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The Universal Life Church Monastery is the only interfaith ministry worldwide that opens its doors to all who seek to become an ordained minister or wedding officiant. We enable all faiths; Christian, Jew, Mormon, Pagan, Wiccan, Baptists, and Atheists to join our Church. We are a non-denominational congregation of children from the same universe.

Gem Giant Gouged

January 16th, 2008

If you bought a DeBeers diamond for yourself, your mother, or your sweetheart between 1994 and last year, there might be a sizable chunk of cash with your name on it waiting in a lawyer's escrow account. DeBeers has settled a class action lawsuit, agreeing to Continue Reading »

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Oral Roberts University Receives Huge Cash Infusion

November 28th, 2007

It looks like ORU is headed back into the black after a retail tycoon has pledged to stop up ORU's leaky hull with wads of cash. $70 million to be precise. Our previous posts here and tell the sordid story of a scandal that greatly damaged the pious image t Continue Reading »

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Revelatory Ridiculous

November 27th, 2007

Consider this: The doctrine of the Mormon Church consists of revelations given first to its founder Joseph Smith, and after his death the gift of these divine revelations was passed on to church elders that succeeded him. Late in the 19th Century, the Mormon Continue Reading »

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Miniver Cheevy

November 2nd, 2007

Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn, Grew lean while he assailed the seasonsHe wept that he was ever born, And he had reasons.Miniver loved the days of old When swords were bright and steeds were prancing;The vision of a warrior bold Would send him dancing. Continue Reading »

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The Vatican Gay List

October 19th, 2007

Father Tommaso Stenico was suspended from his position as head of the Congregation for the Clergy, the Vatican bureaucracy responsible for its priesthood, after an Italian TV station aired footage of him making advances on a young man. The meeting had been arr Continue Reading »

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IRS Fourteen Points

October 11th, 2007

What defines a church? This question has bedeviled tax courts for years. The IRS has adopted a list of 14 criteria set out in De La Salle v. United States. Commonly referred to as the “fourteen points test”, it is important to note that the judges in th Continue Reading »

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Famous Universal Life Church Ministers

October 1st, 2007

Millions of people have become ordained through the Universal Life Church, some of whom gained fame on screen, as musicians and or through other contributions to popular culture.Abbie Hoffman - Activist - 30-Nov-36 - Steal This BookEmanuel Bronner -Business 1- Continue Reading »

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ULC Monastery Press Release

September 12th, 2007

Earlier this week a judge in York County, PA ruled a marriage by one of our ministers invalid.In response we have prepared the following press release.Wednesday, September 12, 2007Our records show that Adam Johnston was a ULC ordained minister prior to the mar Continue Reading »

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Diego Rivera's artistic critique of Catholicism

September 3rd, 2007

Your correspondent was in Mexico City last week and had an opportunity to visit the National Palace. The walls of the main arcade bear one of the most iconic works of art in Mexico; a pictoral account of the country's history rendered in bold colors and symbol Continue Reading »

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Iowa Gay Marriage Ban

September 3rd, 2007

On August 31st, gay rights advocates in Iowa had a fleeting taste of victory. Judge Robert Hansen struck down Iowa's gay marriage ban on grounds that it was unconstitutional, in a ruling that he then stayed less than two hours later. Bringing suit against the Continue Reading »

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