Rev. Dr. Rebekah A. Savage, the UUA’s Federal Chaplaincy Endorser, has joined with ecumenical and interfaith partners in objecting to the removal of Unitarian Universalism and other religious traditions from the Pentagon's Religious Affiliation Code list.

UUA statement regarding the recent Department of Defense decision to remove 180 separate religious affiliations from the US military's list of religious affiliation codes, including Unitarian Universalism.

Everyone deserves a chance to feel welcome and accepted.

The war “is being justified by fundamentalist religious traditions that are antithetical to the values of millions of American believers,” the letter states.

James Clayton Flowers was part of the historic group of African Americans who served the country during World War II.

As citizens of this democratic nation, we’re all complicit in its wars and conflicts.

Just as you and I are more than our suffering, so too is each veteran more than their suffering.

My Universalist theology guides me to remind our veterans that they are not defined by their worst moment or action.

We did what humans frequently do: we created a ritual.

None of us are mission-making machines.

We collectively share the sorrow of those individuals in the armed services who lost their lives in war.

Memorial Day is not to be celebrated. It is to be observed, scrutinized, and witnessed on behalf of the true witnesses of our human failure to love our neighbor as ourselves.

Think of where you feel safe and at peace. What’s the signal that tells you it’s okay to be at peace? (Ask for answers.) For people in the United States military, there’s a special signal that says “you’re okay, and you’re at peace.” It's a melody called "Taps," and it's only 24 notes...

A haircut, a cup of coffee, or just an honest “How are you?” can be transformed into a powerful moment between two people living in a hard world.

Spirit of life and love, God of memory, mourning and history, Bring before us the truths of serving in war Bring before us— In compassion and in gratitude— Those who faced violence so we may know peace We remember these sacrifices through monuments We remember these names, carved into stone...

We come this day, called by war By the suffering we inflict and endure When minds across borders fail to reason and compromise. We come this day, called by loss, The deaths of those who serve in our name, Those whose lives end before their natural course In service to a cause greater than their own.

In the moment that I switched to “teacher mode,” I recalled moments in which I had inadvertently said ungracious things. I was fortunate enough to have professors, ministers, and friends illuminate my clumsiness for me. They did so in a way that was gracious enough that it increased my

UUA is one of few religious organizations that voluntarily complies with law mandating accommodations for employees who serve in military reserves.