WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist bylaws state that our Association promotes "the full participation of persons in all of its and their activities and in the full range of human endeavor without regard to . . . age"; and WHEREAS, our denomination profits from participation from young people to...

WHEREAS, according to the Report of the Status of Children published in 1977 by the Office of Human Development of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, there are 6.5 million children under the age of six with single working parents; and WHEREAS, between 1963 and 1976 the number of...

WHEREAS, solar space and hot water heating is practical and cost effective; and WHEREAS, government research, development, promotional efforts and tax credits have stressed complex and expensive active systems and underemphasized more reliable, cost effective passive and simple active systems; BE...

WHEREAS, General Assemblies of the Unitarian Universalist Association have opposed capital punishment by resolutions in 1961, 1966, and 1974; and WHEREAS, the aforementioned resolutions have urged complete abolition of capital punishment as inconsistent with respect for human life; for its...

WHEREAS, the battering of women in the home is a family and societal problem related to the violation of basic human rights in a significant way both nationally and globally; and WHEREAS, the problem is compounded by the legal and social system's inability to protect victims of abuse adequately; ...

WHEREAS, half a billion of the world's four billion inhabitants suffer from malnutrition and another billion do not have a proper diet; and WHEREAS, the developing nations of the world have not been able to increase their food production to a point where they can keep up with their needs for food...

WHEREAS, many of the churches and fellowships of the Unitarian Universalist Association are located in the central portions of our large cities; and WHEREAS, a very sizeable percentage of the Unitarian Universalists belong to these inner-city churches and fellowships; and WHEREAS, inner-city...

WHEREAS, 1979 marks the 25th anniversary of the "Brown vs....

WHEREAS, the heritage of religious freedom extends into the nature of life and destiny; and WHEREAS, through advances in science and technology we anticipate longer lives; and WHEREAS, persons can be kept alive by heroic means after expectations of useful mental and physical activity have gone; a...

WHEREAS, tobacco smoking is harmful to human health; and WHEREAS, the world needs more food crops grown on the limited areas of fertile land; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture spends many millions of dollars each year to support tobacco production; and WHEREAS, such tax mon...

WHEREAS, in the course of many illnesses when a person faces imminent death, a point is reached when medical science can offer no further treatment which can be expected to result in cure or remission of the disease, and the appropriate therapy becomes that which is designed to increase the comfo...

WHEREAS, religious freedom under the Bill of Rights is a cherished American right; and WHEREAS, right to choice on contraception and abortion are important aspects of the right of privacy, respect for human life and freedom of conscience of women and their families; and WHEREAS, there is increasi...

WHEREAS, community-based correctional programs (probation, parole, pretrial intervention, halfway houses, work releases, etc.) are approximately six times less expensive than incarceration in prisons; and WHEREAS, the rate of recidivism is very high for those let out of prison (80 percent of all...

WHEREAS, the 1977 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association adopted a general resolution on the Equal Rights Amendment, which, in part, calls upon member societies to minimize economic participation in non-ratified states; and WHEREAS, the 1977 General Assembly affirmed the actio...

WHEREAS, millions of people may die in the next few years because of inadequate world grain reserves; and drought and other causes have rendered grain production unstable, which drives prices up and forces poorer countries out of the world grain market; and WHEREAS, it has been demonstrated that...

WHEREAS, two full years have passed since the end of the war in Indochina without the offering of one dollar or one tool in US reconstruction aid, and in addition the new President of the United States has explicitly stated that we "have no responsibility for reparations" (March 24, 1977), and th...

WHEREAS, we recognize the integrity of our environment, both physical and social, and our need to respect the interdependence of ecological spheres and social activities; and WHEREAS, the continued pollution of our environment, the continued depletion of our natural resources, and the continued...

WHEREAS, there are millions of persons in the United States and Canada who are blind, deaf, physically or mentally disabled, or otherwise with special needs; and WHEREAS, these people suffer from discrimination and segregation in education, employment, transportation, and freedom of access becaus...

WHEREAS, our world lives under threat of nuclear holocaust; and WHEREAS, nuclear proliferation increases the danger of nuclear holocaust; and WHEREAS, SALT results are presently unsatisfactory; and WHEREAS, United States military security is not jeopardized by the proposed independent initiatives...

WHEREAS, the Commission on Appraisal has studied the representative nature of the General Assembly; and WHEREAS, we ourselves wholeheartedly wish to put into practice in our meetings what we have urged upon others regarding full inclusion with dignity of handicapped persons and the elderly; and...