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PhD Fails the Logic Test on Gay Marriage

April 14th, 2011

Recently at Wheaton College, a private evangelical Christian liberal arts college in the U.S. state of Illinois, doctor of economics Jennifer Roback Morse, PhD, gave a speech about the negative consequences of legalizing same-sex marriage. Morse’s argument i Continue Reading »

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Bible Apps Bring Religion to the Smartphone

April 12th, 2011

Advancements in technology are progressing at such a rapid pace that it is almost impossible to keep up with all the new gadgets out there. And a lot of these gadgets are making communication almost instantaneous, bringing people closer together and making the Continue Reading »

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ULC Monastery a Growing Haven for Students

April 11th, 2011

Recently we discussed the growing popularity of online ordinations among university students, but this growth is not limited to the original ULC in Modesto, California; it is evident in other Internet churches, too, such as Seattle’s ULC Monastery. Students Continue Reading »

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U.S. High Court Says “Yes” to Tax Credits for Religious Schools

April 8th, 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has ruled that Arizona taxpayers have the right to receive tax credits for making donations to organizations which fund religious school tuitions. Proponents of the tax credits argue that it gives parents greate Continue Reading »

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Online Ordinations Prove Increasingly Popular

April 7th, 2011

Why should anybody become a pastor in an Internet church? You might think a process which is free, takes only five minutes, and almost immediately grants you the right to officiate weddings is a little bit shady, but in fact it is perfectly legal in most juris Continue Reading »

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ULC Monastery Welcomes Eugene Mirman as Minister

April 5th, 2011

Among the more noteworthy clergy-members in the ULC are Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, former Monkees guitarist Mike Nesmith, and comedian Kathy Griffin. Now, joining the ranks of these celebrity ministers is New York-based comic Eugene Mirman, who recent Continue Reading »

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TV Series House Confronts Issue of Online Ordination

April 4th, 2011

Big Love, the HBO series about a group of Mormon polygamists, is not the only television series that has dealt with the issue of online ordination lately. Yet another popular series that has dealt with the issue is the medical drama House. The show highlights Continue Reading »

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Polygamy and Religious Freedom

April 1st, 2011

Recently on the ULC Monastery blog, we discussed the HBO series Big Love, which follows the lives of several polygamists in a fundamentalist Mormon sect. In one episode, one of the characters attends a pro-polygamy demonstration. But can polygamy be protected Continue Reading »

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Is Church Bad for Your Health?

March 30th, 2011

Take a look at this picture. You will notice that there is not a single serving of fruits or vegetables on the man’s plate of food. And there are not one, but two drumsticks. Most of us are familiar with the claims that Americans are fatter and more religio Continue Reading »

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Is Religion Going the Way of the Dodo?

March 28th, 2011

A new study suggests that religion will eventually become extinct because it is becoming less useful to people. The extinction of religion, the study shows, may already be underway in Europe and Canada, and may even be accelerating. Even in the absence of reli Continue Reading »

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