UUA President Rev. Peter Morales issued a statement on the George Zimmerman trial verdict. It begins, 'A Florida jury has acquitted George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American teenager. It is hard to imagine that if an unarmed white teenager had been shot and...

In the era of colorblindness, it is no longer socially permissible to use race, explicitly, as a justification for discrimination, exclusion, and social contempt. Yet, as legal star Michelle Alexander reveals in her book The New Jim Crow , today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against...

After recent devastating floods in Northern India, those looking to recover and rebuild need your support. The recovery after this calamity will take years and require rebuilding homes, hospitals, schools, roads, and other critical infrastructure. One of the Unitarian Universalist Association's...

UU World needs your help to chart the magazine's future course in print and online. By responding to this brief survey, you can help UU World to understand what the magazine means to you. Your answers will also give the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) a clear demographic picture of...

UUA President Rev. Peter Morales issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decisions on marriage equality. It begins: “Today, the U.S. Supreme Court, the highest court of our country, stood on the side of love with its decision in United States v. Windsor declaring that the...

In the pages of Muhammad: The Story of a Prophet and Reformer , young readers will encounter a man very different from the figure often presented in Western popular culture. Drawing from biographies, the Quran, and hadith, Sarah Conover, co-author of Ayat Jamilah: Beautiful Signs: A Treasury of...

Jim Key, newly elected Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) moderator and the Rev. Peter Morales, UUA president gratefully acknowledge the years of dedication and hard work that our former UUA Moderator Gini Courter and former board members contributed in service to Unitarian Universalism. We...

At this year's annual General Assembly, Jim Key of Beaufort, SC was elected as the new Unitarian Universalist Association Moderator for a six-year term.“It is a profound honor to have been chosen to be the new Moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association. I pledge to do all I can to be...

From June 19-23, more than 3,500 Unitarian Universalists from around the world will gather in Louisville, KY for the 2013 General Assembly for worship, educational workshops, and participation in the democratic process that guides the work of this liberal religious denomination....

Delegates to this year's General Assembly in Louisville, KY will be electing a new Moderator to serve a six-year term as the Unitarian Universalist Association's Chief Governance Officer. The two candidates for this position are Jim Key and Tamara Payne-Alex....

UU World reports on Unitarian Universalist Association Executive Vice President Kay Montgomery's 28 years of dedicated service. As the longest serving executive vice president through four different UUA presidents, she came to be know as the 'heart and nervous system' of the UUA. Read More...

The Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), Gini Courter, UUA Moderator, and Tom Loughrey, Secretary of the UUA, issued a joint statement. It begins, 'The UUA Board of Trustees and Administration have agreed to seek outside expertise to assist with the...

The Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association, issued a statement reacting to the Boy Scouts of America's historic decision. It begins, “Yesterday, the Boy Scouts of America made a historic decision in the right step towards equality, but the decision falls short of...

Unitarian Universalists send care and prayers to those affected by Monday's devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma....

The New York Times reports that the Unitarian Universalist Association has joined with 123 other religious groups and investors to urge retail giants like Wal-Mart, Target, Sears, and Gap to sign on to the factory safety plan for Bangladesh apparel factories that more than 30 European retailers...

The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, issued a statement applauding the legalization of same-sex marriage in Minnesota. It begins, “Last November, Minnesotans defeated an anti-marriage ballot amendment. And yesterday, the governor of Minnesota signed the...

The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, issued a statement applauding the legalization of same-sex marriage in Delaware. It begins, “Yesterday, the governor of Delaware signed the marriage equality bill that made Delaware the 11th state to ensure equal rights...

The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, issued a statement applauding the legalization of same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. It begins, “Today, we celebrate marriage equality in Rhode Island. I want to thank and applaud all who worked tirelessly to secure this...

The Unitarian Universalist Association Board of Trustees held their quarterly meeting in Boston, MA, from April 18 to 21. UUA Secretary Tom Loughrey has prepared a letter sharing important news from that meeting. The letter reads, in part, 'Our Association faces many challenges....

In 2011, Nancy Shaffer was diagnosed with what would be a fatal brain tumor....