Rev. Sarah's Blog

Jerry Falwell had an immeasurable impact on church and politics. Of course, the church has always been political, but Falwell made an impact on politics with a distinct Christian perspective. As Falwell defined himself, he helped to define and mold the religious right. His polarization of the Christian conservative, what he redefined as evangelical, allowed for an emergence of the progressive Christian.

Why is  so important? Isn’t just young people getting together to drink beer? Why should a church support this, let alone sponsor it?

Elton John said in The Observer magazine that religion should be banned because of what it has done to homosexuality. “I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people. From my point of view, I would ban religion completely,” he was quoted as saying. I think that Elton John is correct in saying that the Church as an institution has not actively cared for the gay community, and in fact, more often than not, has condemned it. However, my denomination, the United Church of Christ, has long spoken out and “come out” in favor and support of the LGBT community.

Hooray! Fairview Community Church is the newest member of the United Church of Christ. On Sunday November 5th at a meeting of the Southern Association of the Southern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ at Irvine United Congregational Church, Fairview was unanimously and joyfully voted in as part of the United Church of Christ.

As you probably already know, I am a young female minister. I’m a member of Generation X. This last Wednesday evening at Fairview Community Church we held an event that focused on Generations. Each Generation sees the world through its own particular lens based on the circumstances that affected that generation as it has grown up in the world. Gen Xers, like myself, see the world very differently than say, The GI Generation. It’s as though we come from different cultures. We have very different approaches to work, relationships, even church!