Democracy on the Line

Unitarians and Universalists have long cared about democracy. Our faith that each person could access the holy through their own conscience and mind carried over, 250 years ago, into a commitment that people should have the freedom to govern themselves without kings or dictators. In these perilous times, what – beyond voting – might our commitment to democracy ask of us? How might we build up civil society, fight loneliness and fascism, and protect our collective rights and freedoms?