LGBTQ & Human Rights - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
April 19th, 2024
Ohio Christians are trying to stop a LGBTQ+ Pride festival from taking place. They say it violates their small town, faith-based values, with one man arguing that the city is "[trying] to cram this down our throats.”
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April 15th, 2024
The Tennessee State Senate just passed a bill which will allow LGBTQ+ kids to be adopted into families harboring anti-gay views. Some LGBTQ+ advocates argue that this is discrimination hiding under the guise of faith.
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April 11th, 2024
The Catholic Church just released a long awaited report entitled "Infinite Dignity," which lists gender ideology and gender affirming surgery as existential threats to humanity, and transgender Catholics are not happy.
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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 22nd, 2024
Catholic activists are demanding an apology from and an exorcism for St. Patrick's Cathedral, which recently hosted a raucous and "sacrilegious" funeral for transgender activist Cecilia Gentili.
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February 9th, 2024
Thousands have signed a petition protesting a new ad by jewelry maker Pandora. The commercial features a lesbian couple embracing, and now some are protesting the jeweler for "flaunting" gay relationships in their face.
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February 2nd, 2024
Psychiatrists are currently debating how best to categorize 'religious trauma,' particularly when it comes to the LGBTQ community. Should it be a recognized mental health disorder, or not?
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February 1st, 2024
A longtime Christian radio host was let go after saying that anti-LGBTQ Christians should attend same-sex weddings. As his employer defends the firing by saying his comments were unbiblical, he's refusing to back down.
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January 19th, 2024
Wheaton College, a prominent private Christian school in Illinois, is facing scrutiny from alumni for a new policy which prohibits staff members from ever announcing their personal pronouns in a school-related context.
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