Life and Death - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
March 28th, 2024
Despite following all the proper legal procedures, Muslim imams and activists often run into hurdles when trying to build Muslim cemeteries in their communities, including community pushback, and even violent threats.
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February 21st, 2024
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are legally human beings, and they cited God and the Bible in their legal judgment. Now, IVF clinics are expected to exit the state, unless the ruling is overturned.
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January 22nd, 2024
City officials in Spokane, Washington asked more than 200 local churches to open doors for the city's homeless population in the midst of a dangerous cold snap with temperatures in the negatives. Only four did.
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December 21st, 2023
Should we resurrect the dead? New AI chatbot programs let grieving family members "speak" with an AI version of their departed loved ones whenever they wish, but some critics say we shouldn't meddle with the dead.
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December 14th, 2023
Texas woman Kate Cox is seeking an abortion because her fetus is extremely unlikely to survive, and may even be stillborn. The Texas Supreme Court and Attorney General are both refusing, and now she's left the state.
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November 16th, 2023
Statistics show that both the Jewish and Muslim communities in the United States are facing increased violence, discrimination, and harassment as the Israel-Hamas war rages on in the Middle East.
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September 14th, 2023
Are 3D-printed suicide pods the way of the future? An Australian scientist dubbed 'Dr. Death' says his 'Sarco Pods', which kill users in minutes with the push of a button, are almost ready for their debut.
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March 6th, 2023
We have rules for cooperating with our fellow humans, but how does AI fit into the equation? What does living alongside robots look like? Those are the tough questions that faith leaders are grappling with.
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October 22nd, 2022
Have you heard of the 'Slave Bible'? Used by Christian colonizers in the British West Indies, this controversial version of the Bible was edited to remove all references to freedom or slave liberation.
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