As requested by TJ members in the recent months, additional written submissions expressing the desire to change our church’s name or to retain it were collected in June. This opportunity was shared weekly with our members to offer maximum response by the June 19th deadline. Further research into factual accounts of Jefferson’s life through recommended … Continue reading Final TJ Name Change Opinions – Collected June 2020
By Rus Ervin Funk I was an activist for gender and racial justice long before I became a father. Perhaps because of that, becoming a father (rather late in life – I was 46 when my child was born) was an experience that I found to be mutual influencing: becoming a dad has influenced my activism, … Continue reading Fathering and Activism: How Being a Dad Impacts my Efforts for Gender Justice (and Vice Versa)
What’s In our Name? Should we change the name of our church? Thomas Jefferson was a significant historical figure in the founding of our nation, but some church members consider his abusive slave treatment and his belief that blacks were a sub-species as the subject of debate on whether we should continue to share his … Continue reading Should We Change the Name of Our Church?
