Unitarians are known for not reciting creeds, but here are a few things that Unitarians believe. It is by no means an exhaustive list, and the individual propositions are not presented in any particular order of importance.
1. We believe that human life is sacred; that each human being is unique and precious, and has something valuable to offer the world.
2. We believe that community is important; human beings don’t live fully or creatively in isolation; we need each other; we need to share our joys and sorrows, and we need to share and celebrate our sacred moments together.
3. We believe that the earth is fragile and precious and needs to be treated with reverence and respect.
4. We believe that all human beings have a natural desire to pursue the big questions of existence, and that these questions are best approached in a supportive and understanding community, free from dogmatic assumptions or inherited prejudices.
5. We believe that each person should be free to come to his or her own conclusions about the ultimate questions of life and should never be subjected to indoctrination or coercion.
6. We believe that a person’s sexual orientation is his or her own business.
7. We believe in democracy; that spiritual communities should be run by, and on behalf of, their members, and that authority to preach and to minister should be conferred by the community and not by some external agency.
8. We believe in the absolute equality of the sexes in all matters, and that no person should be excluded from membership or barred from ministry because of gender or sexual orientation.
9. We believe in respecting all religious traditions because, despite their undoubted failure to live up to their highest ideals, they have given the world inspiring ideas, nurtured great minds and fostered noble acts.
10. We believe that all religious scriptures are human products, and can only be said to be inspired in the same way that all great literature is inspired.
11. We believe that human reason and scientific enquiry should be brought to bear on all areas of human experience, including religion.
12. We believe that we have a sacred responsibility to care for the weak, the vulnerable and the dispossessed in our own society and throughout the world.

Bill Darlison October, 2007