WHEREAS, bills were introduced in the US Congress in March and April of 1983 to cut off funding for military and paramilitary operations directed against Nicaragua; and WHEREAS, a groundswell of public support is needed for passage of such pending legislation and to forestall efforts to overthrow...

WHEREAS, full-scale war would cause the loss of hundreds of millions of lives and the destruction of all major cities in the countries involved — perhaps the entire northern hemisphere; and WHEREAS, there is presently no real defense against nuclear attack; and WHEREAS, such a war can be suddenly...

WHEREAS, the arms race continues unabated; and WHEREAS, ever-growing numbers of North Americans are expressing their desire to end the arms race by voting for nuclear arms freeze referenda, signing petitions and other activities; and WHEREAS, the policy of deterrence has led to a constantly growi...

WHEREAS, in recognition that peaceful conflict resolution is essential to the continuation of Life on Planet Earth, and that such concepts and skills can be learned; and WHEREAS, the 1980 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association supported the concept of a National Academy of Pea...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association has maintained a traditional role as a vigorous supporter of human rights; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee has been historically involved in promoting social change and assisting economic development in El Salvador and othe...

The Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Association commends the National Conference of Catholic Bishops for its ground-breaking pastoral letter on "War, Armaments, and Peace" and, in particular, associates itself with the Bishops' declaration of the immorality of nuclear war and join...

WHEREAS, more than 250,000 people participated in the historic March on Washington for jobs and freedom on August 28, 1963; and WHEREAS, the dream of jobs and freedom, peace and justice, has not materialized; and WHEREAS, in commemoration of the historic March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther...

The Board expresses its sorrow at the death of scores of United States Marines and French soldiers stationed in Lebanon to keep peace. We extend our sympathy to the loved ones of those killed and injured....

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association is committed to furthering human rights and supports the principle of the importance and worth of each individual; and WHEREAS, there are many Amerasian children abandoned by their American fathers and rejected in their Asian homelands; and WHEREAS,...

WHEREAS, in the United States women are still deprived of equal Constitutional rights, equal salaries, equal access to positions of responsibility and equal treatment in terms of health care, insurance and Social Security; and WHEREAS, men would benefit from equality of rights under the law; and...

1982 General Resolution WHEREAS, historic steps to end the warfare between Israel and Egypt were taken with the signing of the Camp David peace accords; and WHEREAS, the goal of United States policy, as it approaches the remaining central issues in the Middle East, should be to encourage, in the...

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1982 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association supports the Dialogue of World Religions Affirmation of the International Association for Religious Freedom by affirming:"Like tide and time, religion is a natural force. We acknowledge religion as reality...

WHEREAS, the constitutional principles of religious liberty, and the separation of church and state that safeguard liberty, and the ideal of a pluralistic society are under increasing attack in the Congress of the United States, in state legislatures, and in some sectors of the communications med...

WHEREAS, the central issues for religion include the beginning, duration, nature and meaning of life, the extent to which individuals can be in control of their own lives and bodies, and the moral and ethical responsibility of individuals to the lives and bodies of others; and WHEREAS, the 1982...

WHEREAS, as religious people committed to reverence for life, we are deeply concerned by the threat to all life which is posed by the continuing acceleration of the nuclear arms race; BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1982 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association urges the Office of Soci...

WHEREAS, the 1982 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association reaffirms resolutions on nuclear arms and human needs previously considered and adopted by the Association's General Assemblies; and WHEREAS, the 1981 global arms budget totalled $550 billion, about $100 billion of which...

WHEREAS, the oceans of the world cover 70% of its surface; and WHEREAS, there is no international, oceanic policy; the United States has no such policy and recent incidents have shown the extreme dangers of competing national oceanic interests; and WHEREAS, the Law of the Sea Treaty is an...

In view of the sensitivities involved in considering the moral dimensions of the Middle East crisis, the Board of Trustees reaffirms its opposition to anti-Semitism in all its forms and recognizes, along with much of the Jewish community, that criticism of the policies of the government of Israel...

WHEREAS, in the spirit of inclusiveness without regard to age, family situation, or economic status; and WHEREAS, in the spirit of encouraging growth through participation of young adults in our movement; and WHEREAS, in the spirit of making ours an Association that provides religious opportuniti...

That the Board, acting in the spirit with which it adopted the policy regarding states which have not yet ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), will continue the boycott of those states until September 1, 1982, as a means of demonstrating its concern for the failure of the Amendment....