Is it possible to get married without a “blessing from God,” or is the whole idea just a ridiculous fantasy? A growing number of people from the humanist community are defying old notions of ordination by becoming ministers to perform … Continue reading →

A recent decision out of Albany, New York has affirmed what many ULC Monastery wedding officiants have known for years: that the Universal Life Church is a legitimate and valid church and that weddings performed by its ministers are legally … Continue reading →

By now it should be apparent that young people are becoming increasingly disabused by religion and leaving conventional churches in ever growing numbers, but are they seeking a spiritual alternative, and if so, what? In a recent Huffington Post article, … Continue reading →

Supporters of same-sex marriage are like supporters of the Illuminati, according to evangelical television host Pat Robertson, who made the remarks in a recent episode of his program The 700 Club. The former Southern Baptist minister suggested the comparison while … Continue reading →

When two bombs ripped through Boylston Street during the Boston Marathon on Monday, 15 April, the United States and the world community grieved the loss of three lives as well as the more than 170 people who sustained injuries almost … Continue reading →

As the Universal Life Church Monastery mentioned recently on its Facebook page, talk show host Wendy Williams plans to take advantage of her online ordination in the Universal Life Church Monastery to perform weddings. Although it will not have been … Continue reading →

Award-winning pop country singer Kelly Clarkson has announced that fellow country star Blake Shelton will perform a wedding after Shelton’s manager, Brandon Blackstock, proposed to her. Cosmopolitan has suggested that Shelton will use an online ordination with the ULC Monastery … Continue reading →

A bill that would have made Christianity the official religion in the U.S. state of North Carolina became history when it was struck down by the speaker of that state’s House of Representatives, continuing the long streak of success for … Continue reading →

The Universal Life Church gets a lot of publicity, from the ordination of celebrity ministers like Kathy Griffin and Conan O’Brien to the fight for sacerdotal rights across the United States, but the entertainment industry has taken the church’s exposure … Continue reading →

With its series The Bible, the History channel has mesmerized television viewers like never before, earning record ratings in the process. Despite the network’s lofty vision, some media outlets have critiqued the resemblance between the actor who plays Satan and … Continue reading →