Political & Religious Controversy - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
September 7th, 2023
A Muslim woman says she was emotionally scarred when Tennessee police officers forced her to remove her hijab for a mugshot photo. Now she's suing the county, arguing her religious freedom rights were violated.
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September 4th, 2023
Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy made waves at the GOP presidential debate, but some Christians may not be on board with his Hindu faith. Will an evangelical electorate vote for a Hindu as commander in chief?
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September 1st, 2023
Should chaplains replace licensed counselors in public schools? A new Texas law allows them to do just that, but the law has an unlikely foe who are requesting it be overturned: chaplains.
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August 31st, 2023
A Sacramento-area school board president is in trouble with local parents after specifically asking Christians to join school advisory boards. As many accuse her of religious bias, she's refusing to apologize.
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August 28th, 2023
First Amendment win or blatant anti-LGBTQ discrimination? A Michigan vendor banned from selling his wares at a local farmer's market over his anti-LGBTQ views was just reinstated after a lengthy legal battle.
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August 25th, 2023
Popular Fillipino drag queen Pura Luka Vega is possibly facing prosecution under obscenity laws for a July performance where they performed in drag as Jesus Christ, video of which went viral in the Philippines.
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August 21st, 2023
Actor Bradley Cooper is being criticized for the prosthetic nose he's donning in his new film "Maestro". Cooper is portraying legendary Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein, and not everyone likes his likeness.
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August 10th, 2023
A group of Aztec dancers say they are the victims of religious discrimination by U.S. border agents, who seized some 1,500 feathers from them under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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August 8th, 2023
El Dorado County in California just declared last July and all future Julys as "American Christian Heritage Month," arguing that we simply do not recognize Christianity's role in American history enough around here.
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