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Barcelona UUs to participate in the Catalan Parliament of Religion Two activities proposed by the Unitarian Universalists of Barcelona (Spain) have been included in the program of the upcoming 2nd Catalan Parliament of Religions, that will take place in the city of Manresa (near the mountain of Montserrat, where the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists held its latest biannual meeting). The Catalan Parliament of Religions is an annual event started as an offshoot of the World Parliament of Religions that took place in Barcelona in 2004 to continue its work on the regional level. The leader of the Barcelona UUs, Jaume de Marcos, will talk on the subject "We can love in many ways: the commitment of the Unitarian Churches with homosexual individuals and couples". The Spanish Unitarian Universalists will also participate in a workshop as founding members of a new interfaith group, "Tradition and Progress", that also includes progressive Christians, Jews, and Muslims. In last year's edition of the Catalan Parliament, the UUs of Barcelona celebrated the first Flower Communion in Spain. Many people from different faiths felt welcome and moved by this ceremony, that celebrates the beauty and diversity of humankind beyond races, gender, and religious persuassions.
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