First Unitarian Church of Toledo

Sunday Service – What Does “Unitarian” Mean Today?

It’s been a hundred years since the trial of John Scopes was held in Dayton, Tennessee. He was being prosecuted for teaching evolution in a public high school, and this was a test case for teaching science when the state mandated religion. There seem to be similarities today. The Scopes trial brought famous attorneys—Clarence Darrow to represent Scopes, William Jennings Bryan on the side of religion for the state. There was also a Unitarian connection—minister Charles Francis Potter was there to help Darrow’s team and to promote liberal religion in that fundamentalist setting. This week will have some of Potter’s story. Next week will continue on the trial, asking, with a tie to the play that the trial inspired, Inherit the Wind, “What have we inherited?”

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Featured Event – Jim Scott in Concert!

Friday, October 17 @7pm

“A Vision for the Planet” – A Multimedia Experience by Jim Scott

Mixing powerful songs and striking projected images, “A Vision for the Planet” takes us from grieving to celebration and from protest to motivation to sustain life on our planetary home. Jim’s lyrical melodies and outspoken poetry celebrate what’s beautiful, amazing, and fragile about our Earth.

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