“Why do the Principles need to be deconstructed/removed in order for the values content to be added?” a Unitarian Universalist asked plaintively on a post on social media recently. My answer is only my own, not speaking for the Article II Commission or the UUA Board. The UUA Board in its charge to the Article […]
FACT-CHECKING THE FINANCIAL TIMES GADFLY ARTICLE
This December, the American version of The Financial Times published a feature on what is often termed the Gadfly movement within American Unitarian Universalism. The Financial Times is a London-based daily whose editorial stance is to the right of the Washington Post, but not as far right as the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page. Similarly, […]
The REAL Genealogy of the Seven Principles
Article II of the Unitarian Universalist Association Bylaws lays out our principles and purposes, and also the sources from which our “living tradition” draws religious and ethical inspiration. That phrase, “living tradition,” reflects a salient feature of both the Unitarian and Universalist sides of our religious expression. We do not invest eternal authority in any […]
The REAL Genealogy of the Seven Principles (APPENDIX)
For anyone who might find it useful, this is a (non-exhaustive) list of Unitarian and Universalist statements of belief and principle, affirmed over the centuries by the two branches of our tradition. This should serve as a resource for a more accurate, honest discussion of proposed changes in the Unitarian Universalist Association’s Bylaws. 1790—Philadelphia […]
The Problem with “Reason”
Eons ago, as a college freshman, I ran afoul of 17th-century philosopher Rene Descartes. Considered the father of modern, rational thinking, Descartes is famous for his “cogito argument.” In Latin that’s “Cogito, ergo sum” translated as “I think, therefore I am.” The first thing I learned about Descartes was that his writing was so convoluted, […]
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