About Our Fellowship
Welcome to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Laguna Beach. You may have already noticed that we are different from a typical church, temple, or synagogue. Unitarian Universalism is one of the few religions in which members are not told what to believe. Instead our programs offer challenging insights from many different traditions. No single faith possesses absolute answers to all the riddles of life. Unitarian Universalists find satisfaction in an open-ended journey of spiritual, personal, and intellectual growth: "To question is the answer."
Many of our members are of Christian or Jewish background, and some are still quite close to their roots in these great traditions. Others have studied the wisdom of the East, the sacred stories of indigenous peoples, the perspectives of humanism, agnosticism or atheism, or the discoveries of modern science. Despite these differences, we are united in our reverence for this world, here and now.
Our concern for this present life leads us to value our sense of community at the Laguna Beach Fellowship. We are also involved with the larger world, by promoting peace, democracy, human rights, social justice, and a sound global ecology.
Although most of us are concerned about these planetary problems, we do not seek total agreement about strategies for solving them. All viewpoints make essential contributions. In both politics and theology we are committed to freedom and reason. Each person freely exercises his or her best judgment about the great issues of our time.
The Laguna Beach Fellowship is a living laboratory of unity-in-diversity. If you would enjoy this sort of spiritual and intellectual stimulation, we invite you to join us in the Unitarian Universalist adventure.
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We, the member congregations of the Unitarian Universalist Association covenant to affirm and promote:
The inherent worth and dignity of every person.
Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations.
Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations.
A free and responsible search for truth and meaning.
The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.
The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all.
Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
Principles and Purposes of the Unitarian Universalist Association