Political & Religious Controversy - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
March 8th, 2024
The federal government has been trying for ten years to sell Oak Flat, a sacred religious site for Apaches, to an Australian mining company. Now, Apache activists are vowing to take the fight to the Supreme Court.
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February 23rd, 2024
A sermon by Rev. Bobby Leonard, a pastor from North Carolina, has sparked outrage for his controversial statements that women wearing shorts justifies rape because "a man's a man."
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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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February 19th, 2024
When does a house turn into a house of worship? A rabbi in Hawaii is suing the county after they fined him for hosting religious services in his home, arguing it was not zoned properly for worship services.
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February 13th, 2024
What was up with those pro-Jesus foot washing ads during the Super Bowl? The 'He Gets Us' ad campaign dropped tens of millions of dollars to get their message across in primetime, but no one actually seems happy.
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January 26th, 2024
A pastor and his wife are facing charges that they defrauded hundreds of Christians out of millions of dollars in a crytocurrency scheme. They're mounting an interesting legal defense: They say God told them to.
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January 25th, 2024
Hazbin Hotel, an adult animated show set in hell and featuring Lucifer's daughter as the main character, is being called 'demonic' by some Christians, who say they're canceling their Prime Video streaming service.
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January 12th, 2024
Should Muslim women have to take their hijab off when taking a police mugshot? A Michigan woman is suing the county sheriff's department after she says she was forced to take off her hijab, leaving her feeling violated.
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January 11th, 2024
Is surrogate pregnancy a "deplorable" practice which should be banned globally? Pope Francis thinks so, going as far as to say women who engage in surrogacy are "renting" their uterus to the highest bidder.
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