They represent frightening violations of trust and intimacy. These problems cross all socio-economic levels and all racial, cultural, and religious groups. Unitarian Universalist congregations have a special responsibility to be responsive and sensitive to these issues. Our congregations need to be places of safety for children, parents, and all adults, and need to provide opportunities and resources to address the issues of sexual abuse and violence in open and honest ways. Most Unitarian Universalists are fortunate to be part of a caring religious community that is proactive about religious and social issues.
Many initiatives are underway in our congregations.
Unitarian Universalist congregations and Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations are united by a covenant. Our covenanting includes the codes of professional practice of the Unitarian Universalist Ministers Association and of the Liberal Religious Educators' Association, as well as the Unitarian Universalist Association Code of Ethics for Leaders of Children and Youth. The primary goal of this curriculum is for participants and congregations to increase their knowledge, skills, and resources in addressing and responding to the dehumanizing experience of sexual abuse. This page was last updated September 25, 1999. There have been 691 accesses to this page since September 25, 1999.