{"id":1711,"date":"2015-06-07T18:05:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T22:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.uuatheme.org\/?page_id=1711"},"modified":"2023-03-13T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T18:34:13","slug":"our-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uufranklin.org\/wpz\/our-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uufranklin.org\/wpz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/imagine_468x60.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4925\" width=\"554\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uufranklin.org\/wpz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/imagine_468x60.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.uufranklin.org\/wpz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/imagine_468x60-420x54.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.uufranklin.org\/wpz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/imagine_468x60-250x32.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, we create a force more powerful than one person or one belief system. As Unitarian Universalists, we do not have to check our personal background and beliefs at the door: we join together on a journey that honors everywhere we\u2019ve been before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our beliefs are diverse and inclusive. We have no shared creed. Our shared covenant (our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uufranklin.org\/wpz\/our-beliefs\/uu-principles-and-sources\/\">seven Principles<\/a>) supports \u201cthe free and responsible search for truth and meaning.\u201d Though Unitarianism and Universalism were both liberal Christian traditions, this responsible search has led us to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uufranklin.org\/wpz\/our-beliefs\/uu-principles-and-sources\/\">inclusive spirituality drawn from six sources<\/a>: from scriptural wisdom to personal experience to modern day heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unitarian Universalists believe more than one thing. We think for ourselves, and reflect together, about important questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The existence of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/higher-power\">Higher Power<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/life-death\">Life and Death<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/sacred-texts\">Sacred Texts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/inspiration\">Inspiration and Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/spiritual\">Prayer and Spiritual Practices<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We are united in our broad and inclusive outlook, and in our values, as expressed in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uufranklin.org\/wpz\/our-beliefs\/uu-principles-and-sources\/\">seven Principles<\/a>. We are united in shared experience: our open and stirring worship services, religious education, and rites of passage; our work for social justice; our quest to include the marginalized; our expressions of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about Unitarian Universalists from a variety of beliefs and backgrounds: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/who-we-are\/beliefs\/atheist-agnostic\">Atheist\/Agnostic<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/who-we-are\/beliefs\/buddhism\">Buddhist<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/who-we-are\/beliefs\/christianity\">Christian<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/who-we-are\/beliefs\/hinduism\">Hindu<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/who-we-are\/beliefs\/humanism\">Humanist<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/who-we-are\/beliefs\/judaism\">Jewish<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/who-we-are\/beliefs\/islam\">Muslim<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/who-we-are\/beliefs\/pagan\">Pagan<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/who-we-are\/beliefs\">more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Unitarian Universalism, you can bring your whole self: your full identity, your questioning mind, your expansive heart. 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