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"Approach to sacred writings

Originally, both Unitarianism and Universalism were Christian denominations, and U.U.s still reference Jewish and Christian texts. Today, the Unitarian Universalist approach to sacred writings, including the Christian Bible and Hebrew Scriptures, is taken more broadly:

While Unitarianism and Universalism both have roots in the Protestant Christian tradition, where the Bible is the sacred text, we now look to additional sources for religious and moral inspiration. We celebrate the spiritual insights of the world’s religions, recognizing the wisdom in many scriptures. When we read scripture in worship, whether it is the Bible, the Dhammapada, or the Tao Te-Ching, we interpret it as a product of its time and its place, ... not to be interpreted narrowly or oppressively ...[S]scripture is never the only word or the final word. From the beginning we have trusted in the human capacity to use reason and draw conclusions about religion ... each of us ultimately chooses what is sacred to us.

Unitarian Universalists regard the texts of the world's religions as venerable works of different peoples attempting to understand and explain 'the mystery' and 'the sacred' that surrounds all human existence and experience. They treat with respect the scriptural works of peoples of all religions or spiritual backgrounds."

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