“What’s important about liberal religion is that you and I don’t have to pretend to believe what we don’t believe.” ~ Rev. Peter Morales. If we are honest about what makes Unitarian Universalism, or liberal religion in general, both different from the mainstream and vibrant to our adherents, it has to include the fact that […]
As Unitarian Universalists, we believe that people are defined by their choices; who you are is not defined by what happens to or around you but in how you respond to those events. You write your story; you are the author, the narrator, and the main character. You choose your path between, around or over […]
It is easy to write off the cultural problems that plague Unitarian Universalism as being Atheist versus Christian. This week, we want to give consideration to the influence and contribution of our other sources and some (certainly not all) of the other points of view that are often overlooked in these discussions. Let us thank […]
There is no punchline to that, but it is a heck of a set up, because it is hard to believe. For a project focused on Unitarian Universalism, and saying things that a lot of UUs don’t particularly care for, we’ve garnered over 10% of the likes that the UUA has, and the number of […]
Our first Principle is not “Love people,” it is to honor their “worth and dignity”. You can love people in an abstract, universal way. You can only affirm their worth and honor their dignity by acknowledging their individuality. To honor somebody requires us to hear their whole story, to see them whole and bordered by […]
Unitarian Universalism has a core. The five Smooth Stones of Liberal Religion provide a stable and lasting foundation on which we each build our own spiritual life. Within the wide boundaries of the 7 Principles our congregations have agreed to, there is a lot of room to build your personal theology. It is up to […]
The “free and responsible search for truth and meaning” referenced in our Principles is our recognition that no one person has all the answers, and that we need to allow people to explore, responsibly, the possibilities and the borders of morality and good will. We also have, as a Principle agreed to by every Congregation […]
This prompt is being shamelessly borrowed from a post that professional religious educator and minor Unitarian Universalist Rock Star, Starr Austin prepared for the Small Group Ministry at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington. The topic is doubt, and I encourage you to read the post, but I am just lifting two of the Discussion and […]
In the oft referenced 5 Smooth Stones of Liberal Religion, theologian James Luther Adams tells us: …all relations between persons ought ideally to rest on mutual, free consent and not on coercion. Our congregations tend to honor this in a way that isn’t often the subject of consideration: the membership book. In most Christian churches, […]
This Saturday, we challenge you to answer two questions for us, with as long or as short a reply as you like. If you reply in your own blog or another social media platform, please comment here with a link. If you reply on Facebook, please tag the @IAmUUPage in your post so that we […]