Every other month, I get to go to the meetings of Elder Journey, where there is usually a wide-ranging and stimulating discussion. Today we were talking about religious responses to the global environmental crisis, and I raised the question of what texts Unitarian Universalists might consult for help or inspiration on this kind of ethical issue.<\/p>\n
Cecil Bridges had a great response, which he gave me permission to quote here: “You don’t get your ethics by reading the ‘Seven Principles,’ but by living.”<\/p>\n
The same, obviously, holds true for any text, including the usual sacred texts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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