WHEREAS, a basic principle of the Unitarian Universalist Association is to "implement the vision of one world by striving for a world community founded on ideals of brotherhood, justice, and peace"; and WHEREAS, delegates of the historic peace churches—Friends, Mennonites, and Brethren—gathered...

WHEREAS, President Carter has proposed a federal budget which calls for significant increases in military expenditures, while at the same time calling for major cuts in expenditures for human and social services; and WHEREAS, this shift in federal priorities is likely to have disastrous effects o...

WHEREAS, reversal of the arms race must be the overwhelming priority on the human agenda because escalating military power: Diverts crucial resources from human and environmental needs; Contributes to runaway inflation and inhibits full employment; Leads toward the certainty of planetary holocaus...

WHEREAS, continued nuclear proliferation increases the danger of accidental nuclear warfare; and WHEREAS, the stockpiling of nuclear weapons increases the probability of the extinction of ALL life on earth in the event of nuclear war; BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1979 General Assembly of the Unitaria...

WHEREAS, the present system of health care in the United States (which costs approximately $180 billion per year) is often uneven in quality, availability of professional services, and in geographical distribution; and WHEREAS, the present system is unjustly expensive for many who cannot afford t...

WHEREAS, world health authorities have documented the disastrous effect the widespread marketing of infant formula has had upon the nutrition and well-being of millions of babies in less developed nations; and...

WHEREAS, the Unitarian Universalist bylaws state that our Association promotes "the full participation of persons in all of its and their activities and in the full range of human endeavor without regard to . . . age"; and WHEREAS, our denomination profits from participation from young people to...

WHEREAS, according to the Report of the Status of Children published in 1977 by the Office of Human Development of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, there are 6.5 million children under the age of six with single working parents; and WHEREAS, between 1963 and 1976 the number of...

WHEREAS, General Assemblies of the Unitarian Universalist Association have opposed capital punishment by resolutions in 1961, 1966, and 1974; and WHEREAS, the aforementioned resolutions have urged complete abolition of capital punishment as inconsistent with respect for human life; for its...

WHEREAS, the battering of women in the home is a family and societal problem related to the violation of basic human rights in a significant way both nationally and globally; and WHEREAS, the problem is compounded by the legal and social system's inability to protect victims of abuse adequately; ...

WHEREAS, half a billion of the world's four billion inhabitants suffer from malnutrition and another billion do not have a proper diet; and WHEREAS, the developing nations of the world have not been able to increase their food production to a point where they can keep up with their needs for food...

WHEREAS, the 1977 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association adopted a general resolution on the Equal Rights Amendment, which, in part, calls upon member societies to minimize economic participation in non-ratified states; and WHEREAS, the 1977 General Assembly affirmed the actio...

WHEREAS, many of the churches and fellowships of the Unitarian Universalist Association are located in the central portions of our large cities; and WHEREAS, a very sizeable percentage of the Unitarian Universalists belong to these inner-city churches and fellowships; and WHEREAS, inner-city...

WHEREAS, 1979 marks the 25th anniversary of the "Brown vs....

WHEREAS, the heritage of religious freedom extends into the nature of life and destiny; and WHEREAS, through advances in science and technology we anticipate longer lives; and WHEREAS, persons can be kept alive by heroic means after expectations of useful mental and physical activity have gone; a...

WHEREAS, tobacco smoking is harmful to human health; and WHEREAS, the world needs more food crops grown on the limited areas of fertile land; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture spends many millions of dollars each year to support tobacco production; and WHEREAS, such tax mon...

WHEREAS, in the course of many illnesses when a person faces imminent death, a point is reached when medical science can offer no further treatment which can be expected to result in cure or remission of the disease, and the appropriate therapy becomes that which is designed to increase the comfo...

WHEREAS, community-based correctional programs (probation, parole, pretrial intervention, halfway houses, work releases, etc.) are approximately six times less expensive than incarceration in prisons; and WHEREAS, the rate of recidivism is very high for those let out of prison (80 percent of all...

WHEREAS, religious freedom under the Bill of Rights is a cherished American right; and WHEREAS, right to choice on contraception and abortion are important aspects of the right of privacy, respect for human life and freedom of conscience of women and their families; and WHEREAS, there is increasi...

WHEREAS, the availability of adequate supplies of energy at a reasonable cost is essential to the welfare and future of all peoples of the world, both in developed and undeveloped countries; and WHEREAS, current energy production is dependent upon finite resources; and WHEREAS, unlimited growth i...