Editing Unitarian Universalism (section)

===Integration, 1825–1961===
After the [[Schism (religion)|schism]] in the Congregational Churches resulting in the foundation (1825) of the American Unitarian Association, some of those churches remained within the Congregational fold and became member congregations of the Congregational organization (later the [[United Church of Christ]]), while others voted to become Unitarian. Some of the latter eventually became part of the [[Unitarian Universalist Association]] (formed in 1961) during a consolidation of the Unitarian and Universalist churches. Universalist churches in contrast followed a different path, having begun as independent congregations beyond the bounds of the established [[Puritan]] churches entirely. The UUA and the United Church of Christ cooperate jointly on [[social justice]] initiatives such as the Sexuality Education Advocacy Training project.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.uua.org/reproductive/education/index.shtml | title= Comprehensive Sexuality Education | access-date = 2011-09-24 | date= August 23, 2011 | work= Social Justice » Reproductive Justice | publisher= Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations | quote= The Unitarian Universalist Association has long been an advocate of age-appropriate, medically accurate, comprehensive sexuality education}}</ref>

In 1961, the [[American Unitarian Association]] (AUA) was consolidated with the [[Universalist Church of America]] (UCA), thus forming the [[Unitarian Universalist Association]] (UUA).<ref name="Sias">{{Citation | last1 = Sias | first1 = John | publisher = UU Nashua | url = http://www.uunashua.org/100q/100questions.pdf | title = 100 Questions that Non-Unitarians Ask About Unitarian Universalism}}</ref> In the same year, the [[Canadian Unitarian Council]] (CUC) formed.<ref name="CUCHistory">{{Citation | url = http://www.cuc.ca/governance/archival/History.htm | title = Accord History | publisher = CUC | place = [[Canada|CA]] | access-date = 2010-09-29 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100920114313/http://cuc.ca/governance/archival/History.htm | archive-date = 2010-09-20 }}</ref> The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) was given corporate status in May 1961 under special acts of legislature of the [[Commonwealth of Massachusetts]] and the [[State of New York]].<ref>
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 | url = http://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/bylaws
 | title= Bylaws and rules | access-date = 2017-07-05
 | work= Governance and Management
 | publisher= Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
 | quote= Unitarian Universalist Association was given corporate status in May 1961 under special acts of legislature of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of New York.
}}
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In 1998, the Canadian Unitarian Council and Unitarian Universalist Association dissolved their financial accord, although they continue to cooperate.<ref name = "CUCHistory" /> The CUC had come into being at [[Meadville Lombard Theological School]] in 1961. However the continual decline of denominational churches and the almost complete failure of the Universalist movement in Canada had caused the formation of the Council to prompt a plan to merge with the UUA. Opposition to Liberal religious freedom relaxed, so that by 2002 it was agreed to increase autonomy and funding. The amalgamation proved troublesome for the Canadians, a small minority largely ignored, with only 45 congregations and 5,200 members—the Americans were insensitive to cultural differences.<ref>Harris, pp. 90–92.</ref>