WHEREAS, the most effective and just basis for social change starts with empowerment of those people who suffer most grievously; WHEREAS, instrumental control over the material and spiritual elements of life promotes autonomy and the opportunity for self-fulfillment; WHEREAS, every life is indeed...

WHEREAS, the 1972 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association adopted a resolution asking member churches, fellowships, and constituencies to refrain from purchasing, serving, and eating iceberg (head) lettuce unless it is clearly marked with the Black Eagle label of the United Far...

WHEREAS, the present court and penal systems have failed in their purpose of rehabilitation, have in fact damaged personalities and wholesome human values, and have resulted in a high rate of recidivism; and WHEREAS, we, who "affirm, defend, and promote the supreme worth of every human personalit...

WHEREAS, the General Assembly 1973 voted as a business resolution to urge the UUA Board of Trustees to create at the denominational headquarters an Office of Gay Concerns; and WHEREAS, money was not available for the Office and the full benefit of the experience, talent, and status of the UUA to...

WHEREAS, it has been one of the strongest traditions of our Unitarian Universalist religious movement to honor freedom of the press; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist World is described in the 1974 Directory of the UUA as "intended to strengthen communication between individual UU's, member...

WHEREAS, the interaction of human and technological forces has become increasingly complex and has resulted in awesome power and vulnerability; and WHEREAS, there is a need greater than at any other time in our history for objective study of issues and competent decision-making by our elected...

WHEREAS, at this time, even though there has been no execution in the United States for the past seven years, twenty-eight states have already passed legislation seeking to re-establish capital punishment; and WHEREAS, the act of execution of the death penalty by government sets an example of...

WHEREAS, US Supreme Court decisions announced on June 24, 1974 have returned the Supreme Court to a case-by-case determination of what is deemed obscene and have thereby reinstated a process which inevitably results in great uncertainty in that area; and WHEREAS, the Supreme Court on June 24...

WHEREAS, real peace in Vietnam is of primary importance and killings and destruction must be ended, and the continued military support of both North and South Vietnam contributes to prolonging the strife; BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1974 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association urg...