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The
nineteenth-century Unitarian minister William Ellery Channing
articulated this goal of religious education in 1839. In the 21st
century, UU religious education programs continue to heed these words.
In every UU church, the goal of religious education is ambitious.
After all, how can you teach
without doctrine?
Gaia Brown responds to this and other frequently asked questions in the
pamphlet "UU Religious Education and Your Child." She writes:
We have a strong faith in the inherent spirituality of children and see
it as our task to nurture, not to indoctrinate. Our respect for
the children teaches them respect for themselves, for others, and for
this fragile interdependent web of which we are all a part.
If you are interested in joining a community of shared values, a
community that encourages you and your children to explore and more
fully live these values, we warmly invite your family to visit and
participate in our program.
The children's and youth R.E. classes are generally conducted during
the Sunday services, after a short period of everyone participating in
the beginning of the worship service.
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