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Mormon Church Ousts Ordination Rights Activist

July 2nd, 2014

The Church of Latter-day Saints quickly responded when international human rights lawyer Kate Kelly challenged the church’s prohibition against ordaining women priests by excommunicating her from the LDS Church. Continue Reading »

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WWE Wrestler Becomes Ordained as ULC Minister

August 14th, 2013

Just when you thought almost every breed of celebrity had become an ordained minister online in the Universal Life Church, you get thrown a curve ball. Continue Reading »

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Women May Soon Become Ordained Bishops in English Church

July 12th, 2013

If the majority of decision-makers have their way, women may soon be allowed to become ordained bishops in the Church of England (CoE). The church’s ecclesiastical governing body is the General Synod. Continue Reading »

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Supreme Court Slams Prop. 8, Jump-Starting Gay Weddings in California

July 1st, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings on June 26 in favor of marriage equality have ushered in a new era for same-sex couples in California, with many couples rushing to get married. Continue Reading »

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ULC Defends Conscientious Objection on Secular Grounds

June 19th, 2013

Applicants for U.S. citizenship may object to taking up arms in defense of the United States on religious but not secular grounds, according to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). Consequently, a woman applying for U.S. citizenship h Continue Reading »

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The Shocking “Truth” About the Gospel of John

June 17th, 2013

Perhaps the most beloved book of the New Testament is the Gospel of John. It is the most frequently used at Christian funerals, it wins out in polls as the favorite book among Christians, and its preamble was used for ages as “the last gospel” in Catholic Continue Reading »

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Is Religious Fundamentalism a “Mental Illness” to Be Cured?

June 3rd, 2013

Religious fundamentalism is a mental illness that will someday be curable by science, a leading University of Oxford neurologist recently argued. Can we 'cure' religious fundamentalism? Continue Reading »

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Are Universal Life Church Ministers “Interspiritual Revolutionaries?”

May 14th, 2013

By now it should be apparent that young people are becoming increasingly disabused by religion and leaving conventional churches in ever growing numbers, but are they seeking a spiritual alternative, and if so, what? In a recent Huffington Post article, Rory M Continue Reading »

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DOMA Matters to Ministers Ordained Online

February 26th, 2013

The United States Defense of Marriage Act—which discriminates against same-sex couples—violates the U.S. Constitution and should therefore be repealed, the White House has told the United States Supreme Court. While the Universal Life Church Monastery avoi Continue Reading »

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ULC Applauds Call to End Female Genital Mutilation

February 5th, 2013

Religious leaders should convince their laypeople to relinquish the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), a group of African leaders have announced. The practice, which is widespread in parts of Africa and Asia, is not required by scripture, they argued Continue Reading »

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