Ko Netzler beams from her hospital bed in the humble bedroom where she has spent most her days for the past 15 years. Surviving a car accident that she did not cause left her body partially paralyzed, but her soul and her faith suffered no lasting ill effects. Family and friends stop by hoping to…
DetailsIn 1996, artist Kathleen Peterson and religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack embarked on a project to create a children’s book about world religions. In the early stages of the project they recognized a gap in children’s books on world religions. Those books that included non-Christian faiths would lump together all of the Christian denominations, whereas…
DetailsBig Ocean Women are women of faith. This foundational identity not only unites us with other people of faith, but it connects us to a higher power. This connection gives us access to strength beyond our own. For most, our faith gives us more than standards and direction, but also an ideal which we strive…
DetailsResources on Freedom of Religion I recently read several articles about freedom of religion and pulled important references and quotes from them to share with Big Ocean Cottage Leaders as part of our January 2017 campaign. Hope some of these are helpful to you as you plan your cottage discussion. -Alicia Moulton Big Ocean…
DetailsI virtually attended a Facebook seminar last week about the changing algorithm that is supposed to go into place soon on FB. Facebook will soon start splitting our accounts into “Friends and Family” and “Explore” for businesses, organizations, and causes. This means our Big Ocean posts will be in the Explore section. We will want…
DetailsHere are some suggestions on preserving religious freedoms that have been condensed into a few categories that cottage leaders can explore further. Have a strong knowledge: In private and personal ways, learn and live your religion and or belief system well. Have a wellspring of knowledge that is easily accessible to you – like an…
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