{"id":1711,"date":"2015-06-07T18:05:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T22:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.uuatheme.org\/?page_id=1711"},"modified":"2024-08-28T16:16:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T20:16:16","slug":"our-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/about-us\/our-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" autoplay controls muted poster=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Screen-Shot-2019-01-15-at-1.52.17-PM-1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/bwj7so-uua-homepage-video-full.mov\"><\/video><figcaption>Copyright&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/\">Unitarian Universalist Association<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>As Unitarian Universalists, our beliefs are diverse and inclusive. We have no shared creed. Our shared covenant supports \u201cthe free and responsible search for truth and meaning.\u201d Though Unitarianism and Universalism were both liberal Christian traditions, this responsible search has led us to an inclusive spirituality: from scriptural wisdom to personal experience to modern day heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Unitarian Universalists believe more than one thing. We think for ourselves, and reflect together, about important questions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The existence of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/higher-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Higher Power<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/life-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life and Death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/sacred-texts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sacred Texts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/beliefs\/what-we-believe\/spiritual\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prayer and Spiritual Practices<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are united in our broad and inclusive outlook, and in <a href=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/about-us\/our-beliefs\/uu-principles-and-sources\/\">our values<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Copyright&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uua.org\/\">Unitarian Universalist Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Unitarian Universalists, our beliefs are diverse and inclusive. 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