Our Principles
There are seven principles
which Unitarian Universalist congregations 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.
Our Sources
Unitarian Universalism
respects 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 which
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 God's 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 idolatries of the mind and spirit.
- Spiritual
teachings of earth-entered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of
life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.
These principles and sources
of faith are the backbone of our religious community.
