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Readings: Values
Our values include:
- An appreciation for one's own heritage:
- And respect the traditions of others.
- Respect for reason and reasonableness as a way to approach and solve problems:
- And a respect for liberty and the democratic process as a way to make decisions.
- A sense of belonging to a community which accepts and uses differing opinions and is united in an honest search for truths:
- With the courage to face truths and to apply them.
- A closer understanding of and value for oneself as we should value others:
- And the recognition of responsibility for one's behaviour and its effects on others.
- Awareness and validation of all that is around:
- The Reverence for all life
Adapted from Religious Growth and Learning For Youth: Values, Unitarian Community Church Santa Monica, California