location
We are located at 1070 Huntington Drive in San Marino. It is on the south side of the street between the stop lights at St Albans on the east and Oak Knoll on the west.
In addition to parking on Huntington Drive in front of the church, there are two church parking lots. But, the only way to enter either one, is via the alley behind the edifice. This one-way alley (not shown on the map below) must be entered from Chelsea Road.
Our thoughts about religion
Religion is a unparalleled force in society. It motivates individuals to do both good and evil. Historically, it has promoted:
An end to slavery, racial integration, equal rights for women, and equal rights for gays and lesbians. It has motivated individuals to create a massive support services for the poor, the sick, the hurting, and the broken.
Conversely, it has been used to justify slavery, racial segregation, oppression of women, discrimination against homosexuals, genocides, exterminations of minorities, and other horrendous evils.
Religion motivates some to dedicate their lives to help the poor and needy. It drives others to exterminate as many "heretics" as they can. Over the past two decades we have seen religiously-motivated mass murders and genocides in Bosnia, East Timor, Indonesia, India, Kosovo, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tibet, etc.
Religion has the capability to generate unselfish love in some people, and vicious, raw hatred in others. The trick is to somehow change religions so that they maximize the former and minimize the latter. This is not a simple task, because most faith groups are extremely resistant to change. The key is religious tolerance.
Definition of religious tolerance
Some folks, particularly religious conservatives define "religious tolerance" as the belief that all religions are equally true, valid, and equally beneficial to the culture. We define the term differently: to be tolerant is to follow the Ethic of Reciprocity, a.k.a. the Golden Rule. That involves working towards a culture in which every person should be able to:
Follow their own religious beliefs, as long as they do not harm others;
Enjoy freedom of religious belief, speech and assembly, without discrimination or oppression.
Change their religion if they wish, and Make non-harassing, non-manipulative and non-coercive attempts to convert others.
Our goal
We try to write accurate, balanced, clear, objective and inclusive articles about religion, morality and ethics. We often tackle tough religious questions. We don't promote a specific religious viewpoint; we don't attack anyone's theological beliefs. We don't value religious beliefs over secularism or vice-versa. However, we do criticize actions that harm people, even if those actions are religiously motivated. We are dedicated to "liberty and justice for all" (with the exception of those engaging in acts which can be shown to be criminal and hurtful). More information on our purposes, beliefs, rules of engagement etc. is available.