UUA Top Stories https://www.uua.org/ Top Stories from the Unitarian Universalist Association en https://www.uua.org/files/styles/max_992x992/public/logos/uua_logo_gradient_on_white.png?itok=zTEG1IXI UUA Top Stories https://www.uua.org/ Unitarian Universalist Ministers Deftly Adapt Sermons in Response to Current Events https://www.uuworld.org/articles/unitarian-universalist-ministers-adapt-find-balance © Daniel Kanter

Jasmine Vaughn-Hall

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Activism, last-minute sermon adjustments, and long-distance cycling—ministers seek balance in the face of crises.
]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Jasmine Vaughn-Hall https://www.uuworld.org/articles/unitarian-universalist-ministers-adapt-find-balance Disability Pride, Rage, and Resistance https://www.uua.org/accessibility/blog/disability-pride-rage-and-resistance The visually-safe Disability Pride Flag, featuring a charcoal gray background with muted diagonal stripes of red, yellow, white, blue, and green, each representing a different aspect of disability.
Reflections on the 36th anniversary of the ADA and the importance of disability community within and beyond UU congregations.
]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:57:43 -0400 https://www.uua.org/accessibility/blog/disability-pride-rage-and-resistance Explainer: The UU Origins of Civil Disobedience https://www.uua.org/pressroom/ingoodfaith/civil-disobedience-thoreau-uu Gray plaque affixed to a stone. The plaque reads "Henry David Thoreau was imprisoned for one night on this site, July, 1846 for refusing to recognize the right of the state to collect taxes from him in support of slavery-an episode made famous in his essay "Civil Disobedience"
On the 180th anniversary of Henry David Thoreau’s arrest, In Good Faith focuses on the UU origins of civil disobedience as a concept and practice.
]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:26:53 -0400 https://www.uua.org/pressroom/ingoodfaith/civil-disobedience-thoreau-uu Elected Positions on Boards, Committees, and Commissions to be Filled at General Assembly 2027 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/elected-positions-ga-2026 June 26, 2026Per UUA Bylaws Section 9.3, “On or before August 1 of each year, the Nominating Committee shall notify all certified member congregations in writing of the elective positions and vacancies to be filled at the next regular General Assembly.” Below, please find the list of elective… ]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:41:38 -0400 https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/board/announcements/elected-positions-ga-2026 UUA Condemns U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Noem vs. Al Otro Lado https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/noem-vs-al-otro-lado-decision From behind, a dark-skinned person wearing jeans and a hoodie holds the hand of a small child. They're standing on a beach, looking at the waves. Next to them, a looming metal border wall, with one tarnished panel, stretches far into the ocean.
The UUA condemns the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Noem vs. Al Otro Lado case, grounded in our moral and religious commitment to the inherent worthiness and dignity of all people, including people who migrate.
]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:33:27 -0400 https://www.uua.org/pressroom/press-releases/noem-vs-al-otro-lado-decision Communion at the Drag Show https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/communion-drag-show alt text: viewed at floor level, a pair of hands buckles a fabulous, sparkly red platform spike heel shoe, the other shoe already buckled.

Kim Mason

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When the world tells you your love is a sin, that your body is a transgression, to be loved is the Holy made real.
]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:41:21 -0400 Kim Mason https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/communion-drag-show At UUA General Assembly 2026, Unitarian Universalists Find and Celebrate Community, Everywhere https://www.uuworld.org/articles/uua-ga-programming-session-together-everywhere © Denny Henry/UUA

Elaine McArdle

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The annual gathering offered Unitarian Universalists multiple connection points.
]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Elaine McArdle https://www.uuworld.org/articles/uua-ga-programming-session-together-everywhere On Being Nonbinary https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/being-nonbinary From beneath a glass table, the camera looking upward, three gamers examine a series of cards laid out, a series of brightly colored polyhedral dice, and a few gummy bears in a clear plastic container. A bookcase behind one player holds stacks of board games; one that's visible is Risk.

Cat Rambo

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The binary that’s done more harm than any of the others is Us versus Them.
]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:09:55 -0400 Cat Rambo https://www.uua.org/braverwiser/being-nonbinary Protesting ‘Inhumane’ Conditions of ICE Detention Center, UUs Rally at Delaney Hall in New Jersey https://www.uuworld.org/articles/delaney-hall-hunger-strike © Jé Exodus Hooper

Ethan Loewi

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Around 300 detainees began the hunger strike on May 22.
]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400 Ethan Loewi https://www.uuworld.org/articles/delaney-hall-hunger-strike ‘If I Could Stay’ Documentary to Be Screened at UUA General Assembly 2026 https://www.uuworld.org/articles/if-i-could-stay-screening-general-assembly © Theo Rigby

Elaine McArdle

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A special online screening of the film and a live Zoom conversation are planned at General Assembly 2026.
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