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The Unitarian Universalist cult is the
result of the joining of the Unitarian religion with the
Universalists. The Unitarians got their start in the
sixteenth century. At that time, in central Europe, a group
of humanists reviewed the Bible. Finding no mention of the
word “trinity”, the humanists affirmed the singular nature of
God, and therefore called themselves Unitarians (Christians
admit there is no mention of the word “trinity” in the Bible.
It is a word used to describe the triune nature of God – the
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – which is fully Biblical.)
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, liberal
religious groups studied the Bible and found only a few
references to hell. Not wanting to believe that such a place
of eternal suffering existed, they chose to disregard its
mention altogether, and instead formed a belief that all
people will go to heaven regardless of belief, faith, or
deed. In other words, they believed that salvation was
universal - hence the name, “Universalists”.
These two religious movements continued on, growing in
popularity due to their belief that no one personal is
accountable to anyone but themselves. As each grew more
liberal, and more similar to the other, the two movements
finally joined in 1961 to form the Unitarian Universalist
cult.
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General Unitarian Universalism Beliefs
Unitarian Universalism is a liberal religion that
claims to be “born of the Jewish and Christian traditions.”
They believe that personal experience, conscience, and reason
should be the final authorities in religion. In the end,
religious authority lies not in a book, person, or
institution, but in ourselves. We put religious insights to
the test of our hearts and minds. In other words, the UU’s
espouse a humanist believe of each individual in a position
superior to God or scripture. The UU believes that each
individual’s spiritual path for truth should not be hampered
by a creed or set of rules. It describes itself as a “free
faith.” Past this, it is hard to be very specific. If the UU
cult believes in anything, it is everything, and it stands for
nothing. Whew!
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UU Beliefs About God
UU’s are definitely not married to the concept of God. Some
UU’s claim to be Christians, while others claim to be
agnostic, Buddhist, Hindu, or even pagan! I really can’t
describe their belief in God any better than they do in their
own words. Here is a sampling from the Unitarian Universalist
Association website: “Some Unitarian Universalists are
nontheists and do not find language about God useful. The
faith of other Unitarian Universalists in God may be profound,
though among these, too, talk of God may be restrained. Why?
The word God is much abused. Far too often, the word seems to
refer to a kind of granddaddy in the sky or a super magician.
To avoid confusion, many Unitarian Universalists are more apt
to speak of "reverence for life" (in the words of Albert
Schweitzer, a Unitarian), the spirit of love or truth, the
holy, or the gracious. Many also prefer such language because
it is inclusive; it is used with integrity by theist and
nontheist members.” To sum up, the UU’s believe that belief
in God is too exclusionary, so they don’t have much regard for
its use.
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UU Beliefs About Jesus
The UU belief about Jesus will not take more than a few
sentences. They UU's deny the deity of Jesus Christ.
Their belief on the nature of Jesus pretty much parallels that
of the New Age -- that Jesus was an example of a good and
moral man. Nothing more, nothing less. In light of
this, it would be hard to call the UU cult Christian.
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UU Beliefs About the Bible
The UU's do not believe - as Christians do - that the Bible is
the infallible Word of God. It is more of a guide than
scripture to the UU. Let us once again view the UUA's
own words regarding their view of the Bible:
"We do
not, however, hold the Bible-or any other account of human
experience-to be either an infallible guide or the exclusive
source of truth. Much biblical material is mythical or
legendary. Not that it should be discarded for that reason!
Rather, it should be treasured for what it is. We believe that
we should read the Bible as we read other books (or the
newspaper)-with imagination and a critical eye."
The UU sees the
Bible as no more than a good issue of Readers Digest.
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UU Beliefs About Salvation
Salvation to the UU is a guarantee. They do not believe
in Hell. They do not believe that there is a penalty for
sin. As Christians, we believe there IS a penalty for
sin, but that penalty has been paid for by the blood of Jesus
Christ. All each person has to do is to accept that.
But to the UU, that would seem exclusionary. There is no
sin, there is no penalty for sin, there is no hell, therefore,
there is nothing to be saved from. That is the belief of
the UU.
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