For nearly 40 years, we stood still. The 7 Principles served as the covenant between our Congregations for most of my life, and for longer than my involvement in Liberal Religion. The Principles had honestly become an obstruction to the idea that ours is a living and evolving religion.
We are not perfect, you and I. We are human, and there has never been a perfect human. No, in my opinion, not even that one. It is impossible to find a flawless source of wisdom. As a Unitarian Universalist, I reject the very idea that humanity has found a perfect truth. Knowledge is constantly […]
Evangelism is not a matter of converting someone to a different belief, it is a matter of welcoming those who are isolated and in need of a community We explore how effective evangelism is based on communicating directly and honestly what our religious community means to us.
After years of working to create a response to what was happening in the world–trying to give Unitarian Universalists a campaign to rally around in our fight for justice and equity and inclusion–Unitarian Universalism chose to love. Not a passive thing that allows people to hurt and hate and harm themselves or others, but an active love that encourages reflection, stands firm against anger and violence, and asks people to change when they are harming themselves or others.
Editor’s Note: Today’s post was written before the events of last week on our Facebook Page. I will write more about all of that, maybe as soon as this week, but for now, this was the follow-up we had planned, presented as intended when it was written. Last week, I wrote a post about the […]
I’ve recently seen people share this post from December 2019 written Jonathan Tjarks and shared in several places: The mistaken premise of the article is that because Unitarian Universalism doesn’t have a creed, “central message of the UU church is that you can believe anything you want…” though this claim is contradicted immediately with the […]
Unitarian Universalism has a core. The five Smooth Stones of Liberal Religion outline a stable and lasting foundation on which we each build our own spiritual life. They are not specific to Unitarian Universalism, but they provide boundaries within which we roam. Along with the wide field of the 7 Values our congregations have agreed […]
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Labor day is a secular holiday, but maybe it can hold a special place for Unitarian Universalists? As part of the ongoing development of our faith, Labor day feels fundamentally tied to our values and the Principles of the UUA. Last week was the 59th anniversary of the historic “March on Washington for Jobs and […]
You can love something so much that your affection becomes dangerous and your desire to hold on to it ends up being a strangle hold. And I’m seeing it in Unitarian Universalist congregations right now.
Wearing a t-shirt or drinking from a mug with a flaming chalice on it is a very low-pressure way to invite questions and conversation about liberal religion.
