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Texas Cheerleaders Fly Bible Banners

October 29th, 2012

How far should government go in keeping religion out of schools? Most people who become an ordained minister in the Universal Life Church believe that the explicit endorsement of religion through school curricula violates the U.S. Constitution, but what about Continue Reading »

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Does Canada Have a Problem with non-Christian Chaplains?

October 15th, 2012

Pretend for a moment you are a pagan living in prison. You request spiritual advice and solace from a chaplain of your own faith and, when they arrive, you are surprised to see a Christian minister wearing a cross round their neck and clutching a Bible snugly Continue Reading »

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Church Sermons Being Used to Preach Politics

September 24th, 2012

How would you like to go to your local house of worship one day only to hear your minister, priest, rabbi, or imam tell you which presidential candidate to vote for? A growing number of religious leaders in the United States are doing precisely this, brazenly Continue Reading »

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ULC Minister the Sole non-Christian in Tennessee Prayer Dispute

September 4th, 2012

The Hamilton County, Tennessee prayer dispute has taken yet another twist with a Jewish rabbi's withdrawal from the list of scheduled County Commission prayer leaders. The rabbi's withdrawal leaves only one non-Christian--a ULC minister--on the Commission's li Continue Reading »

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The Universal Life Church Monastery Supports The Nationwide Legalization of Medical Marijuana

August 30th, 2012

Ray Merriweather has been suffering from multiple sclerosis since 2001. This inflammatory disease, which has no cure or effective treatment, afflicts Merriweather with lesions on his spinal cord and brain and has partially disabled the right side of his body. Continue Reading »

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Baptist Minister Decries Religious School Vouchers

August 14th, 2012

Louisiana mayor Bobby Jindal's religious school voucher program is experiencing opposition from what might be seen as an unlikely source: a Baptist preacher. Rev. C. Welton Gaddy, ordained minister for Preaching and Worship at Northminster Baptist Church in Mo Continue Reading »

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ULC Minister Entangled in Tennessee Prayer Dispute

July 24th, 2012

A Universal Life Church minister has found himself embroiled in a conflict over prayer in government in Tennessee. Hamilton County commissioners re-scheduled Eddie Bridges's invocation from 18 July to 19 November because he sent his request to give a commiss Continue Reading »

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Should Ministers Defend the U.S. Air Force's Stance on Religion in the Military?

June 25th, 2012

A group of sixty-six U.S. Republican lawmakers have accused the U.S. Air Force of nurturing "a culture that is hostile toward religion." In response, the Air Force has asserted that service members maintain the right to exercise their religion freely so long a Continue Reading »

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Arizona Passes Bills on Abortion, Bible Classes

April 17th, 2012

Within one week, the Arizona legislature has passed measures banning abortions after twenty weeks and legalizing the teaching of Bible classes in public schools. Gov. Jan Brewer has already signed the abortion bill into law. The Universal Life Church Monastery Continue Reading »

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"Low-Effort" Thinking Promotes Conservatism, Study Shows

April 12th, 2012

Negative attitudes towards women, blacks, gays, and other marginalized groups might have a new explanation. A recent study suggests that "low-effort" thinking promotes conservative ideology, adding to previous research indicating a link between conservatism an Continue Reading »

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