does jesus play any importance in unitarian universalism?

Question

i'm curious.

my question doesn't sound right- ok, is jesus of any importance?

Answer 1

Some. So do the teachings of Buddha and other religious leaders. We don't believe in salvation by grace and most of us don't baptise our children to wash off the original sin, so He isn't as big in our church as he is in the Christian ones.

Some of us are almost Christians; most of us are not.

A UU congregation is a group of people united by their desire to work for social justice, explore the big questions of spirituality (explore, not get all the answere from the One True Faith) and for ordinary social reasons; we have potlucks, just like the Lutherans. We don't have a single set of beliefs about the nature of God or Jesus or Mohammed or Buddha, which confuses and concerns people all the time. So, like the first person said, Jesus plays a big role in some UU's lives and not in others. He plays a big role in some congregations and not in others, too; different congregations have different flavors.

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism

[edit] General Beliefs of UUs
Unitarian Universalists (UUs) believe in complete but responsible freedom of speech, thought, belief, faith, and disposition. They believe that each person is free to search for his or her own personal truth on issues like the existence, nature, and meaning of life, deities, creation, and afterlife. UUs can come from any heritage, have any sexual orientation, and hold beliefs from a variety of cultures or religions.

Concepts about deity are quite diverse among UUs. Some believe that there is no god; others believe in many gods. Some believe that God is everything. Some believe in a female God (Goddess), a passive God, a god found in nature or one which is the "ground of being". Some UUs reject the idea of deities and instead speak of "universal spirit" or "reverence of life". Unitarian Universalists believe that individuals should be supported by their community in their personal searches for truth about deity.


[edit] Principles and Purposes
Although lacking an official creed or dogma, Unitarian Universalist congregations typically respect the Principles and Purposes of the Unitarian Universalist Association. As with most actions in Unitarian Universalism, these were created in committee, and affirmed democratically by a vote of member congregations, proportional to their membership, taken at an annual General Assembly (a meeting of delegates from member congregations). The full Principles, Purposes and Sources can be found in the article on the Unitarian Universalist Association. The Principles are as follows:

Answer 3

It depends on the members of that congregation if they want to adopt teaching of the Lord.