The main focus of this Amendment is to replace the last summary sentence, which sounds to us too grandiose and seems to imply a unified program of activism. The summary sentence should include what makes UU different, namely freedom of belief, while also including the Proposed Revision’s focus on what UU shares in common with many other religions, love, but expressing it in terms of love in action (aka “deeds not creeds”).
2 Section C-2.1. Purposes.
3 The Unitarian Universalist Association will devote its resources to and use its organizational
4 powers for religious, educational, and humanitarian purposes. Its primary purposes are
5 to [assist] serve congregations in their vital ministries, to support and train leaders both lay and
6 professional, to foster lifelong [faith formation] spiritual growth, to work to heal [historic] injustices, and to advance our
7 Unitarian Universalist values in the world.
8 [The purpose of the] The Unitarian Universalist Association [is to] fosters freedom of belief and [actively engage] supports it’s congregations to help [its] their members [in the]
9 [transformation of the world through liberating Love] to transform their beliefs into loving actions.
Unfortunately, the underlining did not come through on this Amendment. As co-delegate with Karen, I will do what I can to correct the problem, but I think I can only do the bolding using this software:
2 Section C-2.1. Purposes.
3 The Unitarian Universalist Association will devote its resources to and use its organizational
4 powers for religious, educational, and humanitarian purposes. Its primary purposes are
5 to [assist] serve congregations in their vital ministries, to support and train leaders both lay and
6 professional, to foster lifelong [faith formation] spiritual growth, to work to heal [historic] injustices, and to advance our
7 Unitarian Universalist values in the world.
8 [The purpose of the] The Unitarian Universalist Association [is to] fosters freedom of belief and [actively engage] supports it’s congregations to help [its] their members [in the]
9 [transformation of the world through liberating Love] to transform their beliefs into loving actions.
Kara, Thanks for clarifying the intent with bold. I like this amendment, although I might just delete the last sentence rather than amend it as suggested.
Thank you, Kara. I has been assured that the bolding would reappear.
I also would be fine with removal of the word “loving”. For some of our members and friends, reference to love had the strongest negative reactions. The words “loving actions” is a compromise.
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