To the editor,
The four Unitarian Universalist churches in the area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough) are sponsoring a new multi-racial congregation in the Durham area, with a special effort made to attract African-Americans. The plan is to locate it in the southern part of Durham, renting space in a school or community center to start with.

Our vision is that this new congregation will bring together people from diverse cultures, races, religious backgrounds, and life experiences, with a commitment to the goal of moving beyond religious and racial tolerance to a fuller appreciation of the value of diverse perspectives. As such, this congregation will have the potential to be a positive force for healing and social action in the larger community.

Our hope is that we will have an active congregation complete with a children's Religious Education program in place by autumn 1997.

Al Sawyer
Chapel Hill

To the editor,
While Kropotkin's caustic wit frequently serves to afflict hypocrisy, it can be counterproductive when it is aimed at inappropriate targets, like Senator Wib Gulley. Kropotkin's "response" asserting that Senator Gulley withdrew the North Carolina Clean Elections Act was inaccurate. Wib Gulley will be introducing the Act to the State Senate on March 5th. [He did. -Eds.]

For those who want to do more than ventilate about the electoral process, call your State Senators and Representatives, the Senate President Pro-Tem, Marc Basnight (919-733-6854), and Speaker of the House Harold Brubaker (919-733-3451), and tell them you expect them to support the North Carolina Clean Elections Act. Callers also need to insist that legislators support employer disclosure and electronic filing. Leave a message if you get the machine. To request contact information for the calls and to identify your representatives, call: 1-888-OURVOTE.

Stan Goff
Raleigh