Summer “Banned Books” Series at Desert Palm UCC

From Rev. Tom Martinez:

Join us in our regular Sunday morning summer worship as we explore some of the books currently red-flagged as “dangerous.” You know, books like To Kill a Mockingbird and Fahrenheit 451. Why are certain books identified as threatening? Is it pure fear mongering, is there something powerful lurking within their pages that might upset the status quo? And what might some of these classics (and newer novels by break-out writers) have to do with Jesus’ quest to set us free?

Here's a sample of what books we’ll be touching on in case you’re looking for summer reading (or a book on tape)! And if one of these titles has been important for you, personally, please let Tom know as we’d love to have folks offer short (5 min.) testimonials as part of each service: Fahrenheit 451 (this Sunday, June 26th); The Hate You Give (July 3rd); The Old Man and The Sea (July 17th); The Lord of the Flies (July 24th); To Kill a Mockingbird (July 23rd); The Confessions of Frannie Langton (Aug. 7th).