他們也重視人道主義、社會關懷,他們表示自己有實際行動,例如他們向那些饑餓的、無家可歸的、患愛滋病的、在核能威脅下的人,伸出援手。UU常引述他們中間一些對社會有貢獻的前人,例如,美國南北戰爭時,有一個UU成員 Henry Bellows,成立了一個叫做「American Sanitary Commission」,在另一個叫做 Mary Livermore 的UU成員協助之下,幫助了無數傷兵。據說,這個組織是紅十字會的前身。[5]
專門研究異端和邪教的馬丁(Walter Martin)評論說﹕「最適當的,是把UU視為非基督教的邪教。」[14] 護教學家安克伯(John Ankerberg)和韋登(John Weldon)說﹕「UU前人利用聖經和推理所構成的神學思想和世界觀,都是正統基督教不承認的。」[15]上邊提到的《普救一位神主義》說﹕「正統基督教是他們的敵人,從不視他們為真正的基督徒。」[16]
護教學家卜勒遜(Bob Larson)把她列在《卜勒遜論邪教》(Larson’s New Book of Cults)中。[17]有好些基督教網站,亦不約而把她列入異端邪教行列。[18] 甚至一份非基督教的評論亦結論說﹕「大部分傳統的基督教視她為一個非基督教的邪教。」[19]
無可避免的結論是,UU不止是異端,根本不能算為基督教。若有任何UU組織自稱「自由派基督教」,那是淪於偽冒。
[1] 見﹕尋道會網站(http://www.uuhk.org/)。 [2] Alan W. Gomes, Unitarian Universalism (Grand rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1998). [3] Unitarian Universalist Views of God (Boston, MA: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations) etc. [4] “Principles” from “Unitarian Universalist Association” website (http://www.uua.org/aboutus/bylaws/articleii/6906.shtml ) July, 2011. [5] John A. Beuhrens and F. Forrester Church, Our Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism (Boston: Beacon Press, 1989), p. 47-48. [6] Ibid., p. 24-25. [7] Morning Prayer and Meditation of UU Christian Fellowship, Turley, OK 74156(http://www.uuchristian.org/pdfs/MorningPrayersMeditation.pdf)July, 2011. [8] Buehrens & Church, Our Chosen Faith, p. 175-78. [9] William F. Schulz, ed., The Unitarian Universalist Pocket Guide, 2dn ed. (Boston: Skinner House Books, 1993), p.32-36. [10] Ibid., chapter “Our Religious Education.” [11] Ibid., p. 40-41. [12] Buehrens & Church, Our Chosen Faith, p. 73-74. [13] Ibid., p. 137. [14] Walter Martin, The Kingdom of the Cults (Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 1985), p. 501. [15] John Ankerberg & John Weldon, Encyclopedia of Cults and New Religions (Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 1999), p. 504. [16] Gomes, Unitarian Universalism, p. 11. [17] Bob Larson, Larson’s Book of Cults (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1989), p. 446-47. [18] 例﹕http://www.eaec.org/cults/unitarianuniversalism.htm ;http://www.bibleteacher.org/pdf_sermons/whatsaith_8.pdf ;http://www.apologeticsindex.org/u07.html July, 2011。[19] Mary Fairchild , “Unitarian Universalism: Christian or Not?” (http://christianity.about.com/b/2010/05/14/unitarian-universalism-christian-or-not.htm ) July, 2011. [20] Unitarian Universalist Views of Bible (Boston, MA: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations).