The Universal Life Church Blog
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.
July 7th, 2010
After learning that the officiant they'd selected for their wedding would be unable to make it, Los Angeles couple Abbe Thorner and Jason Wood decided that Jason Segel, writer and star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and cast member of CBS' How I Met Your Mother
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July 6th, 2010
Politicians in Pennsylvania are challenging a blasphemy ban in that state, arguing that it's an outdated law with no modern purpose. Will they get blasphemy off the books in the Keystone State?
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July 2nd, 2010
While forced marriage is not an entirely invisible problem, it is largely under-reported, and while most victims of the practice are female, male victims are often treated with suspicion and disbelief.
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July 1st, 2010
The number of friends and family members who officiate weddings has been increasing in recent years, while the number of judges and ministers belonging to traditional hierarchical religious organizations has gradually decreased. While the growing trend of wedd
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June 29th, 2010
Do you enjoy writing? Do you have something to say and haven't found a good outlet for your voice to be heard? Do you have what it takes to join our Guest Blogger roster?
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June 25th, 2010
Indiana voters are expressing skepticism about Nikkee Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants and a candidate for governor, but she is winning over skeptical Republican voters slowly but surely.
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June 23rd, 2010
A class president has been barred from reciting a "prayer" poem during a speech at a public high school graduation ceremony in Pennsylvania, prompting outrage from the community.
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June 10th, 2010
U.S. fundamentalist Christian evangelist Ted Haggard is in the spotlight once again three and a half years after a scandalous encounter with a male prostitute caused his ministry to take a nosedive.
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June 10th, 2010
A federal judge ruled that two public high schools in Connecticut cannot hold their graduation ceremonies at a local megachurch, sparking debate over how far religious organizations can facilitate government events.
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