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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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