Life and Death - Page 6 of 9
March 4th, 2019
Health officials are worried the religious exemption for vaccination is causing outbreaks of deadly diseases nationwide. Now lawmakers are fighting to remove that exemption before more people get sick.
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February 15th, 2019
The execution of a Muslim inmate on Death Row has revived a debate about religious freedom protections – including how far they should go and if they should extend all the way to incarcerated individuals or not.
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October 25th, 2018
Pumpkins have been carved and illuminated for centuries, yet few people know the origins behind the practice. How did we decide to start carving pumpkins, and how did Jack O' Lanterns become a universally-recognized symbol of Halloween?
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October 23rd, 2018
One of the most celebrated, brilliant and iconic physicists of our time has left behind one last metaphysical hot take. "There is no God. No one directs the universe," writes Stephen Hawking in his final book.
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October 1st, 2018
What do you do if you've just heard the murder confession of a tormented cold-blooded killer who has managed to evade local and federal authorities for years? That was the situation faced by one Connecticut pastor recently.
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August 10th, 2018
A Virginia mother is speaking out after her son's funeral was interrupted by police, who raided the church and arrested her son's best friend before he could give a eulogy. Should the cops have been more respectful to the deceased?
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August 2nd, 2018
In a definitive statement, Pope Francis has declared that the death penalty is wrong in all cases – no matter how severe the crime committed. Experts point out that this announcement will place U.S. officials of Catholic faith in a bind.
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July 25th, 2018
A 12-year-old Alabama girl who was raped by an adult relative has been publicly shamed as a "murderer" by a local anti-abortion group after deciding she wants to terminate the pregnancy.
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April 24th, 2018
When Alfie Evans was declared brain-dead, his parents vowed to fight for him with everything they had. However, doctors insist he cannot be treated and have taken the boy off of life support.
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The Universal Life Church Ministries proudly welcomes all who feel called to get ordained, regardless of creed. We enable all faiths; Christian, Jewish, Mormon, Muslim, Pagan, Wiccan, Atheist – and more – to join our growing non-denominational congregation. Underlying everything we do is a simple core belief: that we are all children of the same universe.