Community with Diversity
Unitarian Universalists believe that people can work together for the betterment of character and the advancement of humanity without conforming to a set pattern of theological doctrines. In fact we go well beyond this to express our conviction that differing theological views are natural and healthy, and that attempts to enforce religious conformity are deadening and potentially destructive. History is witness to the horrors of religious intolerance.
The atmosphere in our congregations encourages people to make their best contribution to the group's enrichment. The emphasis is on sharing the results of personal thought and evaluation. Truth is vast and many sided. Why should we all have the same theology? It is a vital part of our faith that people of widely differing religious backgrounds and views can work cheerfully and productively together under the same roof, strengthening each other in the great tasks of making human life more splendid, more precious, and more secure upon this earth.
When conscientious seekers ask what we believe, they must make an effort to lay aside the theological definitions employed to describe most churches. Ours is very definitely a different kind of religious community, and it requires a different kind of definition. Yet let there be no mistake about the fact that we enjoy a purposeful, positive religious movement, dedicated to the moral and spiritual progress of human life. It welcomes all who catch the vision of placing principles of freedom, responsibility, reason, and inclusive community above uniform th
