Unitarian Universalists Welcome Them welcoming faith, and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has a long history of fighting for the rights of the LGBTQ community. Finally, other religions are moving to accept LGBTQ members in their faith. The FirstThirdPrinciplesWilliam Saleton reports...

Young Adult Spiritual Activists Sought Union Theological Seminary (Union) in New York, New York was founded in 1836 on the vision of centering theological education and ministerial training in an urban context so that academic excellence and personal faith might respond to the needs of the city....

The Math Adds Up – the Politics Still Don't The Federal Minimum Wage has not risen since 2009 although the Cost of Living (COL) in the United States has increased by 10% over the same period. Studies show that in real terms the purchasing power of the Middle Class has decreased since 1970...

Ending It Isn't a Game Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling have excited outrage from all quarters, including the most expensive fine the National Basketball Association (NBA) can levy, banning Sterling from attending any NBA events or facilities and determining how to force him to sell his...

Invented by a Unitarian—Evolved by the UUA When Unitarian Julia Ward Howe founded Mother's Day for Peace in the 1870's as an antiwar rallying cry she probably didn't imagine Anna Jarvis' touching memorial to her mother—and the countless sappy cards it has bequeathedUnitarian Universalist...

Unitarian Universalism: Principled Past – Progressive Future The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) of today remains very much influenced by the choice of Unitarian Universalists (UU) to answer Dr. Martin Luther King's call and put UU beliefs and Principles on the front line in the struggle...

Equal in India Supreme Court of India handed down its decision mandating a third gender category and full legal and civil-rights for the transgendered population of India on April 15, 2014. Learn how the Unitarian Universalist Association supports equality and fairness for all people.

Climate Change: 5 Minutes to Midnight, 15 Years and Counting Down Nell Greenfieldboyce on National Public Radio's Morning Edition IPCC report affirming human activity causing climate change and the Blue Boat. Check out the Doomsday Clock, which since 2007 reflects both nuclear catastrophe and...

Unitarian Universalism welcomes the Transgendered and supports Transgendered equality. Learn how the UUA persuaded Verizon to protect transgendered workers. Excerpted from the essay in Ivan E. Coyote's book on Slate.com: I don’t see cisgendered women who want to feel safe in a public washroom as...

Eric Holthaus, one from his series "Thirsty West" on the Future Tense page of Slate.comFind out about the UUA and Environmental Justice Learn what the UUA is doing on climate change and global warming Learn about the UUA Green Sanctuary Program and how to participate Read Eric Holthaus' article,...

From Cradle to Incarceration Sonali Kolhatkar in her post, "Studies Confirm the Dehumanization of Black Children and the ‘Preschool-to-Prison Pipeline’", first published on Commondreams.org13 percent of all Americans, nearly 50% of prison inmates are black and that their exclusion from society...

Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), Honey Maid literally turned the words of their critics against them to remind them of a deeper message. http://www.businessinsider.com/honey-maid-wholesome-love-response-2014-… this account in images on Business Insider. Learn about Marriage Equality and...

On March 13 Boston Mobilization, YMORE, Unitarian Universalist Religious Professionals of Color and the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) participated in an action of public witness for raisong the minimum wage in Massachusetts. The following is an eye-witness account of the event.–Ed.

Evolving an ageless life event into the modern age Generation X" is in its prime and most influential. But it is also true that as an age cohort Millennials are discovering and defining themselves in the midst of major social, economic and technological change. And what they are discovering is...

Same Beliefs – Many Practices The expanding breadth and diversity of Unitarian Universalist congregation and practice is developing a solid base for the growth of Unitarian Universalism in the future. Does it also show a way to the growth of spiritual fulfillment or faith for people living in an...

Ultimate Courageous Love Ku Klux Klan. (One of whom was a paid F.B.I. informant, provoking a c… of disinformation attacking Viola Luizzo, mostly based upon her gender and choice to absent herself from her family and join the cause in Alabama.) Though not remembered nor celebrated as well as other...

R…. Erik Wikstrom serves as Settled Minister at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church - Unitarian Universalist, Charlotsville, VA. The Blue Boat occasionally re-posts from his blog, A Minister's Musings. Here are Rev. Wickstrom's reflections on the death of Fred Phelps, founder of the Westboro...

Beacon Broadside.–Ed. It's rebuttal, bub, not narcissism Stephanie Mann The Go-Nowhere Generation. Trophy Kids. The Peter Pan Generation. For a group that’s over 80 million strong, Millennials sure do take a lot of flak sitting down. Or at least they used to. Today, Millennials—the generation...

Justice Training for Youth from The College of Social Justice uucsj.org/youth...

The Head of the Colorado Prison System was locked up in solitary confinement to know the experience of thousands of inmates (New York Times. Learn what the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) is doing to combat Mass Incarceration and other social injustice below.-Ed. UUAendUnderstand what...