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===Principles and sources===
The CUC does not have a central creed in which members are required to believe, but they have found it useful to articulate their common values in what has become known as ''The Principles and Sources of our Religious Faith'', which are currently based on the UUA's former Principles and Sources<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240828210213/https://www.uua.org/beliefs/what-we-believe/principles |title=Our Faith - Beliefs & Principles - Principles|publisher=Unitarian Universalist Association |access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> with the addition of an 8th principle adopted by CUC members at a special meeting on November 27, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Eighth Principle|date=21 June 2022 |url=https://cuc.ca/unitarian-universalism/principles-sources/eighth-principle/|accessdate=Feb 15, 2023|publisher=Canadian Unitarian Council}}</ref> The CUC had a task force<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cuc.ca/statement/ |title=Statement of Principles Task Force |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207001422/http://www.cuc.ca/statement/ |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |publisher=Canadian Unitarian Council |date=October 1, 2011}}</ref> whose mandate was to consider revising them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Principles and Sources |url=http://cuc.ca/principles-and-sources/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031020921/http://cuc.ca/principles-and-sources/ |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The principles and sources as published in church literature and on the CUC website:<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Principles and Sources of our Religious Faith |date=16 June 2022 |url=https://cuc.ca/unitarian-universalism/principles_sources/|accessdate=Feb 15, 2023|publisher=Canadian Unitarian Council}}</ref>

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''The Principles and Sources of our Religious Faith''

''Principles''

We, the member congregations of the Canadian Unitarian Council, covenant to affirm and promote:

:*The inherent worth and dignity of every person;
:*Justice, equity, and compassion in human relations;
:*Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth in our congregations;
:*A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
:*The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large;
:*The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
:*Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part;
:*Individual and communal action that accountably dismantles racism and systemic barriers to full inclusion in ourselves and our institutions.

''Sources''

The living tradition which we share draws from many sources:

:* Direct experience of that transcending mystery and wonder, affirmed in all cultures, which moves us to a renewal of the spirit and an openness to the forces which create and uphold life;
:* Words and deeds of prophetic women and men which challenge us to confront powers and structures of evil with justice, compassion, and the transforming power of love;
:* Wisdom from the world's religions which inspires us in our [[ethical]] and spiritual life;
:* Jewish and Christian teachings which call us to respond to God's love by loving our neighbours as ourselves;
:* Humanist teachings which counsel us to heed the guidance of reason and the results of [[science]], and warn us against idolatries of the mind and spirit;
:* Spiritual teachings of Earth-centred traditions which celebrate the sacred circle of life and instruct us to live in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

Grateful for the religious pluralism which enriches and ennobles our faith, we are inspired to deepen our understanding and expand our vision. As free congregations we enter into this covenant, promising to one another our mutual trust and support.}}