Unitarians repudiate Doctrine of Discovery

Unitarian congregation repudiates Doctrine of Discovery

Third church to join repudiation movement

By Gale Courey ToensingA Unitarian Universalist congregation in Florida has issued a Statement of Conscience repudiating the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and urging the United States government to adopt the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Tarpon Springs is the oldest Unitarian congregation in the state and the Statement of Conscience is the first it has issued in its 125 years of existence.

“It’s a really big deal in our faith,” said Dan Callaghan, the man who initiated the action in his church.

The Tarpon congregation is the third religious group in the U.S. in less than a year to disavow the Christian Doctrine of Discovery and support the adoption of the Declaration.Comment:  For more on the subject, see Quakers Renounce Doctrine of Discovery and Episcopal Church Repudiates Doctrine of Discovery.

Below:  "Dan Callaghan, a member of the Universalist Unitarian Church of Tarpon Springs, has led the congregation to adopt a Statement of Conscience that repudiates the Doctrine of Discovery, urges the government to remove it from U.S. law, and adopt and implement the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The UUC of Tarpon Springs acknowledges 'truth as the only authority.'"