Theological Stirrings in Unitarian Circles

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A theological tempest is brewing within the nation's most liberal denomination, with critics charging that the 'Unitarian Universalist Association has lost its spiritual moorings and has no room for those who disagree with its liberal politics. A group of disgruntled church members plan's to launch the American Unitarian Association, reclaiming the name of one of the UUA's predecessor organizations in an effort to fuel a "restoration" of the tradition that flourished in 19th-century New England.

The Boston-based national church, meanwhile, has filed suit in federal court against the fledgling movement, claiming that the UUA still owns the name American Unitarian Association, …