Our UU Principles

As we have no official Unitarian Universalist creed, each of us is free to search for truth on many paths. 

Some of us believe in a God while others do not.  Some of us believe that each person houses a divine spirit while others do not believe in any sort of divinity.  Our common denominator is a belief in openness, tolerance, and compassion for others and our environment.  

Although each of us seeks an individual truth, Unitarian Universalists are bound together by the seven principles and spiritual sources of our religious faith.

The Seven Principles

We, the member congregations of the Canadian Unitarian Council, 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 congregation 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.

As a free congregation, we enter into this covenant, promising to one another our mutual trust and support.

Source: "The Principles and Sources of Our Religious Faith," Canadian Unitarian Council.