#173 | Linda Richardson | Replace Values with Principles

Submission 173
Linda Richardson
Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, KY

What is your suggestion or idea?

Proposed Section C-2.2 Values and Covenant

Replace Values with Principles.

Paragraph 2: Delete
““Love is the power that holds us together and is at the center of our shared values. We are accountable to one another for doing the work of living our shared values through the spiritual discipline of Love.””

Replace Paragraph 2 with:

Love is at the center of our shared values. We are accountable to one another in our work living our shared values building Beloved Community through the spiritual discipline of love.

What is the reason for your amendment idea?

This amendment suggestion relates to the GA 2021 Responsive Resolution, paragraph two:

““For that reason, we ask the Article ll Commission and the Board to ensure proposed changes to Article ll include in the Principles a clear and direct statement that accountable systemic anti-racist and anti-oppressive actions to build Beloved Community are part of what it means to be Unitarian Universalist.””

Have you discussed this idea with your congregation or other UUs?

I have discussed placing Beloved Community, instead of Love, at the Center of the Principles. Our minister and others supported the idea.