Judgment

in the Proposed Article II and the UUA

Barbara L. Barnes

Late Update: Pre GA 2023

The Last Judgement, by Jean Cousin (ca. 1522–1595)

The term “judgment” means different things to different people and in different contexts. The definitions in multiple dictionaries range from opinion to legal pronouncement with consequences. In Christian circles, judgment often alludes to the “Last Judgment.” This construct purports that, come the end of time, God will review all lives, with those people found lacking condemned to Hell.

This religious use of “judgment” directly opposes our Unitarian and Universalist roots….

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