LGBTQ & Human Rights - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog

Southern Baptists Ask Trump to Target LGBTQ+ Protections, Abortion Access

November 29th, 2024

Heads of the Southern Baptist Convention, the second largest Christian denomination in the US, just sent President-elect Trump a letter requesting he cut abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights in his first 100 days in office.

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Happily Never After: Inside the Shadowy War to End Gay Marriage

November 18th, 2024

Is same-sex marriage in danger? With an incoming Trump administration, many in the LGBTQ+ community are worried that marriage equality will be at risk. Here's how some Christian activists hope to overturn Obergefell.

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Evangelical Group: More Difficult to Come Out as Christian Than Gay

November 14th, 2024

With LGBTQ+ acceptance on the rise and Christianity on the decline in the west, a prominent evangelical group just declared that it's now more difficult for youth to come out as Christian than as gay.

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The Universal Life Church Keeps Moving Forward

November 8th, 2024

We understand many of you are scared. While we cannot predict the future, we're in the fight with you, and will continue to do all that we can to ensure everyone has the right to marry the person they love.

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WA Restaurant Faces Backlash for Refusing to Cater Same-Sex Wedding

November 8th, 2024

A Washington restaurant is facing backlash after refusing to cater a same-sex wedding. The restaurant owners say they're following their faith, but the couple and their family say they may pursue legal action.

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Seventh-day Adventists Sue For Right to Discriminate in Hiring

October 11th, 2024

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is suing the state of Maryland, arguing that they should be allowed to legally discriminate against everyone from the LGBTQ+ community to remarried people to porn viewers in employment.

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Meet 2024's Hottest Religion: Transphobia?

October 10th, 2024

Move aside Abrahamic faiths, there's a new religion in town. 3,000 individuals listed their religion as 'believer in biology' in the 2022 Scottish census in a campaigned organized by an anti-transgender feminist group.

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Parents Sound Alarm About "Gayest" Marvel Show Yet

September 26th, 2024

Comments from the cast of Marvel's latest TV Disney + show, 'Agatha All Along,' are causing outrage and even protests from some parents, who say kids simply should not be exposed to shows with LGBTQ+ and Pagan content.

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Religious Parents Demand to Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ+ Curriculum

September 19th, 2024

A group of religious parents in Maryland say their First Amendment rights were violated by their local school district, which doesn't allow them to opt their kids out of LGBTQ-focused lesson plans.

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Can You Be Mormon and Trans? LDS Church Introduces Strict New Guidelines

August 29th, 2024

The Mormon Church just announced new guidelines for transgender members - and they're stricter than ever. Transgender Mormons can no longer pursue priesthood or even be baptized unless they transition back.

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