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Chaz Bono and Ann Coulter Discuss God and Psychiatry

July 19th, 2011

On a recent episode of the HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher, the issue of religious faith and health-care happened to come up, providing an important question to contemplate. The debate centered on conservative commentator Ann Coulter’s statement that Continue Reading »

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The Rise of Evangelical Child Indoctrination

July 18th, 2011

Many of our readers are familiar with the revelatory 2006 video Jesus Camp, which exposes the evangelical indoctrination of children at a charismatic Christian youth camp in the rural U.S. state of North Dakota. This use of children for evangelization is not a 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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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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The Universal Life Church Monastery supports the gay community

July 1st, 2011

“We are all children of the same universe.” Equal marriage rights in the eyes of state and federal law are not granted to a significant portion of America’s population. This denial of rights is no less than discrimination against a minority group. Gay Continue Reading »

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Evangelicals Revive Evolution Debate

June 27th, 2011

Evangelicals and scientists are never really through sparring over evolution, but the ongoing debate seems to only be intensifying during this summer. Continue Reading »

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New York State Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

June 25th, 2011

In a decision that passed 33-29, New York State has legalized same-sex marriage. New York is now the sixth state to allow gay marriage and is, and with a population of nearly 19 million, the largest of its kind. The New York Democratic assembly is expected to Continue Reading »

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Saudi Women Fight for the Right to Drive

June 24th, 2011

An unprecedented number of Saudi Arabian women are pressuring the government to repeal the ban on women driving, which has long been imposed on them by religious authorities who follow a strict interpretation of Islamic teachings and beliefs. At least fifty wo Continue Reading »

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Will Obama End Religion-Based Hiring?

June 23rd, 2011

A group of lawmakers and progressive religious leaders have put pressure on U.S. president Barack Obama to end federal funding for faith-based charities that hire and fire on the basis of religion. Religious conservatives, however, are urging the president to Continue Reading »

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Did the Early Church Perform Same-Sex Weddings?

June 21st, 2011

U.S. president Barack Obama’s announcement ordering the Department of Defense to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act, and the current effort underway in New York State to legalize same-sex marriage, are just two recent signs that attitudes toward same Continue Reading »

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