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Troy Davis and the Morality of Capital Punishment

September 23rd, 2011

This week saw the execution of Troy Davis, a long-time death row inmate from Georgia. In 1991 he was convicted in the murder of off-duty police officer Mark McPhail. This was the fourth scheduled execution for Davis, and the state temporarily delayed it whi Continue Reading »

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Bible Shows Human Errors, Scholars Say

August 22nd, 2011

Contrary to the claims of evangelical Christians and many Orthodox Jews, the Bible does not appear to be the unalterable, inerrant word of God, at least according to experts who reviewed the manuscripts. Continue Reading »

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U.S. Air Force Cancels “Jesus Loves Nukes” Program

August 4th, 2011

If the right-wing jingoism asphyxiating the United States in the presidential campaign arena is not bilious enough to make you retch until your entrails spill forth, consider the secret Jesus Loves Nukes program formerly run by the United States Air Force. The Continue Reading »

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Lady Gaga to Become ULC Minister?

July 29th, 2011

Last year on the ULC Monastery blog we posted a story about Lady Gaga’s plan to become ordained as a minister, but it was unclear which church she intended to join. Now there is a suggestion that the pop singer might get ordained in the Universal Life Church Continue Reading »

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ULC Ministers Lend a Hand in New York Weddings

July 27th, 2011

As they exult in the recent passage of marriage equality in New York state, supporters of same-sex marriage still have many questions about how to perform a legal wedding ceremony for the upsurge in newly engaged couples. Filling the vacuum of much sought-afte Continue Reading »

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Hebrew Bible Written By Humans, Computer Scientists Say

July 13th, 2011

The accelerating pace of technological advancement is almost mind-blowing. Modern day computers able to beat human beings at chess and determine who probably wrote the Tanakh, or the Hebrew Bible. Continue Reading »

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