OUR BELIEFS and UU LINKS:
The Living Tradition
The Living Tradition we share draws from many sources:
- Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder,
affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and
an openness to the forces that create and uphold life.
- Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge
us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion,
and the transforming power of love.
- Wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.
- Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to Gods love by loving our neighbors as ourselves.
- Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of
reason and the results of science, and warn us against the idolatries
of the mind and spirit.
- Spiritual teachings of Earth-centered traditions which
celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony
with the rhythms of nature
Our CovenantWe, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote:
- The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.
- Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations.
- A free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
- The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.
- The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.
- Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
UU Principles and Purposes
As Unitarian Universalists, we believe that:
- every person is important and valuable all people should be treated fairly.
- our churches are places where we should accept one another and learn together.
- each person should be free to search for what is true and right.
- all people have the right to speak out and vote on things that matter to them.
- we should help build a peaceful, fair, and free world.
- we need to take care of the earth, the home that we share with all living things.
These ideas come from many places:
- the sense of wonder that we all share,
- men and women of long ago and today whose lives remind us to be kind, fair, and understanding,
- ethical and spiritual wisdom of the world’s religions,
- Jewish and Christian teachings which tell us to love all others as we love ourselves,
- the use of reason and discoveries of science, and
- the harmony of nature and the sacred circle of life.
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