Religious Freedom Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
March 8th, 2024
The federal government has been trying for ten years to sell Oak Flat, a sacred religious site for Apaches, to an Australian mining company. Now, Apache activists are vowing to take the fight to the Supreme Court.
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March 4th, 2024
A recent report shows an alarming increase in attacks on Christian churches, with incident rates doubling from 2022 to 2023. Is a growing discomfort with the Christian faith to blame for the increased hostility?
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March 1st, 2024
Should mental health professionals be able to deny care on religious grounds? An Idaho bill would allow therapists to refuse care if it violates their faith, which critics say is an attack on the LGBTQ community.
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February 19th, 2024
When does a house turn into a house of worship? A rabbi in Hawaii is suing the county after they fined him for hosting religious services in his home, arguing it was not zoned properly for worship services.
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January 12th, 2024
Should Muslim women have to take their hijab off when taking a police mugshot? A Michigan woman is suing the county sheriff's department after she says she was forced to take off her hijab, leaving her feeling violated.
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September 7th, 2023
A Muslim woman says she was emotionally scarred when Tennessee police officers forced her to remove her hijab for a mugshot photo. Now she's suing the county, arguing her religious freedom rights were violated.
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August 28th, 2023
First Amendment win or blatant anti-LGBTQ discrimination? A Michigan vendor banned from selling his wares at a local farmer's market over his anti-LGBTQ views was just reinstated after a lengthy legal battle.
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August 10th, 2023
A group of Aztec dancers say they are the victims of religious discrimination by U.S. border agents, who seized some 1,500 feathers from them under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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August 8th, 2023
El Dorado County in California just declared last July and all future Julys as "American Christian Heritage Month," arguing that we simply do not recognize Christianity's role in American history enough around here.
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