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.

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. To help, the IRS has adopted a list of 14 criteria set out in De La Salle v. United States, which are listed within. 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. 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

The walls of the main arcade in Mexico City's National Palace bears one of the most iconic works of art in Mexico; a critique of Catholocism by painter Diego Rivera. Continue Reading »

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Iowa Gay Marriage Ban

September 3rd, 2007

On August 31st, 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. Continue Reading »

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"...ease of giving, Priceless!"

August 9th, 2007

More and more church coffers are being filled electronically through online payment tools and most recently, an electronic donation kiosk in the vestibule. Will making giving easier create more giving? Continue Reading »

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Faith and Tragedy

August 7th, 2007

A bus full of school children was spared but a pregnant mother and her two-year-old daughter among others were among those harmed in the I35 Bridge collapse in Minneapolis. How do we reconcile faith and disaster? Continue Reading »

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Universal Life Church History

August 7th, 2007

We appreciate your interest in The Monastery and understand your concerns as there has been a lot of misinformation surrounding the fact that over 50 online ULC’s operate independently from Modesto. It was the ULC’s founder, Kirby Hensley, who upon reading Continue Reading »

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