10/03/2026
The Unitarian Universalist Association has released a historic “Statement on Faithful Dissent, Noncompliance and Civil Disobedience,” affirming that civil disobedience, noncompliance, and direct action can be faithful expressions of Unitarian Universalist values and religious practice.
The statement roots this witness in our living faith tradition, our commitment to justice, equity, interdependence, and pluralism, and our long history of faithful dissent against oppression.
In a new UU World article, Rev. Sara LaWall, minister at the Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Idaho, reflects on what this means in lived experience. After her arrest during a protest of anti-trans legislation in Idaho, she writes: “My actions were not done in haste or out of spite but were, in fact, guided by the values and moral conscience instilled in me by our Unitarian Universalist faith and our history.”
🔗 FULL STATEMENT LINKED IN BIO