Despite the erasure, dismissal, and mistreatment women have suffered for centuries in nearly all faith traditions, women have still always been active participants, contributors, and defenders of the faith. How has religion benefited from the voices and ideas of women? Who are some of these trailblazers and champions? How can we emulate these women and … Continue reading God Is Within Her; She Will Not Fail
What happens when you find that the faith you were raised with no longer feeds your soul? Join us as we discuss spiritual growth and how spiritual life is never one size fits all.
The Transgender Community Coalition serves the Inland Empire for the Transgender, Intersex, Gender Non-Conforming and Non-Binary community. We also serve on committees to improve the quality of life for the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Community. We provide services regarding (but not limited to): education, linkage to healthcare, HIV/AIDS prevention and education, PrEP and PEP education, … Continue reading Equality for All and Inequality for None
Join us this Sunday as we look at Liberation and Coming out in three moments of history.
June is Pride Month for the LGBTQIA+ Community. A lot of questions arise from both the straight and queer communities: why do we need Pride Month?
The LGBTQA Movement has achieved remarkable success since the Stonewall Riots – things I barely imagined in 1969. Now we face our greatest threat in my lifetime. Let’s take a moment to review our strategies, but also our deepest strengths. Whatever our place in the rainbow, there’s more in store!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, but it is not enough to simply be aware that mental illnesses exist. They are invisible, and often silent, so those who live with them often go unnoticed, unaccounted for, unseen. In our beloved Universalist Unitarian community, we must share our stories — both of triumphs and failure — … Continue reading You Can’t Believe Everything You Think
It is easy to feel like the sandcastle that took hours to build has been kicked down in minutes by the Beach’s Meanest Bully. But, as Nietzsche informed us, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” Call us “snowflakes” but know that only means that we are each and every one unique, each … Continue reading We Are Not Victims, We are SUPERHEROES!
Jenn Carson is an advocate who addresses issues related to parental incarceration. She draws upon her own experience as the young child of a serial murderer and upon her 15 years of experience working with high-needs youth in low-income schools.
Let’s at the story of the Good Samaritan through the eyes of 2018’s Black Panther. In the movie Black Panther, King T’Challa is told by his father that he must choose to be a good man or a good king, but what does that mean to us? Are we prepared only to do what’s good? … Continue reading Can We be the Black Panther: Are You a Good Man or a Good King?
