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UUA President Issues Statement on Maine Marriage Equality Defeat
November 4, 2009 | by Rev. Peter Morales | UUA
Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), released the following statement today:"I am deeply disappointed by yesterday’s vote by the people of Maine to withhold ...
UUA President Mourns Death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy
August 26, 2009 | by Rev. Peter Morales | UUA
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President Peter Morales issued the following statement today:I am saddened by the news of Senator Edward Kennedy’s passing and express my condolences to the ...
UUA President's Letter to UUs on Health Care Debate
August 13, 2009 | by Rev. Peter Morales | UUA
Watch: Rev. Morales comments on the health care debate (Flash).From Rev. Peter Morales, President, Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA)Friends,The current hysteria and rancor in the debate over health ...
On the First Anniversary of Tragedy in Knoxville
July 22, 2009 | by Rev. Peter Morales | UUA
A Statement from Unitarian Universalist Association President Peter MoralesA year ago in Knoxville, TN, a man with a gun entered the Sunday morning worship service at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist ...
A Letter From UUA President Peter Morales
June 28, 2009 | by Rev. Peter Morales | UUA
Friends,As you know, I have just been elected President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA). I have trouble expressing how profoundly I am touched by the confidence people have placed in me. ...
UUA President's Statement in Support of Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender People
June 18, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
Rev. William G. Sinkford, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), released the following statement today.The bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgender (BGLT) community and their allies ...
UUA President Responds to Shooting at Holocaust Memorial Museum
June 11, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) was touched by tragedy last year after a shooting at a Unitarian Universalist church in Knoxville, TN. The UUA is committed to speaking out against instances ...
Unitarian Universalist Association President Applauds New Hampshire Marriage Law
June 3, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
Rev. William G. Sinkford, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), issued this statement in support of New Hampshire’s new marriage law.I am overjoyed that New Hampshire has joined ...
UUA President Condemns the Murder of Dr. George Tiller
June 1, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President Rev. William G. Sinkford issued the following statement regarding the murder of Dr. George Tiller.I am shocked and outraged by the brutal murder of Dr. ...
UUA President Decries California Prop 8 Court Ruling
May 26, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
Following a decision by the California Supreme Court to uphold a voter-approved constitutional amendment that bans marriage equality in the state but lets stand the 18,000-plus same-sex marriages performed ...
UUA President William G. Sinkford Celebrates Maine Marriage Law
May 6, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
The following statement was issued by William G. Sinkford, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (UUA).I rejoice at the good news from Maine and applaud the state’s ...
UUA President William G. Sinkford Celebrates Maine Marriage Law
May 6, 2009 | UUA
The following statement was issued by Rev. William G. Sinkford, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations:I rejoice at the good news from Maine and applaud the state’s ...
UUA President Celebrates Vermont Marriage Votes
April 7, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
The following statement was issued by Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President Rev. William G. Sinkford (see the press release).I rejoice in the Vermont legislature’s votes to allow same-sex ...
UUA President Celebrates Iowa Marriage Ruling
April 3, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
The following statement was issued by Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) President Rev. William Sinkford.I rejoice at the Iowa Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to affirm the rights of same-sex ...
We Are One People, We Can Be Reconciled
March 30, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
A Spring Pastoral Letter from Rev. William G. SinkfordView Rev. Sinkford's Pastoral Letter (Windows Media) (QuickTime)Dear Friends:As we welcome spring this year, many of us feel a renewed sense of optimism ...
Remarks for Progressive Spiritual Leaders' Interfaith Peace Revival
January 20, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
By Rev. William G. Sinkford Delivered at All Souls Church, UnitarianWashington, DC, January 19, 2009In 1967, at New York’s Riverside Church, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered a historic ...
Hope and Change for Low-Wage Workers
January 15, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
On March 18, 1968, two weeks before his murder, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., told striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn., “It is criminal to have people working on a full-time basis ...
Sinkford Writes "Memo to Obama" for Tikkun Magazine
January 9, 2009 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
Rev. William G. Sinkford, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), was among those leaders invited to send a "Memo to Obama" by Tikkun Magazine for its January 2009 issue. Also included ...
Choosing Love This Holiday Season: A Pastoral Letter from Rev. William G. Sinkford
December 12, 2008 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
View this message in video! Windows Media QuickTime YouTube Dear friends:As the winter days of this holiday season grow shorter, we light candles in the darkness. Outside there may be blustering wind and ...
Brothers and Sisters
November 24, 2008 | by Rev. William G. Sinkford | UUA
By Rev. William G. SinkfordIn the past days we've visited the Unitarian Universalists (UUs) of Kampala (Uganda) and Kenya. At the soul-satisfying worship service in Nairobi, I found myself speaking to ...
An Open Letter to Unitarian Universalists Regarding 2008 Marriage/Family Ballot Initiatives
November 6, 2008 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
From Rev. William G. SinkfordPresident, Unitarian Universalist AssociationDear Friends:Thousands of you worked tirelessly to promote equality during the long months leading up to Tuesday’s elections. ...
Sinkford Applauds Connecticut Equal Marriage Decision
October 10, 2008 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
On behalf of the Unitarian Universalist Association, I rejoice today at the Connecticut Supreme Court’s decision to end discrimination in the state’s marriage laws and to grant the freedom ...
Letter from President William G. Sinkford to Tennessee Valley UU Church
August 3, 2008 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
My dear friends:You are gathered today on what is truly sacred ground. No one should ever be in harm’s way inside a place of worship. What happened in this room a week ago was a profound violation ...
A Long Overdue Conversation About Race
March 24, 2008 | by Reverend William G. Sinkford | UUA
By Rev. William G. Sinkford, President, Unitarian Universalist AssociationA commentator on CNN yesterday expressed what I imagine is the feeling of many white Americans in response to Barack Obama's speech ...
Witnessing for Peace: A Pastoral Letter from Rev. William G. Sinkford
March 14, 2008 | UUA
Dear Friends,It has been five long years of war and occupation in Iraq. Five years. Nearly 4,000 U.S. soldiers dead; many more wounded and maimed. An unknown number of Iraqi dead, some estimate a million; ...
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