The great leader of the civil rights movement forced the transformation our society. Yet many puzzle how Thomas Jefferson could have kept slaves. At the same time there is nostalgia for a past that seemed so much more civilized and well ordered, yet a past so firmly founded on racial inequality. Many of the era were clear that civility came at a necessary cost. Was that cost racial entitlement and knowing your place? ? Rev Tim Ashton

Such a word in our times may bring to mind the image of ?bowing and scraping, offering sacrifices to an idol, or the effort to cajole the gods to gain favor or exemption from bad fate or punishment. So what is it that we are doing on Sunday morning? Shouldn?t our religion be about good values and a well-lived life? ? Rev Tim Ashton

Many think that 'UU Evangelism' is an oxymoron. Critics think UUs don't believe in anything worth evangelizing about and UUs don't evangelize people into our faith. Come find out if these words can ever make sense together and whether you can become a UU evangelist without becoming a moron, oxy- or otherwise. -- Scott Harrigan

We owe a great debt to those who came before. I'd like to share how certain acts of creativity connect to the UU principles and timelessness. -- Jake Marek