{"id":1941,"date":"2015-06-24T15:53:51","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T19:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.uuatheme.org\/?page_id=1941"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:59:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:59:12","slug":"uu-principles-and-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communityuuchurch.org\/uua\/about-us\/our-beliefs\/uu-principles-and-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"UU Values"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Our Values<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This language describes Unitarian Universalism through six shared values. Unitarian Universalist congregations, ours included, affirm and promote the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong> Interdependence:<\/strong> We honor the interdependent web of all existence and acknowledge our place in it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Pluralism:<\/strong> We are all sacred beings, diverse in culture, experience, and theology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Justice:<\/strong> We work to be diverse multicultural Beloved Communities where all feel welcome and can thrive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Transformation:<\/strong> We adapt to the changing world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Generosity:<\/strong> We cultivate a spirit of gratitude and hope.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Equity:<\/strong> declare that every person is inherently worthy and has the right to flourish with dignity, love, and compassion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">These six values of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\">Unitarian Universalist Association<\/a> (UUA) grew out of the grassroots of our tradition, were affirmed democratically, and are part of who we are.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Values This language describes Unitarian Universalism through six shared values. 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