At a Unitarian Universalist worship service or meeting, you are likely to find members whose positions on faith may be derived from a variety of religious beliefs: Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, naturist, atheist, or agnostic....  All these people, and others who label their beliefs still differently, are faithful Unitarian Universalists committed to the practice of free religion. We worship, sing, play, study, teach, and work for social justice together as congregations--all the while remaining strong in our individual convictions.   --Alice Blair Wesley

The Principles of the Unitarian Universalist Association

We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association, covenant to affirm and promote

  • The inherent dignity and worth 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.

The living tradition which 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 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.

Grateful for the religious pluralism which enriches and ennobles our faith, we are inspired to deepen our understanding and expand our vision. As free congregations we enter into this covenant, promising to one another our mutual trust and support.

FAMOUS UUs

 American Politics: Abigail Adams, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Ethan Allen, Millard Fillmore, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Adlai Stevenson, William Howard Taft, Daniel Webster.
Arts & Literature: Louisa May Alcott, Béla Bartók, Ray Bradbury, William Cullen Bryant, Robert Burns, e. e. cummings, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Fannie Farmer, Arthur Foote, Robert Fulghum, Buckminster Fuller, Margaret Fuller, Bret Harte, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Newman, Sylvia Plath, Beatrix Potter, Christopher Reeve, Carl Sandberg, May Sarton, Pete Seeger, Rod Serling, Robert Shaw, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Henry David Thoreau, Frank Lloyd Wright, Quincy Wright.
 Social Reform: Susan B. Anthony, Clarence Darrow, Dorothea Dix, Martha May Eliot, William Channing Gannett, Samuel G. Howe, Julia Ward Howe, James Reeb, .
 Women: Abigail Adams, Jane Addams, Louisa May Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Elizabeth Blackwell, Dorothea Dix, Abigail Adams Eliot, Sophia Lyon Fahs, Fannie Farmer, Margaret Fuller, Julia Ward Howe, Florence Nightingale, Lydia Pinkham, Sylvia Plath, Beatrix Potter, May Sarton, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Emily Stowe.

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