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Un tar an Un versa st Assoc at on, covenant toaffirm and promote:The inherent worth and dignity of every

person;Justice, equity and compassion in humanrelations;Acceptance of one another and

encouragement to spiritual growth in ourcongregations;A free and responsible search for truth andmeaning;

The right of conscience and the use of thedemocratic process within our congregationsand in society at large;The goal of world community with peace,

liberty and justice for all;

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. o s reng en one ano erin a free and disciplined search for truth as thefoundation of our religious fellowship; 2. To cherishand spread the universal truths taught by the great

prophets and teachers of humanity in every ageand tradition, immemorially summarized in the

Judeo-Christian heritage as love to God and love to

man; 3. To affirm, defend and promote the

supreme worth of every human personality, thedignity ofman, and the use of the democraticmethod in human relationships; 4. To implementour vision of one world by striving for a world

community founded on ideals ofbrotherhood,justice and peace; 5. To serve the needs ofmember churches and fellowships, to organize newchurches and fellowships, and to extend andstrengthen liberal religion; 6. To encourage

cooperation with men of good will in every land.

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e omen an e g on reso u on.WHEREAS, a principle of the Unitarian Universalist Associationis to affirm, defend, and promote the supreme worth anddignity of every human personality, and the use of thedemocratic method in human relationships; and, WHEREAS,some models of human relationships arising from religiousmyths, historical materials, and other teachings still create andperpetuate attitudes that cause women everywhere to beoverlooked and undervalued; and WHEREAS, children, youth

and adults internalize and act on these cultural models,thereby tending to limit their sense of self-worth and dignity;THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That the 1977 General Assemblyof the Unitarian Universalist Association calls upon all UnitarianUniversalists to examine carefully their own religious beliefs

and the extent to which these beliefs influence sex-rolestereotypes within their own families; andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the General Assembly urgesthe Board of Trustees of the Unitarian Universalist Associationto encourage the Unitarian Universalist Association to make

every effort to: (a) put traditional assumptions and language in

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Respect for the

inherent worth anddignity of every

person.

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Justice, equity andcompassion in

human relations

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Acceptance of oneanother and

encouragement tospiritual growth in

our congregations;

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Benedict (Baruch) Spinoza

(1632-1677)

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Fowlers Model of Spirituality

The first faith stage is: Magical World View.

The second faith stage is: The Concrete Religious Family.

The third stage of faith is: The Faith Community.

The fourth faith stage is: The Rational Construct.

The fifth faith stage is: Recognition of the NuminousUniverse.

The sixth and final faith stage observed by Fowler is:Selfless Service.

Read more at Margo McKennas UU sermon on the 3rd

principle.

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A free andresponsible searchfor truth and

meaning

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Michael Servetus

1509 or 1511

-October 27, 1553

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Henry David Thoureau

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The right of conscience

and the use of thedemocratic process

within ourcongregations

and in society at large

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The goal of worldcommunity with

peace, liberty andjustice for all

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

To leave the world a littlebit better, whether by a

healthy child, a gardenpatch, or a redeemed socialcondition; to know that evenone life has breathed easier

because you live that is to have succeededin life."

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Respect for theinterdependent web ofall existence of which

we are a part.

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www.snakeriveralliance.org

Summary: Hazardous and radioactive waste is buriedabove the Snake River Aquifer, threatening the drinkingwater of nearly 300,000 people. Us. Waste that threatensthe aquifer must be dug up.Background and Current Situation: The Subsurface

Disposal Area began as a shallow land burial site for theIdaho National Laboratorys waste. INL waste buriedthere even includes old reactor parts. The burial groundshave expanded over the years, primarily toaccommodate nuclear waste from the Rocky Flats,

Colorado, factory that made plutonium triggers fornuclear weapons. The 88-acre plot now includes 16 pitsand 54 trenches, all unlined.Low-level radioactive waste not mixed with hazardouschemicals from INL is still being buried in the unlined pits.