WHEREAS, the UUA has historically subscribed to the principle of oneness and equality of all human beings; and WHEREAS, the Association seeks to be guided by this principle in all its proceedings and programs; and WHEREAS, the new educational programs of the Department of Education and Social...

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1972 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association commends the Beacon Press for its publication of The Pentagon Papers.

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1972 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association endorses and supports the actions taken by President Robert West and the Board of Trustees in resisting the efforts of the federal government to subpoena the financial and other records of the Association and...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist Association opposes any kind of surveillance of private citizens or government employees; and WHEREAS, we feel that such surveillance leads to a potential for control and intimidation that is alien to our form of government and foreign to a society of free men ...

OBSERVING: That for seventy years the citizens of the District of Columbia enjoyed local home rule, then in the troubled period following the Civil War, Congress abolished the elected local government and since that time has exercised detailed control of the District's affairs; NOTING: That the...

SHARING the fears of such authorities as Arthur Goldberg and Roy Wilkins, etc., regarding governmental terror campaigns against dissenting groups; ACKNOWLEDGING the findings of the federal grand jury that local police and federal government agencies conspired to conceal evidence of an illegal pol...

In keeping with the long-standing moral commitment of Unitarian Universalists expressed by the 1966 General Assembly in its Statement of Consensus on Racial Justice, which pledges us "to work to eliminate all vestiges of discrimination and segregation in (our) churches and fellowships. . . and to...

RECOGNIZING: That women have minority status in terms of employment opportunities, legal rights, the educational system, political power, and positions of influence in religious bodies; AWARE: That woman tend to react to their cultural image by limiting their aspirations and by forming low...

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1969 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association urges that the President and Congress take immediate steps to abolish the Selective Service System and establish a volunteer military service with the financial, educational, and professional incentives...

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1969 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association affirms its adherence to the following principles: The unrestricted search for truth requires freedom to examine all questions, to seek ideas and evidence from all sources, to listen to any speaker for...

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1968 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association: Reaffirms its call for the abolition of the House Committee on Un-American Activities and all similar inquisitorial committees; Calls upon Congress to resist legislation which could repress the moral and...

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1968 General Assembly commends the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders for its comprehensive and insightful report and its many recommendations for governmental and non-governmental action....

BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1968 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association: Commends the President and the United States Congress for passing civil rights legislation requiring equal opportunity in housing, calls upon the Congress to broaden further such legislation to cover all...

WHEREAS, controversy over foreign policy and civil rights has been attended by violence, including physical assault and public abuse directed towards those expressing a controversial point of view; and WHEREAS, controversial spokesmen have at times been denied permission to speak in public places...

AFFIRMING: That a strong legislative branch of federal government is a necessary component of the United States constitutional system and that independence, intelligence and integrity are qualities essential to lawmaking bodies in a democracy; and OBSERVING: That respect for and confidence in the...

DECLARING: That tax exemption for churches and church property may amount to a government subsidy to religious organizations which is incompatible with the First Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibiting establishment of religion; and DECLARING ALSO THAT: Tax exemption for religious...

WHEREAS, registration procedures and the November 1964 elections in the state of Mississippi were conducted by the officials in that state in a manner clearly designed to discriminate systematically against Negro citizens of the state; and WHEREAS, qualified voters of Mississippi residing in the...

BE IT RESOLVED: That whenever an effort is made to impose on the membership of a local congregation restrictions based on race, color, sex, national origin or creedal tests, our responsible leadership shall make prompt and firm declaration (publicly when the issue is public) of the stated general...

Freedom of thought, speech and assembly being particularly essential in colleges and universities where minds must be completely unfettered in their search for the truth; BE IT RESOLVED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association asserts that there should be no curtailment of student and faculty...

AFFIRMING that the right to vote is elemental in our American society; NOTING that major obstacles are still being put by some states before Negroes who attempt to register to vote; and that after the passage of appropriate legislation physical and economic intimidation may nevertheless be used t...