Topic: Values

Conversion Therapy & What We Can Do with Dr. Lucas Wilson

About the Message: Conversion practices—commonly referred to as conversion therapy—constitute the damaging efforts to change queer individuals’ sexual orientations and/or gender identities and expressions. Despite the common misapprehension—in North America, at least—that conversion practices are a thing of the past, such anti-LGBTQ+ efforts persist and continue to wreak havoc on countless queer and trans individuals, particularly … Continue reading Conversion Therapy & What We Can Do with Dr. Lucas Wilson

The Duality of Attack: Fred Shuttlesworth and the Confrontational Space with Matthew Manning

About the ServiceAn oft avoided space in a movement is the confrontational space, the point where opposing forces meet. Movements for change need voices like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but they also need voices like Fred Shuttlesworth; the one willing to go into the breach and face the conflict head-on. About our SpeakerMatthew Manning … Continue reading The Duality of Attack: Fred Shuttlesworth and the Confrontational Space with Matthew Manning

The Third Jesus with Kirk Newport

About the Service:Easter is the most important holiday on the Christian calendar. Some modern scholars have characterized it as the second chapter of Jesus’ legacy, the first being his ministry on earth. But hiding in plane sight, an even newer interpretation, a third chapter, is working its way into the light. About our Speaker:Kirk Newport … Continue reading The Third Jesus with Kirk Newport

The Many Faces of Love – presented by the U2C3 Worship Team

Watch this service on YouTube. About the Service:Love is universal, yet it appears in countless forms—kindness, passion, connection, and care for others. Join us as the U2C3 Worship Team reflects on the many ways love manifests in our lives and how it aligns with our values and principles. About our Worship Team:The U2C3 Worship Team … Continue reading The Many Faces of Love – presented by the U2C3 Worship Team

The Dark Side of Utilitarianism with Bob Allen

Watch this service on YouTube About the Service:From a utilitarian perspective, decision makers are encouraged to make decisions that create the greatest good for the greatest number.  As long as this standard is satisfied, decisions are deemed morally acceptable. However, this does not mean that everyone benefits from such decisions.  Nothing in utilitarianism requires any … Continue reading The Dark Side of Utilitarianism with Bob Allen