The founding of Aegis Base Fellowship is in large part due to the religious cultural oppression forced upon fellow people by other institutions.  This results in the specific statements outlined here. These cultural concerns include but are not limited to divorce, marriage, human sexuality, and sanctity of life. The Church affirms the beliefs and standards expressed in each statement: 

Human Sexuality

As such, the Church subscribes to the belief that human beings are the result of billions of years of evolution through mutations and natural selection. Therefore individual differences in the manifestations of perceived genders are expected. Gender identity and sexuality is determined by an individual’s predilections, and expressions of such are determined by that individual.  Surgical and/or hormonal alterations may be undertaken after careful consideration by a legal adult.    

Marriage 

As such, the Church subscribes to the belief that the institution of marriage may be entered into by any consenting adults.

Sanctity of Life 

As such, the Church subscribes to the belief that all life is miraculous. However, the quality and dignity of life are, if not more, important as the quantity of life. 

The Church accordingly believes that procedures for the primary objective of terminating a pregnancy and taking the life of an unborn child (such procedures are referred to herein as abortions) are to the discretion of the pregnant mother, and if available the father. 

Similarly, the use of contraception is strongly encouraged wherein the sexual participants are not explicitly attempting to conceive a child or children. 

Similarly, the Church believes that medical procedures that takes the life of an individual prematurely (such procedures are referred to as euthanasia) are an individual right to preserve the dignity of life. 

The Church’s beliefs further authorize paying for or otherwise facilitating such procedures. As dictated by these beliefs, the Church as an organization shall hold no concern in funding abortions, including through a health care benefit plan that covers prescription drugs that induce abortions.  

Any requirement to mitigate abortions or euthanasia and any penalty for mitigating such, would directly and substantially burden and undermine the Church’s exercise and expression of its beliefs. 

Religious Activities 

In conformance with these beliefs and standards, the Church engages solely in activities that further its faith mission. All such activities can and should be vehicles for spiritual growth. Therefore, the Church considers all of its activities to be a form of religious worship. 

The Church distinguishes between exclusive religious activities and integrated religious activities. Exclusive religious activities include creative worship engagements including but not limited to constructive services conducted by the Church, and education or episcopal counseling. 

Integrated religious activities include activities similar to those conducted by nonreligious organizations for the benefit of society. The Church conducts such activities in furtherance of and in accordance with its beliefs. With respect to restrictions that may be imposed on the use of funds or other benefits offered to the Church, the Church shall not agree to any restriction that would preclude the Church from conducting its integrated religious activities in furtherance of and in accordance with its religious beliefs. The Church may agree not to use offered funds or benefits for exclusive religious activities.