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What’s the Best Answer to Evangelical Extremism?

December 5th, 2011

How should Americans respond to evangelical extremism in the United States? Some liberal commentators have suggested that evangelicals need to start showing as much commitment to their nation's interests as they show to their religious faith. But is it really Continue Reading »

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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, and that the Constitution does not bar religious influence in governanc 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. Now, however, it looks as though that exemption will be removed from the bi Continue Reading »

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Does Reading the Bible Make People More Liberal?

October 27th, 2011

Frequent Bible-reading can make people more liberal, posits a Baylor University doctoral candidate in his master's thesis, contradicting commonly-held stereotypes about liberals and conservatives. (That is something for ULC wedding officiants to ponder, given Continue Reading »

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Weddings Go High-Tech–But Is It Enough?

October 16th, 2011

With the flurry of new gadgets flooding the market, it is only a matter of time before high technology completely transforms the way weddings are held. While this change has its drawbacks, it has a vast number of benefits and conveniences for brides and grooms Continue Reading »

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Christian Professor: “Did Jesus die for Klingons too?”

October 15th, 2011

Did Jesus die for Worf too? One man has attempted to answer this very question. A while ago on the ULC Monastery blog, we discussed what discovering extraterrestrial life would mean for religion, but we did not exactly address how such a discovery might chall Continue Reading »

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The God Particle Revisited

October 4th, 2011

Back in April, you may recall our story exploring some ideas related to the God particle (God's Work or Satan's Revenge - Universal Life Church | ULC | Get ...) and the possibility of time travel, as well as their possible connections to the development of man Continue Reading »

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Are Well-Educated People Really Less Religious?

August 15th, 2011

The divide between secular, well-educated people on one hand and religious, poorly-educated people on the other may not be as stark as some think, at least in the United States. Recently released data from a highly-regarded survey suggests that well-educated p 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, but modern-day computers are not only able to beat human beings at chess—they are now able to determine who probably wrote the Tanakh, or the Hebrew Bible. According to the results, m Continue Reading »

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ULC Minister Authors Book on Life and Consciousness

July 12th, 2011

ULC ministers are known for undertaking many unique projects, especially unusual or off-the-wall wedding ceremonies. From celebrity ministers like Kathy Griffin to alternative retail weddings held in Home Depots and shopping malls, we are all familiar with the Continue Reading »

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