Could someone describe the Unitarian religion/church?

Question

Do they pray to God? What sets it apart from other religions?
Please do not give me your OPINION on this faith. I'm not asking for this. I just want the facts.

Answer 1

I am a Unitarian Universalist. Two different yet similar churches united/merged in the early 60's. The Unitarian church was the first protestant church which began in the 1500's in Transyvania. The UU 'Church" is NOT a church per se as you and most folks would define "Church". The membership consists of Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Atheists, Humanists, and others who believe it is more important to respect and accept one another than it is to separate due to man-made doctrines. Stop by.

Answer 2

Unitarian Universalist started out as a Christian denomination that rejected the concept of the Trinity and also rejected the idea of Hell. Today they are an inclusive non-denominational religion that draws teachings from not just Christianity but Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Paganism, Wicca, Taoism, and anything else you can think of. They do pray to God though they may not call God that since the church allows for individuals to have their own interpretations of Deity. It's a pretty good way to have an individual spiritual path talored to your needs while being able to experience the fellowship and church communal atmosphere at the same time. Hel, I've even know atheists and agnostics who were members of UU churchs not for the religious part but for the whole community atmosphere. They are very tolerant and accepting.

Answer 3

See: http://www.unitarian.org.uk/

Wikipedia:
"Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to Christian doctrine of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) proclaimed at the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE. Historic Unitarians believed in the moral authority, but not the deity, of Jesus. Unitarians are characterized by some as being identified through history as free thinkers and dissenters, evolving their beliefs in the direction of rationalism and humanism.


The flaming chaliceThroughout the world, many Unitarian congregations and associations belong to the International Council of Unitarians and Universalists. In the United States and Canada many Unitarians are Unitarian Universalist or UU, reflecting an institutional consolidation between Unitarianism and Universalism. Today, most Unitarian Universalists do not consider themselves Christians, even if they share some beliefs quite similar to those of mainstream Christians.[1] There is a small percentage of Unitarian Universalists who have a Christian-centric belief system."

Answer 4

Thye do believe in the oneness of god but not in the way christians do (the father son and holy ghost). Unitarians believe in the moral authority, but not the deity, of Jesus. Unitarianism as a system of Christian thought and religious observance has its basis, as opposed to that of orthodox Trinitarianism, in the unipersonality of the Christian Godhead, i.e. in the idea that the Godhead exists in the person of the Father alone. Unitarians trace their history back to the Apostolic age, claim for their doctrine a prevalence during the ante-Nicene period, and by help of Arian communities and individual thinkers trace a continuity of their views to the present time. Whatever the accuracy of this lineage, the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century saw in many European countries an outbreak, more or less serious, of anti-Trinitarian opinion.

Answer 5

Unitarianism began as a non-Trinitarian Christian movement (i.e., Christians who didn't believe that Jesus was God). In the United States, beginning in the early 19th century, it was the standard bearer of liberal Christianity (no Biblical literalism, critical approach to scripture and church tradition, etc.). Under the influence of Emerson and the Transcendentalists, it began to become less and less explicitly Christian. Today, there are some Unitarians who call themselves Christians, but most are agnostics or even atheists, as odd as that sounds. Unitarian congregations tend to be spiritual melting-pots where all sorts of different religious ideas can coexist. There's even a group called CUUPS -- the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans!

(BTW, the "universalist" part of their name originally referred to a belief in universal salvation, not to the universal validity of different religions.)

Answer 6

They pray to God same as you; if they want to. They do not tell you what you have to believe unlike many churches. So to know what they believe they have to do a survey. They do surveys. You can check it out. By the way, it us Unitarian-Universalist. They are one of the few religious bodies which merged rather than split.

Answer 7

Unitarian church, is a very liberal, non-denominational church.
To my knowledge, they don't follow a lot of the basic tenents, for example, they allow lesbians and gays to worship freely, they think women should be pastors, and as well, are a favorite of political people, like the Kennedy clan.
Simply put, you'd have more respect going to an AA meeting, if you're looking for faith.

Answer 8

Some pray to God, some do not believe in God, some pray to Goddess. I think what sets us apart from other religions is that we do not subscribe to any one following but respect that everyone is different and makes their own choices and decisions. Works great for me!!! Go to:

www.uua.org if you want to find out more, this is pretty brief!!

Answer 9

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Answer 10

If you need a religion it's one of the better ones since they're inclusive.
Tammi Dee