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How Do You Practice What You Preach? |
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For us, faith is not about what you say you believe, it is about how you live your life. We have long felt that we have a moral obligation to reform society, to help society live up to its highest ideals. Unitarians and Universalists have been central to many social movements, and current-day Unitarian Universalists are extremely civically-engaged.
Universalists were the first to ordain women when Olympia Brown was brought into the ministry in 1863. (Today, more than half of the ministers serving our movement are women.) When Martin Luther King Jr. called on religious leaders to converge upon Selma to march for civil rights, Unitarian Universalists were the largest in number to respond.
We have long advocated for equal rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. We are committed to environmental justice and to peace, justice, and liberty for all.
Our congregation has a variety of social action projects to engage your mind and spirit, including helping to run a rotating homeless shelter for families, volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank, hosting a tutoring program in our neighborhood, and building homes through Habitat for Humanity. Our Religious Education program for children and youth underscores our belief in justice, and our young people lead us in a variety of social justice actions. We also give away our Sunday offerings once a month to support a cause that reflects our values. For further information, please browse our Acting section. |