life doesn’t come with an instruction manual.

That’s why Unitarian Universalists embrace a connected community full of diverse beliefs, practices, and experiences. Here, your queer self, your skeptical self, your curious self, your critically thinking self, your whole self is celebrated.

SEVEN PRINCIPLES, SIX SOURCES

Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote seven Principles, which we hold as strong values and moral guides. We live out these Principles within a “living tradition” of wisdom and spirituality, drawn from sources as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience.

7 PRINCIPLES

DIGNITY

We acknowledge and honor the worth and dignity of every person.

JUSTICE

We pursue justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.

COMMUNITY

We share a goal of creating a world community of peace, liberty, and justice.

TRUTH & MEANING

TRUTH AND MEANING

We believe in and pursue a free and responsible search for truth and meaning.

DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

We believe in the right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society.

RESPECT

We respect and care for the interdependent web of all existence, of which we are all a part.

EXPLORATION

We encourage and support the exploration of spiritual growth.

6 SOURCES

DIRECT EXPERIENCE

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

PROPHETIC ACTS

Words and deeds of prophetic people which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love

WORLD RELIGIONS

Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life

JEWISH & CHRISTIAN TEACHINGS

Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbors as ourselves

HUMANIST TEACHINGS

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

EARTH-CENTERED TRADITIONS

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

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