* Robert Owen Evans is a minister of the Uniting Church in Australia and an amateur astronomer who holds the all-time record for visual discoveries of supernovae.

The General Assembly cannot make binding resolutions, only ' recommendations ', but through its adoption of the " Uniting for Peace " resolution ( A / RES / 377 A ), of 3 November 1950, the Assembly declared that it has the power to authorize the use of force, under the terms of the UN Charter, in cases of breaches of the peace or acts of aggression, provided that the Security Council, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member, fails to act to address the situation.

The Uniting for Peace resolution was initiated by the United States in 1950, shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War, as a means of circumventing possible future Soviet vetoes in the Security Council.

In 1998 the Seventh Plenary of the Consultation on Church Union approved a document " Churches in Covenant Communion: The Church of Christ Uniting " as a plan for the formation of a covenant communion of churches.

Although the resolutions passed by the General Assembly do not have the binding forces over the member nations ( apart from budgetary measures ), pursuant to its Uniting for Peace resolution of November 1950 ( resolution 377 ( V )), the Assembly may also take action if the Security Council fails to act, owing to the negative vote of a permanent member, in a case where there appears to be a threat to the peace, breach of the peace or act of aggression.

The title of the act is a ten letter backronym ( USA PATRIOT ) that stands for Uniting ( and ) Strengthening America ( by ) Providing Appropriate Tools Required ( to ) Intercept ( and ) Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.

Each year the event is held, Fred Nile, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and a former minister of the Uniting Church in Australia, leads a prayer for rain on the event.

** Resolution 377 A: The " Uniting for Peace " Resolution

* Propositions for Uniting the Two East India Companies ( 1701 )

The Uniting Church is governed by a number of non-hierarchical inter-related councils that each have responsibility for various functions or roles within the denomination.

*** Uniting Network, a group for supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender UCA members welcomed the decision.

* The Uniting Church in Australia ( UCA for initials ) is a uniquely Australian church, similar to other United and uniting churches, who maintain a cultural identity within their own country, while expressing ecumenical fellowship with other Christian denominations world-wide.

The St Kilda Parish Mission Uniting Church, built in 1877 on the corner Chapel and Carlisle Streets is notable for its polychromatic brick and slate roof design.

* 2005: foreword to " Indivisible: Uniting Values for a Divided America " by Martha Zoller

Bexhill is well known for its pleasant open air cathedral which is managed by volunteers of the Uniting Church.

" AFL-CIO Officers Issue Recommendations for Uniting, Strengthening Labor Movement.

This was sold by the Uniting Church to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Melbourne in 2011 for the establishment of an Eastern Orthodox use church, according to the provisions of an Ordinariate.

The Neighbourhood Centre is a not for profit organisation auspiced by the Uniting Church.

These include ; St Paul's Anglican Church, Boronia Uniting Church, Boronia Church of Christ, The Potter's Church, Vineyard Church, Wesleyan Methodist Church of Boronia ( pictured ), Jehovah's Witnesses of Bayswater and Boronia, Christadelphian Hall of Boronia, Knox Community Baptist Church, Martin Luther Home for the Aged, Tenrikyo Melbourne Shinyu Church and St Joseph's Catholic Church.

The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28. 0 %, Anglican 27. 1 % and Uniting Church 7. 4 %.

The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 32. 0 %, Anglican 28. 0 % and Uniting Church 5. 0 %.

The most common responses for religion in the area were Catholic 25. 1 %, Anglican 24. 2 %, No Religion 21. 4 %, Uniting Church 5. 6 % and Presbyterian and Reformed 5. 2 %.

The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29. 3 %, Anglican 25. 3 % and Uniting Church 4. 1 %.

Lakemba has many places of worship to cater for the different faiths of its population, including St Therese Catholic Church, Lakemba Uniting Church, Lakemba Presbyterian Church and several Mosques including the Lakemba Mosque, Earnest St Mosque & Lakemba Musalla, Ahlus Sunnha Musalla.

The mechanism of the emergency special session was created in 1950 by the General Assembly's adoption of its ' Uniting for Peace ' resolution, which made the necessary changes to the Assembly's ' Rules of Procedure ' at that time.

In the case of Security Council resolutions, it may well be employed with the hope of prohibiting the UNGA from calling an ' emergency special session ' on any unresolved matters, under the terms of the ' Uniting for Peace resolution ', owing to the Charter stipulation in Article 12 that: " While the Security Council is exercising in respect of any dispute or situation the functions assigned to it in the present Charter, the General Assembly shall not make any recommendation with regard to that dispute or situation.

United Nations General Assembly ( UNGA ) resolution 377 A, the " Uniting for Peace " resolution, states that in any cases where the Security Council, because of a lack of unanimity amongst its five permanent members, fails to act as required to maintain international peace and security, the General Assembly shall consider the matter immediately and may issue any recommendations it deems necessary in order to restore international peace and security.

The Uniting for Peace resolution — also known as the " Acheson Plan "— was adopted 3 November 1950, after fourteen days of Assembly discussions, by a vote of 52 to 5 ( Czechoslovakia, Poland, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic ), with 2 abstentions ( India and Argentina ).

It has been argued that with the adoption of the ' Uniting for Peace ' resolution by the General Assembly, and given the interpretations of the Assembly ’ s powers that became customary international law as a result, that the Security Council ' power of veto ' problem could be surmounted.

Various official and semi-official UN reports make explicit reference to the Uniting for Peace resolution as providing a mechanism for the UNGA to overrule any UNSC vetoes ; thus rendering them little more than delays in UN action, should two-thirds of the Assembly subsequently agree that action is necessary.

* Dominik Zaum, ‘ The Security Council, the General Assembly and War: The Uniting for Peace Resolution ’, in, pp. 154 – 74.

* Introductory note by Christian Tomuschat, procedural history note and audiovisual material on General Assembly resolution 377 ( V ) of 3 November 1950 ( Uniting for Peace ) in the Historic Archives of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law

He is the author, co-author, co-editor of and contributor to a variety of books including The Global Century: Globalization and National Security ( National Defense University ), Cuba: The Contours of Change ( Lynn Rienner Publishers ), The Price of Peace: Emergency Economic Intervention and U. S. Foreign Policy ( Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ), The Common Market: Uniting the European Community ( Franklin Watts ) and The Big Emerging Markets ( Bernan Press ).

Opposition within the component denominations, particularly the United Presbyterian Church, caused any plan for full merger to be put on hold, and a new name, seemingly implying that " uniting " is a presently-ongoing but perhaps long-term goal, was adopted, Churches Uniting in Christ.

following provision was adopted by the Uniting Conference ( 1939 ).

The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: Catholic ( 23. 5 %), no religion ( 22. 5 %), Anglican ( 22. 2 %), Uniting Church ( 3. 7 %) and Presbyterian and Reformed ( 3 %).

In the 2006 Census, 31 % of people identify themselves as Catholic, 20. 1 % of people are Anglican, 14. 6 % have no religion, 7. 6 % belong to the Uniting Church and 3. 7 % belong to the Presbyterian and Reformed Church.

The religious make up of Forrestfield is 20 % Anglican, 3. 7 % Christian, nfd, 3. 3 % Uniting Church, 29. 1 % No Religion, 20 % Catholic.

The largest religious affiliation was Anglican ( 25. 9 %), followed by Catholicism ( 21. 0 %), " no religion " ( 17. 9 %), Uniting Church ( 9. 0 %), and Judaism ( 3. 7 %).

The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: Catholic ( 37. 8 %), Anglican ( 25 %), no religion ( 12. 7 %), Uniting Church ( 4. 6 %) and Presbyterian and Reformed ( 3. 3 %).

At the 2006 census, the main religious affiliations in Dee Why were Roman Catholic ( 26. 4 %), No Religion ( 19. 1 %), Anglican ( 18. 6 %), Eastern Orthodox ( 4 %), Uniting Church ( 3. 4 %), and Buddhism ( 3 %).

* Main Religions: Catholic 36 %, Anglican 28 %, Islam 3 %, Uniting Church 3 %

The five strongest religious affiliations in the area were in descending order: Catholic ( 30. 9 %), Anglican ( 30. 3 %), no religion ( 17 %), Uniting Church ( 4. 2 %) and Buddhism ( 1. 9 %).

The most popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2006 census were Anglican 27. 2 %, Catholic 22. 4 %, No Religion 21. 5 %, Uniting Church 3. 9 % and Presbyterian and Reformed 3. 2 %.

The top popular religious affiliations in descending order in the 2006 census were Anglican 27. 5 %, No Religion 23. 5 %, Catholic 19. 2 %, Uniting Church 3. 4 % and Christian, nfd 3. 2 %.

In the 2011 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for persons usually resident in Dunlop ( Suburb ) were Catholic 28. 2 %, No Religion 24. 7 %, Anglican 16. 8 %, Uniting Church 3. 5 % and Islam 2. 8 %.