{"id":3665,"date":"2023-04-19T15:12:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uu3.nfshost.com\/?page_id=3665"},"modified":"2023-04-19T15:12:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T19:12:28","slug":"what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dev.uufortwayne.org\/c1\/what-we-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We Believe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/iframe.mediadelivery.net\/embed\/115511\/cabdaa58-3aa2-4caf-a327-7f6734f4ccfe?autoplay=false\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; position: absolute; top: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%;\" allow=\"accelerometer; gyroscope; autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture;\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>Copyright <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uua.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unitarian Universalist Association<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote our Seven Principles, which we hold&nbsp;as strong values and moral guides. We live out these principles within a&nbsp;\u201cliving tradition\u201d of wisdom and spirituality, drawn from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/sources\" target=\"_blank\">sources<\/a>&nbsp;as diverse as science, poetry, scripture, and personal experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The principles are a guide for those of us who choose to join and participate in Unitarian Universalist religious communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The inherent worth and dignity of every person;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to learn about how important these principles are in the lives of our members, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.uufortwayne.org\/c1\/home\/seven-principles-project\/\">please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The living tradition we share draws from many sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Direct experience of the 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;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wisdom from the world\u2019s religions, which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jewish and Christian teachings, which call us to respond to God\u2019s love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.uua.org\/beliefs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for those who are history buffs, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us\/digital\/search\/searchterm\/unitarian%20universalist%20congregation%20of%20fort%20wayne\/field\/all\/mode\/all\/conn\/and\/page\/1\" target=\"_blank\">here is a link<\/a><\/strong> to our past newsletters (some dating back to the <strong>1940s <\/strong>and ending in 2016), scanned by our UU Fort Wayne volunteers and available in the Community Album of the Allen County Public Library Digital Collections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.uufortwayne.org\/c1\/worship\/\">About Worship Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.uufortwayne.org\/c1\/newcomers\/steps-to-membership\/\">Steps To Membership<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.uufortwayne.org\/c1\/newcomers\/faqs\/\">FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dev.uufortwayne.org\/c1\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What We Believe Copyright Unitarian Universalist Association Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote our Seven Principles, which we hold&nbsp;as strong values and moral guides. 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