Replace False Belief with Knowledge and Understanding Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) combats discrimination against and unequal treatment of the LBGTQ community, and its efforts for social justice in its many forms. Purchase "You Can Tell Just By Looking" from the Beacon Press Bookstore.

Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) s…; on the change in attitude toward same-sex marriage and LGBTQ issues amongst people of faith since 2003 show that fully one-third of Millennials who left their church over the past 10 years did so because of anti-gay policies or attitudes. And while a...

Last fall, as the Faith Development Office was preparing discussion guides for Muhammad: The Story of a Prophet and Reformer by Sarah Conover (UUA/Skinner House, 2013), we learned from Mary Benard, Editorial Director of our Publications Office, that Muhammad had been reviewed by Booklist.

passed the Arizona Senate. Likening it to Jim Crow laws, Takai threatens to create global public awareness through social media, mobilizing a boycott against Arizona if Governor Jan Brewer signs the bill into law. In the past Brewer vetoed similar legislation, though she is known to support the...

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The recent Royal pardon of Alan Turing for - what was at the time - the criminal offense of homosexuality reveals the struggle for equality of treatment before the law of the LGBTQ community is not over – not in Great Britain, nor the United States, nor elsewhere in the world. –Ed. Pardon Should...

Confounding gender stereotypes with brush and lens. View the entire Transportraits series. Read Lorenzo Triburgo's statementr on the Transportraits series. On Slate: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/07/09/lorenzo_triburgo_transport… the Courage of Transgender Men On Huffington Post:...

“Examining and extending our language gives us a chance to broaden our definition of the word we.” —Rev. Barbara Pescan Being a welcoming and inclusive community means consciously working to find ways to name, honor, and value experiences and identities that are usually minimized or devalued.

Perhaps But Only One Step Forward Catholic Culture commented the Pope's statements, "were widely interpreted by reporters as an acceptance of homosexuals in the Catholic priesthood. But in fact the Pope’s comments were addressed to different questions. According to Catholic Culture the Pope, "...

Multicultural Ministries 2013 Sharing Project here.uua.orghere.akapitan@uua.org that person’s name and contact information (or the contact information of a third person), and special needs. We’ll make every effort to find alternative ways for this person to participate in the project. We look...

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The following is a statement from The Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association. -Ed. Unitarian Universalist Association joined two amicus curiae briefs in these cases with other religious organizations in support of marriage equality....

DOMA deprives the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment. Defense of Marriage Act, a United States federal law that restricted federal marriage benefits and required inter-state marriage recognition to only opposite-sexmarriagesWikipedia…;. Supreme Court DOMA Decision...

BSA welcomes all youth, only some adults At its annual national meeting the www.scouting.org">Boy Scouts of America (BSA) approved a resolution removing, " the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone."(1) 60% of 1,400 voting members approved the measure.

UUs in Rhode Island, Delaware, and Minnesota celebrate equal marriage rights in rapid succession.