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Why Should Church and State Be Kept Separate?

November 16th, 2011

By now many of us are familiar with the right-wing argument that religion and government are inextricably intertwined, that the two have always mixed and can never be completely separated. Continue Reading »

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Protecting Bullies in the Name of Religion

November 16th, 2011

It's almost impossible to believe that a lawmaker would try to insert a religious exemption into a proposed anti-bullying law, but that's exactly what one Michigan senator tried to do. Continue Reading »

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Sex, Race, and the Biology Excuse

October 20th, 2011

The emerging New Traditionalist movement has been pining for a return to a bygone era characterized by old-fashioned racial and sexual roles, but a new host of critics are raising their voices in dissent. Continue Reading »

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"Occupy Wall Street" Draws Religious Progressives

October 12th, 2011

Typically religion has been absent from left-wing protests, but the Occupy Wall Street movement has been characterized by an unusually vociferous religious contingent. Continue Reading »

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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, who's guilt many have called into question considering post-trial information that's been revealed. 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

A secret Jesus Loves Nukes program formerly run by the United States Air Force was just revealed, consisting of religion-based military training founded on the "Christian Just War Theory". Continue Reading »

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Lady Gaga to Become ULC Minister?

July 29th, 2011

Lady Gaga, the openly bisexual singer of "Born This Way", "Judas", and other major hits revealed her plans to become an ordained minister of the ULC in an interview on KISS FM. Continue Reading »

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ULC Ministers Lend a Hand in New York Weddings

July 27th, 2011

As they exult in the 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. 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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