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WHEREAS, persistent delays in the legislative process of the Congress of the United States result from certain of its traditions, precedents, rules and procedures; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association favors the revision of procedures in both Houses of the Congres...1964 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Election ReformPage/Article
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WHEREAS, every phase of the religious education of children ought to be entirely in the hands of their respective parents or of the persons and agencies that these parents freely and individually choose; BE IT RESOLVED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association express its opposition to all...1964 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Religious & Civil LibertiesPage/Article
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RESOLVED: That in accordance with the purposes and objectives of the Unitarian Universalist Association, this Association and its members hereby declare and affirm their special responsibility to promote the full participation of persons, without regard to race, color, sex, or national origin, in...1964 | Business ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Equal OpportunityPage/Article
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RESOLVED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association, at its 1964 General Assembly, reaffirm, defend and promote the supreme worth of every human personality, the dignity of man, and the use of the democratic method in human relationships, as stated in the purposes and objectives of its...1964 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious LibertyPage/Article
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The rise of violence in the political and social conflicts of American life endangers freedom of speech and assembly essential to democratic society....1964 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Due Process & Civil LibertiesPage/Article
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BE IT RESOLVED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association at its 1963 General Assembly, reaffirms its support of religious freedom based on the principle of separation of church and state and urges its members to: Uphold the principle of non-sectarian public education; Oppose Bible readings and...1963 | General ResolutionTagged as: Church & State, Civil Rights & Religious LibertyPage/Article
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WHEREAS, the Unitarian and Universalist movements have historically affirmed the supreme worth of every human personality, the dignity of man, the use of the democratic method in human relationships, and the ideals of brotherhood, justice and peace; and WHEREAS, refusal to welcome persons into...1963 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Equal OpportunityPage/Article
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WHEREAS, the United States is founded on the principles of individual rights and civil liberties, embodied in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution; and WHEREAS, for several years these individual rights and civil liberties have been under attack by various elements of our society, resulting in ...1963 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious LibertyPage/Article
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WHEREAS, democracy is the system of government established in the United States; and WHEREAS, the residents of the District of Columbia live under colonial status with appointed rather than elected city officials; and WHEREAS, the residents of the District of Columbia have previously experienced...1962 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Election ReformPage/Article
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WHEREAS, segregation and discrimination wherever practiced continue to be a matter of major national and international concern and reflect attitudes contrary to moral, religious and ethical commitments; and WHEREAS, such discrimination is economically wasteful and psychologically destructive to...1962 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious LibertyPage/Article
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WHEREAS, the principle of academic freedom is an intrinsic part of our civil liberties and basic to our democratic society; and WHEREAS, education is an ever more important thread in our democratic fabric and is now in transition and stress due to the cold war and increasing international tension...1962 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious LibertyPage/Article
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WHEREAS, the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Senate Internal Security Sub-Committee have failed to accomplish the purposes for which they were established; and WHEREAS, over the years of their existence, the effect of these committees has too often been only to harass people who he...1961 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious LibertyPage/Article
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BE IT RESOLVED: That the Unitarian Universalist Association urges the President of the United States to promulgate an executive order prohibiting discrimination in federal housing and urban renewal programs and establishing a committee to develop a program of implementation of the same. BE IT...1961 | General ResolutionTagged as: Civil Rights & Religious Liberty, Equal Opportunity, LGBTQ Welcome & Equality, Racial JusticePage/Article