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by Ariana on September 7th, 2005

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When and where did Unitarian Universalism begin?

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  • by TulsaDavid on October 14th, 2005

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    It began in the mid 20th century.

    The Unitarian Universalist Association began in 1961 in Boston. The International Council of Unitarians and Universalists began in 1995. It is a result of a merger of the Unitarian and Universalist organizations.

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  • by Alatea on September 9th, 2005

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    "Unitarians and Universalists have always been heretics. We are heretics because we want to choose our faith, not because we desire to be rebellious. “Heresy” in Greek means “choice.” During the first three centuries of the Christian church, believers could choose from a variety of tenets about Jesus. Among these was a belief that Jesus was an entity sent by God on a divine mission. Thus the word “Unitarian” developed, meaning the oneness of God. Another religious choice in the first three centuries of the Common Era (CE) was universal salvation. This was the belief that no person would be condemned by God to eternal damnation in a fiery pit. Thus a Universalist believed that all people will be saved. Christianity lost its element of choice in 325 CE when the Nicene Creed established the Trinity as dogma. For centuries thereafter, people who professed Unitarian or Universalist beliefs were persecuted."

    http://www.uua.org/info/origins.html

    Edit: I don't know why you're unable to understand my response.
    It is complete. Your inability to understand prompts a poor rating
    but in fact it shows your own inability to comprehend.

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  • by Bonitaverano on May 19th, 2007

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    Unitarianism dates back to the time of the Protestant Reformation and began with the early teachings of Michael Servetus who rejected the idea of the Trinity and was burned at the stake for his beliefs by the Calvinists in geneva. The theology really took root in Transylvanis with the help of theologian Francis David whose statement" We do not have to believe alike to love alike" is at the heart of Unitarian beliefs. King John sigismund of Transylvania, a Unitarian was the first to establish a completley tolerant religious society. Universalism is based on the idea that Jesus' salvation extends to ALL people. The two denominations merged in 1961. Some famous UU's in history: Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Elizabeth Blackwell, Clara Barton, Joseph Priestley, the Huxleys and Beatrix Potter

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