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.
February 27th, 2009
Grant, a Consumerist reader and XBOX Live gamer, recently had his account name blocked; the alias he had used while gaming was theGAYERgamer. When he asked Microsoft, he was told his name was offensive.
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February 25th, 2009
Gay and Lesbian couples face discrimination, bigotry, religious intolerance and sectarianism; The Universal Life Church stands with them in the fight for marriage equality.
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February 13th, 2009
In Saudi Arabia, religious police have been enforcing their annual ban of Valentines Day related sales. It is against the law to observe any non-Muslim holiday in the country.
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February 12th, 2009
Don Barker, currently co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, will be attending a debate at USC to argue that the God of the Christian Bible does not exist.
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January 27th, 2009
In 2006 Pastor Ted Haggard was fired from the church he founded over allegations that he had been sexually involved with a male prostitute. Now a new chapter to the story has surfaced.
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January 26th, 2009
Over the weekend, Pope Benedict announced his decision to revoke the excommunication of four bishops. Bishop Richard Williamson, along with the three other bishops in question, were excommunicated in 1988.
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January 20th, 2009
President Obama's inaugural address said that "our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers."
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January 9th, 2009
In an effort to encourage tourism, New York City has just opened their freshly remodeled Manhattan Marriage Bureau. Couples interested in a civil marriage can now obtain their license with some additional fanfare.
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January 6th, 2009
This is the conclusion to a case that has been stirring up headlines the last few days. In Buck's County, Pensylvania, a civil court Judge affirmed the right of Universal Life Church ministers to officiate weddings.
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