{"id":1717,"date":"2015-06-07T19:58:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T23:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.uuatheme.org\/?page_id=1717"},"modified":"2018-02-19T13:57:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T21:57:45","slug":"our-mission-and-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/unitariancongregation.org\/saltspring\/about-us\/our-mission-and-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Statement of Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We open our doors as a Welcoming Community.<\/p>\n<p>We celebrate the inherent dignity and worth of every person.<\/p>\n<p>We foster social justice and environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n<p>We support each person&#8217;s spiritual journey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Our Unitarian Universalist Principles<\/h1>\n<p>There are seven principles which Unitarian Universalist congregations affirm and promote:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The inherent worth and dignity of every person;<\/li>\n<li>Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;<\/li>\n<li>Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;<\/li>\n<li>A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;<\/li>\n<li>The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;<\/li>\n<li>The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;<\/li>\n<li>Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Unitarian Universalism (UU) draws from many sources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;<\/li>\n<li>Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;<\/li>\n<li>Wisdom from the worlds religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life;<\/li>\n<li>Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to Gods love by loving our neighbors as ourselves;<\/li>\n<li>Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of science, and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;<\/li>\n<li>Spiritual teachings of earth-centered traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These principles and sources of faith are the backbone of our religious community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We open our doors as a Welcoming Community. 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