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		<title>Introduction to Pride Month</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker &#38; Worship Leader:- Ruby Johnson Ruby Johnson © 1 February 2026 Read below, or download the PDF Introduction Today’s service marks the first day of Auckland Pride month for 2026. I talked at some length during last year’s Pride service about the politics of Pride, and while I will not repeat that &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/introduction-to-pride-month/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Introduction to Pride Month</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Pride is Not a Club</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruby Johnson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2025 04:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker &#38; Worship Leader:- Ruby Johnson This week&#8217;s service will take some wisdom given to us by our late minister, Clay Nelson, and apply this to Auckland Pride month. A church, as it turns out, is a lot like a Pride march. What role do each of these play in 2025? Video to &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/pride-is-not-a-club/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Pride is Not a Club</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Am I Doing This Right?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John DiLeo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2022 05:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...with John DiLeo Read below, or download the PDF Follow this shortcut to the bottom of the page for the various readings, videos, etc. shared in the service. John DiLeo © 14 August 2022 I grew up in a rural part of Connecticut, in the northeastern United States. My home town, Plainfield, was &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/am-i-doing-this-right/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Am I Doing This Right?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/conversion-practices-prohibition-legislation-bill/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clay Nelson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...We submitted to the NZ Parliament Justice Select Committee considering this bill. Follow this link to our written submission down the page. Oral Submission On September 15th 2021 we made an oral submission via Zoom. Video on Demand of this is available at the Justice Select Committee Facebook Page, Our submission begins at &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/conversion-practices-prohibition-legislation-bill/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Discomfort is our teacher</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/discomfort-is-our-teacher/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clay Nelson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2020 03:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...with Rev. Clay Nelson Read below, or download the PDF Opening words are from &#8216;Everybody&#8217;s In&#8217;, a Prayer By Lori Walke Closing words are &#8216;A Protest and a Party&#8217;, by Hannah Roberts Villnave Clay Nelson © 16 February 2020 For as long as I have been giving sermons I’ve been guided by the &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/discomfort-is-our-teacher/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Discomfort is our teacher</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Pride is a deadly sin…or not</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/pride-is-a-deadly-sin-or-not/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clay Nelson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2019 02:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...with Rev. Clay Nelson Read below, or download the PDF Clay Nelson © 17 February 2019 Pride Month in Auckland has always been celebrated in this community. As your minister I have always invited members of the LGBTQ community to speak to you, for as someone who self-identifies as a male-gendered heterosexual I &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/pride-is-a-deadly-sin-or-not/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Pride is a deadly sin…or not</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Auckland UUs @ #ourmarch</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Auckland Unitarian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2019 09:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Got&#160;some&#160;press&#160;coverage&#160;in&#160;the&#160;NZ&#160;Herald.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Marching for love? or marching for hate?</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/marching-for-love-or-marching-for-hate/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hines]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2018 02:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...with David Hines Read below or download the PDF ©2018 David Hines Intro I had a rather difficult experience two weeks ago (14 December), when I received an invitation to join a protest in favour of having non-racist immigration. The protest was to be outside Jacinda’s Mt Albert Electorate office. I was invited &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/marching-for-love-or-marching-for-hate/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Marching for love? or marching for hate?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Why should we care?</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/why-should-we-care/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 02:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...with Craig Hoyle, Senior Reporter, Stuff NZ Watch Listen https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/podcast/20180225_CraigHoyle_WhyShouldWeCare.mp3 or download the MP3 Craig Hoyle © 25th February 2018 Craig became a journalist following his experiences being cast out as a gay teenager. Craig discusses the role journalists play in bringing justice to social issues, despite the bad rap they sometimes receive. &#8211; &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/why-should-we-care/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Why should we care?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>What &#8220;Pride&#8221; means to Rainbow Youth</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/what-pride-means-to-rainbow-youth/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 05:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...with Frances Arns, Executive Director, Rainbow Youth Watch Listen https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/podcast/20180218_FrancesArns_WhatPrideMeansToRainbowYouth.mp3 or download the MP3 Frances Arns © 18th February 2018 &#8211; Worship leader: Clay Nelson]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Auckland UUs at the 2018 Pride Parade</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/auckland-uus-at-the-2018-pride-parade/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Auckland Unitarian]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 08:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Standing on the Side of Love</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/standing-on-the-side-of-love-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peace &#38; Social Justice Group]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 02:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Standing on the Side of Love is the way our church supports marriage equality and the rights of the LGBTQI community. Auckland Unitarian Church held the first legal same sex marriage in New Zealand in 2013. We are a welcoming congregation. What does that mean? We are inclusive and expressive of the concerns &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/standing-on-the-side-of-love-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Standing on the Side of Love</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Breaking Free</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2017 00:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Craig Hoyle Born gay in an Exclusive Brethren family. Watch Listen https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/podcast/20170226_CraigHoyle_BreakingFree_Final.mp3 or download the MP3 Craig Hoyle © 26 February 2017 No text this week.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Being Gay in a Muslim Culture</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/being-gay-in-a-muslim-culture/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2017 22:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Aatir Zaiidi Watch Listen https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/podcast/20170219_AatirZaiidi_BeingGayInAMuslimCulture_Final.mp3 or download the MP3 Aatir Zaiidi © 19 February 2017 No text this week.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>From Lisa to Elijah: Transition &#038; Transcendence</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/from-lisa-to-elijah-transition-transcendence/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clay Nelson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2016 23:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...The second of 2 Sundays this month devoted to Gender Identity and Transgender Issues. Listen https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/podcast/20160228ElijahLukeMichel_FromLisaToElijah.mp3 or download the MP3 Speakers Rev. Clay Nelson. Elijah Luke Michel is a face-to-face Counsellor at OUTLine NZ and is a qualified Chaplain of no fixed faith. Clay concluded with a meditation from Lenore Lux &#8211; What &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/from-lisa-to-elijah-transition-transcendence/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">From Lisa to Elijah: Transition &#038; Transcendence</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Gender Identity and Transgender Issues 1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clay Nelson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2016 10:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...The first of 2 Sundays this month devoted to these issues. Speakers Rev. Clay Nelson. Adam Rohe. Briar Collard &#8211; giving a talk based on a piece by John Oliver from Last Week Tonight. Cole Meyers began with a quote from Junot Díaz&#160;and followed up with some words&#160;of his own. Lexie Matheson shared &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/gender-identity-and-transgender-issues-1/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Gender Identity and Transgender Issues 1</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The Gay Experience in Faith Communities &#8211; 2</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-gay-experience-in-faith-communities-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest Post]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2015 03:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Great Extrications. By Geno Sisneros. Listen or download the MP3 or download the PDF of this page. Its Pride time! That means a festival and a parade and lots of parties and all sorts of festivities where LGBT people and supporters can take part and show their gay pride. I have to admit, &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-gay-experience-in-faith-communities-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Gay Experience in Faith Communities &#8211; 2</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The Gay Experience in Faith Communities – 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2015 07:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...The Knowledge of Good and Evil (the simplicity of Love). By Jim Marjoram. Listen https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/podcast/20150215JimMarjoram_TheGayExperienceinFaithCommunities1.mp3&#8243;] or download the MP3 or download the PDF of this page. A little of my personal story to start with. I was brought up in a very average middle class family in Sydney. The usual struggles and fun. &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-gay-experience-in-faith-communities-1/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Gay Experience in Faith Communities – 1</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Auckland Pride Festival</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peace &#38; Social Justice Group]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2015 03:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...↑Standing on the Side of Love↑ Auckland Unitarians support the Auckland Pride Festival. The festival is New Zealand’s biggest social and cultural celebration for the Rainbow Community (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Takatāpui, Fa’afafine, Intersex, Queer) and their friends and families.  The festival will run from Saturday 7 February until Sunday 1 March, with &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/auckland-pride-festival/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Auckland Pride Festival</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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