Our religious tradition was not planted yesterday. Its roots go deep: Forty-one of the Unitarian Universalist Association’s congregations are at least 300 years old. Many of our denominational institutions were first set up in the nineteenth century, including our publishing enterprises, one of...

The March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeast coast of Japan killed more than 12,000 people. Rev. Eric Cherry, director of the UUA's International Resources office, was in Japan recently to meet with the partner groups....

From the Rev. Peter Morales, President of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA): 'I'm pleased to announce the public release of the new five-page UUA Strategic Plan for Professional Ministries....

The Rev. Eric Cherry, Director of International Resources at the UUA, has just returned from meetings with our partners in Japan. While there, he learned of the latest recovery efforts in the wake of the recent earthquake and tsunami and delivered the Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA)...

Earlier this month Maryland came close to becoming the sixth state to approve same-sex marriage. In the end, the votes weren’t quite there, but one of the key reasons for the issue’s near-passage is Maryland state Senator Rich Madaleno, a member of Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church in...

Bruce Knotts, executive director of the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office, speaks out on the Standing on the Side of Love blog: 'It’s time to end institutionalized discrimination based on sexual orientation in this country. Tell Congress it is time to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act...

UUA President Rev. Peter Morales and former UUA President Rev. Bill Sinkford are the only initial signers from the faith community on Freedom To Marry’s letter to President Obama. The letter asks the president to support full marriage equality. Obama has spoken about his 'evolving,' attitude on...

UUA President Rev. Peter Morales and former UUA President Rev. Bill Sinkford are the only initial signers from the faith community on Freedom To Marry’s letter to President Obama. The letter asks the president to support full marriage equality. Obama has spoken about his 'evolving,' attitude on...

UUA President Rev. Peter Morales and former UUA President Rev. Bill Sinkford are the only initial signers from the faith community on Freedom To Marry’s letter to President Obama. The letter asks the president to support full marriage equality. Obama has spoken about his 'evolving,' attitude on...

The UUA has created a Japan Relief Fund to support the recovery efforts of our religious partners there. Rissho Kosei-kai, Tsubaki Grand Shrine, the Konko Church of Izuo, the Tokyo Dojin Church, and the Japan Chapter of the International Association for Religious Freedom are now considering the...

DeChristopher, a member of First Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City, UT, was convicted on March 3, 2011, of two felony counts of disrupting a federal auction of oil and gas leases. He faces up to ten years in prison for this act of civil disobedience. Read More...

Members of the First Unitarian Society of Madison have been at the Capitol every day since the protests began February 12 and continued to be involved, even after Gov. Scott Walker officially signed away collective bargaining rights on March 11. Now the protest goal has shifted to recovering...

Inspired by their minister's story, activists at a New York Unitarian Universalist church launch an abortion hotline that offers support without judgment. Read More...

UUA President Rev. Peter Morales sent blog posts from India during his two-week journey to meet with partners of the UU Holdeen India Program and with leaders of the Unitarian Union of North East India. In this post, Rev. Morales reflects upon his visit with the Unitarians of the Khasi Hills.

The Cuba AyUUda group at the First Unitarian Church in Portland, OR, has made twenty-five trips to Cuba since 2003. Trip participants have built lasting friendships with Cubans while engaging in social justice work. Read More...

India’s Hidden Poverty http://international.blogs.uua.org/2011/02/17/india%E2%80%99s-hidden-po… More...

Unitarians Turn Tragedy into Lesson in Tolerance http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/02/11/national/a1… More...

On February 14, Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, launched a two-week journey to India to visit with several partners of the Unitarian Universalist Holdeen India Program and with leaders of the Unitarian Union of North East India.

Faith Community Stands with Immigrants for a Halt to ICE Programs http://www.standingonthesideoflove.org/blog/a-united-faith-community-st… More...

In response to a growing number of threats against gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people in Uganda, the UUA has launched a fund to help human rights activists in that country. Read More...