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God Made Gays

November 10th, 2014

Vatican City, Vatican – This month, Pope Francis recently sent tremors through the Catholic Church. Bishops and other religious leaders gathered to discuss issues concerning families at the Synod. Though in the end, hardly any official doctrine was changed, Continue Reading »

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Remembering Reverend Joan Rivers

September 5th, 2014

On the afternoon of September 4, 2014, we lost one of our most cherished Universal Life Church ministers, Joan Rivers. Joan passed away, at the age of 81, from complications encountered during vocal cord surgery. Continue Reading »

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Clergy Decry Supreme Court Contraception Ruling

July 9th, 2014

The fight to protect women’s reproductive rights from the encroachment of religious beliefs took a step backward recently when the United States Supreme Court ruled that corporations may deny employees contraception coverage on the basis of religious beliefs Continue Reading »

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United Church of Christ Sues for Gay Marriage

May 1st, 2014

It might seem hard to believe, but the United Church of Christ (UCC) is suing the State of North Carolina for restricting religious freedom by banning its ministers from performing same-sex weddings. Continue Reading »

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Jimmy Carter on Religion and Sexism

March 27th, 2014

How has religion contributed to the oppression of women and girls? Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter explores this question in a recent interview, arguing that religious fundamentalism has misused religious texts. Continue Reading »

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The Problem with Arizona’s “Religious Freedom” Bill

February 26th, 2014

Recently, the Arizona legislature passed a bill which would allow business owners to discriminate against LGBT people on the basis of personal religious belief, allowing them to deny service. Continue Reading »

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Feds Recognize Same-Sex Marriages in Utah

January 16th, 2014

Same-sex marriages performed in Utah while it was legal will be recognized by the federal government, announced U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. Continue Reading »

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Bullies, Bibles, and Double Standards

November 11th, 2013

What happens when a high school student rips out pages of the Bible to protest school bullying? Apparently, he gets expelled. This is precisely what happened to 18 year-old Isaiah Smith of Fort Worth, Texas. Continue Reading »

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Same Love, Different Faith

October 25th, 2013

Take away barriers to gender and religion in marriage, and what is left? Apparently, love. That is what it boiled down to for a retired Catholic priest and his Jewish partner, who finally got married after 20 years. Continue Reading »

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back on Equality

September 11th, 2013

Do states’ rights trump individual rights? The Obama Administration recently announced that same-sex couples would be treated the same as opposite-sex couples; meanwhile, the Pentagon has extended eligibility for military benefits to same-sex partners of U.S Continue Reading »

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