WHEREAS, the arms race continues unabated; and WHEREAS, ever-growing numbers of North Americans are expressing their desire to end the arms race by voting for nuclear arms freeze referenda, signing petitions and other activities; and WHEREAS, the policy of deterrence has led to a constantly growi...

WHEREAS, in recognition that peaceful conflict resolution is essential to the continuation of Life on Planet Earth, and that such concepts and skills can be learned; and WHEREAS, the 1980 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association supported the concept of a National Academy of Pea...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association has maintained a traditional role as a vigorous supporter of human rights; and WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee has been historically involved in promoting social change and assisting economic development in El Salvador and othe...

The Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Association commends the National Conference of Catholic Bishops for its ground-breaking pastoral letter on "War, Armaments, and Peace" and, in particular, associates itself with the Bishops' declaration of the immorality of nuclear war and join...

The Board expresses its sorrow at the death of scores of United States Marines and French soldiers stationed in Lebanon to keep peace. We extend our sympathy to the loved ones of those killed and injured....

1982 General Resolution WHEREAS, historic steps to end the warfare between Israel and Egypt were taken with the signing of the Camp David peace accords; and WHEREAS, the goal of United States policy, as it approaches the remaining central issues in the Middle East, should be to encourage, in the...

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1982 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association supports the Dialogue of World Religions Affirmation of the International Association for Religious Freedom by affirming:"Like tide and time, religion is a natural force. We acknowledge religion as reality...

WHEREAS, as religious people committed to reverence for life, we are deeply concerned by the threat to all life which is posed by the continuing acceleration of the nuclear arms race; BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1982 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association urges the Office of Soci...

WHEREAS, the 1982 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association reaffirms resolutions on nuclear arms and human needs previously considered and adopted by the Association's General Assemblies; and WHEREAS, the 1981 global arms budget totalled $550 billion, about $100 billion of which...

In view of the sensitivities involved in considering the moral dimensions of the Middle East crisis, the Board of Trustees reaffirms its opposition to anti-Semitism in all its forms and recognizes, along with much of the Jewish community, that criticism of the policies of the government of Israel...

WHEREAS, a new international Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women was approved by the United Nations in December, 1979, signed by seventy-five nations in Copenhagen in July, 1980, and is now awaiting ratification by member nations; and WHEREAS, this Conventi...

WHEREAS , Unitarian Universalists have a history of support for the United Nations, including proposals to enhance its effectiveness embodied in the "Consensus on the United Nations" adopted at the Eighth General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association in 1969, and also by the...

WHEREAS, current policies of the governments of both the Soviet Union and the United States accelerate the arms race; and WHEREAS, the arms race increases the probability of omnicidal nuclear war; and WHEREAS, the arms race is a major contributor to the economic, social, and political dysfunction...

WHEREAS, the American Unitarian Association was one of the founders of the International Association of Religious Freedom (IARF); and as the Unitarian Universalist Association has continued to be a substantial supporter of this association of religious groups from twenty countries on all continen...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association has long opposed the escalation of the arms race and the threat it poses to humanity; and WHEREAS, the United States has many thousands of tons of chemical warfare agents stockpiled in the United States and abroad; and WHEREAS, besides their possibl...

WHEREAS, recent General Assemblies of the Unitarian Universalist Association have passed resolutions calling for a reduction of United States arms sales and transfers to countries which violate basic human rights, such as "Human Rights in El Salvador" in 1977 and "Sharing in the New Call to...

WHEREAS, recent General Assemblies of the Unitarian Universalist Association have passed resolutions calling for a reduction of United States arms sales and transfers to countries who violate basic human rights such as "Human Rights in El Salvador" in 1977 and "Sharing in the New Call to...

WHEREAS, there are now at least ten million refugees (a refugee is defined as someone outside his or her country who is unable or unwilling to return to that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of prosecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership ...

WHEREAS, the United States Congress is now considering new funding for the multi-billion dollar Missile Experimental (MX) Missile System; and WHEREAS, the MX Missile System represents a major escalation of the arms race; and WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association ...

WHEREAS, the number of hungry and starving people on this fertile globe has reached a magnitude that staggers comprehension; and WHEREAS, international and national agencies, and numerous nongovernmental organizations have come to realize that world resources are not adequate to supply the basic...