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A brief introduction to Unitarianism

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Unitarianism is a dynamic religious movement.

Its earliest congregations in Britain, known then as Protestant Dissenters, originated when independent-minded ministers were ejected from the Church of England in 1662 but its free-thinking and critical approach has a longer ancestry. The belief in God as one (hence Unitarianism) developed in the 18 century and the movement continues to evolve.

Its key tenets are freedom, reason and tolerance. Its members question the notion that the Bible is literally true and accept that insights into the divine may be gained from the scriptures of other faiths, from science, from literature and from the natural world. Unitarians reject the notion of original sin and believe that there is a spark of the divine in all human beings.

If you wish to know more about Unitarians please click here It will take you to the web site of the UK governing body.