The United States has a unique legal relationship with Indian tribal governments as set forth in the Constitution of the United States, in treaties, in statutes, in court decisions, and in executive orders. However, the indigenous peoples of the United States continue to suffer grievously from...

WHEREAS the United States Army School of the Americas (SOA) at Fort Benning, GA, has provided training for over 59,000 Latin American military personnel, and is currently training hundreds of such soldiers per year at an annual cost to the United States taxpayers of nearly 20 million dollars....

WHEREAS millions of Americans are presently denied medical insurance and, in effect, denied the right to basic health care because the United States government, employers, and insurance industry have been unable to implement a national health insurance program; and...

WHEREAS the year 1998 marks the 150th anniversary of the women's rights convention in the United States, held at Seneca Falls and Rochester, New York; and WHEREAS the year 2000 will mark the 150th anniversary of the much larger convention at Worcester, Massachusetts, and both conventions and thei...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and WHEREAS current global economic, social, and political developments have brought about greater concentration of wealth and economic power in the hands of major corporations and...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part; and WHEREAS a team of scientists and doctors appointed by the National Academy of Sciences issued a report...

WHEREAS the 1996 General Assembly resolved that all congregations, districts, organizations, and professional and lay leaders participate in a reflection-action process throughout the 1996-97 church year using the Congregational Reflection and Action Process Guide and the Anti-Racism Assessment; ...

In light of a recent vote by the Southern Baptist Convention to boycott the Disney Corporation because of Disney's policy of recognizing and respecting all people regardless of race, national origin, sex, age, or sexual orientation, the 1997 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Associat...

The University of Arizona, in conjunction with Ohio State University, the Max Planck Institute of Germany, and the Arcetri Observatory of Florence, Italy, is building the third of a series of telescopes on the summit of Mt. Graham, Arizona, as a foundation for an advanced observatory....

WHEREAS US Representative Ernest Istook of Oklahoma, along with 116 co-sponsors, introduced the following proposed amendment to the US Constitution in the House of Representatives on May 8, 1997: To secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience: The people's...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person, and respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part; and WHEREAS a team of specialists appointed by the American Association for World Health issued a report...

BECAUSE the seven principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association connect the values of democracy, personal growth, and social justice to a recognition of the interdependent web of all existence; and WHEREAS safe air to breathe, safe water to drink, and a sustainable environment are essentia...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists are people of conscience who believe in peace, liberty, social justice, and the democratic process for the achievement of these goals; and WHEREAS there are estimated to be 110 million anti-personnel landmines in the ground in 68 countries (few of which are at war)...

Over the next eight months (through the holidays), we will have the opportunity to unite all the current campaigns pressing for greater corporate accountability for human rights. On Saturday, October 4, 1997, a Day of Conscience to End Sweatshop Abuses will be co-sponsored by the National Labor...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person; and BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists promote justice, equity, and compassion in human relations; and BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists believe in the importance of religious community; and WHEREAS people with...

Because Unitarian Universalists affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person; and Because marriage is held in honor among the blessings of life; and WHEREAS many states, the Congress, and the President of the United States are acting to void the recognition of same-sex marriages and to d...

WHEREAS acts of desecration and destruction, including vandalism, fire bombing, and arson, have been perpetrated against more than 60 religious institutions and sacred sites in 16 of the United States since 1990, with a significant increase since January of 1996; WHEREAS churches, mosques, and...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person and the goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all; and WHEREAS all children need love and support, including adequate nutrition and a nurturing environment, for sou...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists affirm concern for the whole earth, all of earth's inhabitants, and the future we share; and WHEREAS the Unitarian Universalist Association is an advocate for women's empowerment, voluntary family planning, sustainable development, and environmental justice; WHEREA...

BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists covenant to affirm the right of conscience and the use of the demo-cratic process within our congregations and in society at large; and BECAUSE Unitarian Universalists embrace reason, freedom, acceptance, love, and the value of human diversity as guiding principles...