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A Time to Speak Out: A Faith-Based Advocacy Guide for Sexuality Education

A TIME TO SPEAK OUT is the Religious Institute’s online, faith-based guide to empower clergy, religious and lay leaders to become advocates for comprehensive sexuality education in public schools.

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A Time to Speak: Faith Communities and Sexuality Education, 3rd Edition

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Rev. Debra W. Haffner and Dr. Kate M. Ott

This guidebook affirms the unique role of congregations in providing sexuality education. It explains why religious institutions must be involved in sexuality education; how congregations can provide sexuality education directly; and how congregations can support sexuality education in the community. This resource includes an extensive listing of denominational statements on sexuality education and a thorough guide to sexuality resources available from many denominations.

Unitarian Universalist General Assembly, Charlotte, North Carolina

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Thu, 06/23/2011 (All day)
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Rev. Haffner will present on 50 years of sexual justice and then will speak at a reception sponsored by the UU Women's Federation where she will receive the 2011 Ministry to Women Award. The Religious Institute will have a booth in the exhibit hall and we hope you will come visit.

First Coast Girls Initiative, Jacksonville, Florida

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Thu, 06/02/2011 (All day)
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Growing Great Girls: Moving Forward with Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Girls

Rev. Haffner will present the keynote speech at Growing Great Girls: Moving Forward with Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Girls.

Annotated Bibliography of Sexuality Education Curricula

Many sexuality education curricula are available for use in faith communities with congregants of all ages from pre-school through adulthood. While a diversity of approaches and educational styles are used and the programs support the values of the particular faith community, each of the curricula listed below supports sexuality as a special gift to be nurtured through faith-filled practice, teaching, and dialogue.

Toward a Sexually Healthy and Responsible Unitarian Universalist Association

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In July 2009, the Religious Institute, with support from the Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock and the leadership staff of the UUA, began a systematic review of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s sexuality-related policies, programs, advocacy, and commitments.  The survey and final report were authored by Rev. Debra Haffner,  Executive Director of the Religious Institute.

Sexuality and Religion 2020: Goals for the Next Decade

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Rev. Debra W. Haffner and Timothy Palmer

In the summer of 2009, the Religious Institute convened the 2020 Colloquium, calling together 23 clergy, theologians and religious leaders from Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Unitarian Universalist traditions.  Colloquium participants established an overarching vision - that by the year 2020, all faith communities will be sexually healthy, just and prophetic.

Speaking of Inclusion: What's in a Name

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Tue, 01/19/2010 (All day)

Dr. Kate Ott presents the lecture, "Speaking of Inclusion: What's in a Name?" at Brite Divinity School's Community Conversation on Inclusive language use in seminary education.

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Fort Worth, TX
United States
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Families, Faith and Sexuality

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Sun, 02/14/2010 - 9:30am

Dr. Kate Ott will be speaking at Takoma Park Presbyterian.

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Takoma, MD
United States
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