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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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The March on Washington: A Reflection of ULC Values

September 3rd, 2013

Fifty years ago this summer, on a sweltering, steamy day in Washington, D.C., thousands walked the 1.6-mile route from the United States Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial.

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Minneapolis Mayor Kicks Off Minnesota’s First Gay Weddings with ULC Ordination

August 2nd, 2013

The mayor of Minneapolis celebrated Minnesota's same-sex marriage law by getting ordained with the Universal Life Church to officiate over forty gay weddings in an all-night wedding marathon.

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Texas’s Assault on Abortion and Reproductive Health Services

July 23rd, 2013

In a continuing effort to make abortion services harder to obtain, legislators in the U.S. state of Texas have filed a bill to ban abortion as early as six weeks after conception. To the chagrin of pro-choice activists, the proposed bill was also filed the sam

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