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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.

Wiccan Professor: Catholic College Targeted Me For Discrimination

June 28th, 2019

A professor at a Catholic university in New York is suing her former employer, claiming she was discriminated against after her Wiccan beliefs came to light. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Pagan & Wiccan | 90 Comments »

Drag Queen Story Hour Draws Delighted Kids and Angry Protesters

June 27th, 2019

The Drag Queen Story Hour event in Spokane, Washington drew hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters to the South Hill Library, where the event took place.-- but they're hardly the first. Across the country, people are up in arms about drag queens reading books to children. Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights | 250 Comments »

Supreme Court Throws a New Wrinkle Into Case of Christian Bakers

June 27th, 2019

The frosting is not yet set on this cake. That was the message sent by the United States Supreme Court after it vacated a ruling that effectively put a pair of Christian bakers out of business for sticking to their religious guns. Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights, Christian | 212 Comments »

Catholic High School Fires Gay Teacher to Avoid Removal From Catholic Diocese

June 26th, 2019

After 22 months of negotiation, a Catholic high school in Indianapolis let a gay teacher go. The Catholic Archdiocese told the school to fire the teacher or lose their Catholic affiliation. Now community members and fellow educators are outraged. Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights, Political & Religious Controversy | 43 Comments »

Maryland Peace Cross Memorial Can Stay, Supreme Court Rules

June 24th, 2019

The American Humanist Association and the American Legion took their protracted argument over a cross-shaped World War I memorial all the way to the Supreme Court. Earlier this month, the court ruled 7-2 that the Bladensburg Peace Cross is more memorial than religious symbol, so it can remain on public grounds and continue to receive taxpayer-funded maintenance. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 73 Comments »

The Universal Life Church Sues Tennessee to Protect Online Ordination

June 24th, 2019

America was founded largely on the idea that people should feel free to worship as they see fit, and Tennessee’s attempt to curtail these rights for ULCM ministers simply because they became ordained and congregate via the internet is illegal and unconscionable. To that effect, the ULCM has filed a lawsuit against the state of Tennessee. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Progressive Spirituality | 241 Comments »

Vatican Rejects Transgender Identity in New Official Document

June 17th, 2019

Apparently feeling threatened by the growing popularity of progressive views on gender and sexual orientation, the Vatican is trying to promote a “positive and prudent sexual education” which stresses to students the “full original truth of masculinity and femininity.” Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights, Political & Religious Controversy | 87 Comments »

Are Evangelicals Responsible for LGBT Skepticism of Religion?

June 14th, 2019

The Pew Research Center's Religious Landscape Study found that LGBT adults are losing their religion- and those that still believe often feel unwelcome in church. Is a lack of Evangelical acceptance driving LGBT adults away from church pews? Continue Reading »

Posted in: LGBTQ & Human Rights, Christian | 158 Comments »

How One Church Sign Is Changing Hearts and Minds

June 11th, 2019

The Clackamas United Church of Christ in Milwaukee, Oregon has managed to unite Muslims, African Americans, the LGBT community, and many more groups in its quest to build up a dwindling congregation. The magic ingredient: eye-catching and uplifting messages on its roadside sign. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Progressive Spirituality, Christian | 46 Comments »

Church Stamps Harriet Tubman's Face on $20 Bills

June 10th, 2019

The Trump Administration has shelved a redesign of the $20 bill that would have put Harriet Tubman's face front and center. Now one church is stamping her face on every $20 in the collection plate. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 141 Comments »