Political & Religious Controversy - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
January 8th, 2021
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo called Senator Marco Rubio "Bible Boy", an apparent reference to Rubio's daily scripture tweets. Should a politician's faith be fair game for criticism, or should it be off-limits?
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January 8th, 2021
The 117th Congress opened their first session with a prayer that ended with the phrase “Amen… and a-woman.” Many Christians were outraged by the modification. But what is the history behind the word "amen," exactly?
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January 7th, 2021
Some Christian leaders - and politicians - are crying foul on new rules governing the House of Representatives, including the adoption of gender neutral language. Critics say the new phrasing denies God's authority.
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January 7th, 2021
Irish TV rang in the New Year in a shocking way, airing a skit depicting God getting arrested for raping the Virgin Mary during their New Years Eve programming, prompting thousands of complaints within days.
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December 29th, 2020
A group of Christians visited a sacred Native American site in Ohio and prayed over it in an attempt to remove the apparent "dark energy" emanating from it. Native American activists were both upset and offended.
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December 18th, 2020
We're all familiar with the War on Christmas, but this year it's receiving a very 2020 twist: COVID-19. The international pandemic is opening up a whole new front on everyone's favorite seasonal skirmish.
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December 17th, 2020
The city council of Murdock, Minnesota just voted 3-1 to allow a whites-only church within their city limits. The church will be run by the Asatru Folk Assembly, which has been designated as a hate group.
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December 3rd, 2020
Earlier this month, a group of Orthodox Jews threw a massive wedding party in total secrecy, even as thousands attended. It's left NYC officials wondering how exactly to punish them, and how exactly they pulled it off.
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November 17th, 2020
In a change several years in the making, the NYPD will now no longer require Muslim women who've been arrested to remove their hijab for their mugshot. Advocates say it's a win-win for policing and religious freedom.
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