Unitarians and Universalists have been singing hymns since their origins in the 16th century. Our Hymnal, first published in 1993, contains a multitude of hymns from as early as 850 of the common era, to 1992. One can trace the development (or degeneration) of UUism by selecting from those hymns. All texts are copyrighted by the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Continue reading →BOBVERBS: SEVEN PROVERBS TO REMEMBER ME BY A sermon by Robert M.Eddy, M.Div. Delivered 19 June 2005 to the congregation of The Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola Several years ago, I made a rather rude response to a member … Continue reading →
UUism is certainly not hostile to the best in Christianity as exemplified in the authentic life of Jesus of Nazareth and in millions of his followers. Some of us here accept the answer the greatest Christian theologians give to the great questions but not all. Some of here accept the answers some great Buddhist teachers give to the great questions. Some of us here accept the answers some of the great Greek philosophers or modern philosophers give to the great questions – but not all. As a group we accept no theologian’s or philosopher’s answers. If we did share a common religion or philosophy we would not be UU’s. Diversity is essential to the uu way of being religious. It is not answers that unite us, but the questions we consider most important and the methods of seeking answers. That’s why we recite a covenant each Sunday rather than a creed.
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Continue reading →I must confess I find many of the ideas that are popular among younger UU’s literally in credible — unbelievable. But that is not what is important — and this is the whole point of this sermon. What is important is not whether a belief is true. What is important is what that belief does to a person. What is important is what that belief encourages, empowers, makes real in the life of the community to which that person belongs.
Continue reading →If your standard of truth is a book: the bible or the Koran – then there’s no resolution. But if you believe that the search for ever more consistent explanations and ever better predictive formulations is the best human minds can do then there is plenty of room for civil discussion.
For myself there is no way to derive ethics from cosmology. I call myself a Humanist because to me there is nothing more important than being humane; refusing always to treat persons as things; trying always to be kinder and more effectively compassionate where you live. Loving your neighbor – meeting the needs of the person left suffering in your path – be he of your tribe or not.
Journalists are trained to ask five questions: Who, What, Where, When and Why. I have four additional questions for those who have all the answers whatever labels they attach to themselves: Christian, Jew, Moslem, Secular Humanist, Atheist.
My questions were designed to help UU’s respond to Fundamentalist Christians but the same questions should be asked of any who confuse the intensity of their convictions with the veracity of those convictions.
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