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By the way, I am for the human rights, civil and political rights, and economic, social, and cultural rights of secularists. 

"What do Unitarian Universalists believe? • Every individual should be encouraged to develop a personal philosophy of life. • Everyone is capable of reasoning. • We do not need any other person, official or organization to tell us what to believe. • We should be able to present religious opinions openly, without fear of censure or reprisal. • All people should be tolerant of the religious ideas of others. • Truth is not absolute; it changes over time. • Everyone should continue to search for the truth. • Everyone has an equal claim to life, liberty and justice. • People should govern themselves by democratic processes. • Ideas should be open to criticism. • Good works are the natural product of a good faith.

Which values do you hold highest? We regard the highest values to be integrity, caring, compassion, social justice, truth, personal peace and harmony. Advancing these values is a major purpose of our congregations.

How would you characterize your religion? Not only do we have a hopeful and optimistic attitude about life, we believe strongly that humans have great potential to recognize right, correct wrongs, find solutions and make this a better world. Rather than feel bound by human weaknesses and frailties, we emphasize human strengths. We believe people have the strength, power and intelligence to make good things happen. You might call it a “can do” religion.

What world-wide goals and values does the Unitarian Universalist Association promote in its Statement of Purpose and Principles? • Every person is worthy and should be treated with dignity. • People should treat each other with justice, equality and compassion. • We should accept the differences that tend to separate us. • Everyone should have the freedom and responsibility to search for the truth. • We should strive to use democratic processes both within UU congregations and the world at large. • We should work for peace, liberty and justice for everyone. • We should acknowledge and respect how interdependent every one of us is.

What do UUs and humanists have in common? Because ours is a very humanistically-oriented religion, most UUs regard themselves as humanists in one sense or another. But, like the term God, humanism also means different things to different UUs. Basically, humanism means that we humans are responsible for our destiny for better or worse and we cannot rely on an outside power or deity to determine our individual or collective fate. Humanism is also an affirmation of the power of the human mind and the human spirit. There are both secular and religious humanists. Secular humanists do not believe in any kind of deity; they find little, if any, value in 7 religious language, stories, myths or symbols of any religious tradition. The religious humanist, while holding to the above definition of humanism, does not completely disavow the idea of God. Usually defining God as a power deep within themselves, they also find certain messages or themes in religious stories that provide them with understanding and guidelines for human living. There are both secular and religious humanists within our church family, and we make room for both."

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