My Alarming Discovery that The Seven Principles of UU Have Been Replaced
I've been hearing for a while about the UU Shared Values , that orbit around Love, and the comical acronym, JETPIG . Today at the " Worship " service, kids aged 6-12 years old lit candles and were asked how they would approach each of the values. As I wondered if they knew what words like "Equity" and "Pluralism" meant, I began to wonder if I really understood what their meaning. I mean, I have a working idea of Equality. For example, there was the Equal Rights Amendment, which my mom cared about deeply--and which didn't pass Congress in the 1970s. And I understand what Affirmative Action means. And I know that Donald Trump is getting rid of DEI, which stands for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. So, roughly, Equity means that two people doing the same job at the same level of expertise ought to be paid that same amount. But women in our society are paid 17% less than men... so that is not equitable. Equity, then, is the second letter in JETPIG. ...