The NAUA is at the beginning stage of evolution and states that their hopes are to continue to expand further as a service organization for all Liberal Religion. https://naunitarians.org/
The NAUA is not a denomination.
The NAUA indicates that members can be both members of the UUA and of the NAUA.
Membership can include Individuals as well as whole Congregations.
All are welcome to NAUA
"We welcome all people committed to liberal religion and embrace the principles of freedom, reason, and tolerance in pursuit of their individual paths. You do not need to be a Unitarian or a Universalist to join."
No, I am not equating Eckloff to abolitionists, and this was not an analogy to suggest virtue on the part of Todd Eckloff. I am simply making the point that just because someone makes a statement that someone else finds "hurtful", that alone does not invalidate the statement. The value of a statement resides in its accuracy and utility, both immediate and long-term, and in the deepest sense of the term, which includes its intention. I don't remember any personal attacks by TE in his writing, just commentaries on various actions and statements made. We aren't likely to agree on this, but I do not find your comments hurtful, in part, because I choose not to do so. Making the choice to not take offense is a personal pre-condition to any productive conversation.
You are equating Ekloff to abolitionists and those that he has offended to slave owners. I don't find that analogy even remotely accurate. Again, I have no problem with people having contrary opinions, but how they express those opinions is also important. My initial comment above was intended to provide some much needed transparency about the founding of the NAUA and why it came about, and in my opinion, I did that appropriately. If you disagree, that's fine.
The NAUA was founded in opposition to the UUA during the UUA's move towards an increased emphasis on social justice and the rewrite of Article II. One of the founders of the NAUA, Dr Rev Todd Eckloff, preaches extensively about the UUA having turned Unitarian Universalism into a "cult" and indocrinating UUA ministers. These same sentiments can be found repeatedly in the NAUA website, their monthly magazine, etc. All of this is quite hurtful to many in the UUA, UUA ministers, and congregants at UUSE. I'm shocked the UUSE Denominational Affairs Committee is actively promoting this organization at UUSE, especially during this time of discernment about our relationship to the UUA. And the lack of transparency about what the NAUA is and why it was created is worrisome at best.