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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Td:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What do you see as the real problems within the UU community?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for your input.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Hoke<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Fuusm-l <fuusm-l-bounces@fuusm.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Maggie & Steve Meyer via Fuusm-l<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 24, 2024 9:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> Ted Goertzel <tedgoertzel@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> UU Members & Friends <fuusm-l@fuusm.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fuusm-l] Proposed Article II revisions<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>I agree with Ted.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>Maggie Meyer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 6:48 PM Ted Goertzel via Fuusm-l <<a href="mailto:fuusm-l@fuusm.org">fuusm-l@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>I personally don't feel at all enthusiastic about these changes. Both the new and the old language are sterile, but the old less so. Putting energy into this is mostly a way of avoiding dealing with the real problem in the UU movement and in most religions today, declining participation, especially among youth. I'm not sure how to deal with the real problems, but wasting time on these bylaw revisions isn't likely to help. Will more people join because they like the new statement better? I think it's just as well we ignore it.</span><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 5:31 PM Rebecca Phillips via Fuusm-l <<a href="mailto:fuusm-l@fuusm.org" target="_blank">fuusm-l@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hello, all<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>As you may know, a study commission has proposed revisions to Article II of the UUA bylaws, the section that includes principles and purposes. The revised language can be found at the following link; it is also attached.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.uua.org/files/2023-10/a2_final_line_num_10312023.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.uua.org/files/2023-10/a2_final_line_num_10312023.pdf</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white'> In addition, there have been a number of amendments proposed to the revision. They are availabl</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>e at this link:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white'> <a href="https://discuss.uua.org/t/article-ii-amendments-needing-congregational-support-to-move-forward/1447" target="_blank">https://discuss.uua.org/t/article-ii-amendments-needing-congregational-support-to-move-forward/1447</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div style='margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;min-width:424px' id="m_634189477850744684m_-3351445669203676824LPBorder_GTaHR0cHM6Ly9kaXNjdXNzLnV1YS5vcmcvdC9hcnRpY2xlLWlpLWFtZW5kbWVudHMtbmVlZGluZy1jb25ncmVnYXRpb25hbC1zdXBwb3J0LXRvLW1vdmUtZm9yd2FyZC8xNDQ3"><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border:solid #C8C8C8 1.0pt'><tr><td valign=top style='border:none;padding:9.0pt 27.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt'><div style='margin-right:9.0pt;overflow:hidden' id="m_634189477850744684m_-3351445669203676824LPImageContainer735531"><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://discuss.uua.org/t/article-ii-amendments-needing-congregational-support-to-move-forward/1447" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=125 height=160 style='width:1.302in;height:1.6666in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://global.discourse-cdn.com/standard14/uploads/uua/original/1X/d5df80975312ec3167b9cf544e092f6bcae1be87.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></td><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;border:none;padding:9.0pt 27.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt'><div style='margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:9.0pt' id="m_634189477850744684m_-3351445669203676824LPTitle735531"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light",sans-serif'><a href="https://discuss.uua.org/t/article-ii-amendments-needing-congregational-support-to-move-forward/1447" target="_blank"><span style='text-decoration:none'>Article II Amendments Needing Congregational Support to Move Forward</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:9.0pt;max-height:100px;overflow:hidden' id="m_634189477850744684m_-3351445669203676824LPDescription735531"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666'>In this section, you’ll find submitted amendments which still need support to move forward in the process. Please contact the person who submitted the amendment via the email address provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="m_634189477850744684m_-3351445669203676824LPMetadata735531"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#A6A6A6'><a href="http://discuss.uua.org" target="_blank">discuss.uua.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>FUUSM is late to this process, unless I have missed something. If our congregation wishes to support any of the amendments for presentation at General Assembly 2024 (and if I understand the process), our board would need to contact the amendment's proposer before February 1 to join as a congregational supporter. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Rebecca</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="m_634189477850744684m_-3351445669203676824Signature"><div id="m_634189477850744684m_-3351445669203676824divtagdefaultwrapper"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."-- Cicero<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Fuusm-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Fuusm-l@fuusm.org" target="_blank">Fuusm-l@fuusm.org</a><br><a href="http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/fuusm-l_fuusm.org" target="_blank">http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/fuusm-l_fuusm.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Fuusm-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Fuusm-l@fuusm.org" target="_blank">Fuusm-l@fuusm.org</a><br><a href="http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/fuusm-l_fuusm.org" target="_blank">http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/fuusm-l_fuusm.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><br><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Cell: 740-706-1741<br>Home: 740-374-4262<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>