The link above will now take you to a recorded version of the UU West Hartford Service where Dr. Sofia Betancourt spoke. To hear her sermon, go to 1:02 of the recording. We, and the UUA, are blessed with her leadership and her vision.

During this critical period of discernment at UUSE, why is an alternate denomination like the NAUA being promoted on our website, an organization recently founded in opposition to the UUA and the Article II rewrite? This doesn't seem like an appropriate thing to do at this time, possibly ever.