UU principles and values affirm everyone’s unique and individual voice in the democratic process, and yet so often those voices endorse positions and policies that we strongly oppose. How do we live in that tension of endorsing values that, when expressed, create a world that seems to us to be less and less beloved? This general topic was selected by Dunbar Birnie and Louise Senior who placed the winning bid on the “Pick a Sermon Topic” item in the 2023 Fellowship Auction. Thank you Dunbar and Louise!