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The '''Unitarian Universalist Association''' was formed in 1961 by a merger between the main body of American Unitarians and the Universalist Association of America.  The Unitarians emerged from the [[Congregationalism|Congregational]] denomination about 1800. In recent decades turnover has been very high, as people use it as a vehicle to leave or enter other Christian denominations.  In 2002 the denomination reported 1010 churches with 215,000 full members and 1267 pastors.

The '''Unitarian Universalist Association''' was formed in 1961 by a merger between the main body of American Unitarians and the Universalist Association of America.  The Unitarians emerged from the [[Congregationalism|Congregational]] denomination about 1800. In recent decades turnover has been very high, as people use it as a vehicle to leave or enter other Christian denominations.  In 2002 the denomination reported 1010 churches with 215,000 full members and 1267 pastors.

The beliefs of the unitarian church are entirely open to interpretation. They do not directly affirm or deny god.

It is a liberal, nondoctrinal denomination, whose members' beliefs can be summarized as follows:

 

'''God'''--There is a God who created and watches over the universe.

 

'''Jesus'''--There are no incarnations of God, or that all incarnations are the embodiment of God, or Jesus is God's Son, or Jesus is not Son but God's chief prophet.

 

'''Creation'''--Most say the ''Bible'' is a holy book of great symbolic value, but not to be taken literally.  

 

'''Heaven'''--Heaven and hell are symbolic and are not actual places, or are states of consciousness either in life or continuing after death.

 

 

'''Satan'''  is a metaphor and does not actually exist.

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