“The Cost of Freedom,” by Rev Frank Clarkson

At its core, freedom is about individual liberty. It’s the freedom to live life on your terms, as long as it doesn’t violate the rights of others. It’s the right to speak your mind, practice your faith, and live your values without fear of persecution. This includes respecting the freedom of others. True freedom requires equal opportunities for all and must be defended. We often don’t realize its importance until it’s gone.

Rev Frank Clarkson has served as minister of the UU Church of Haverhill, MA since 2008. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Frank previously worked as a freelance commercial photographer before he discerned a call to the ministry. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge in 2004 and was ordained to the Unitarian Universalist ministry in 2005.

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