Bible Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
September 11th, 2023
Is the Bible pornographic? Citing eyebrow-raising passages and using some states' own anti-porn laws against them, online activists are trying to get websites hosting the Bible to require age verification before use.
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September 8th, 2023
A viral TikTok account is translating the Bible into Gen-Z slang one tale at a time. The humorous biblical retellings use slang to make the Bible more comprehensible to young people, but some say it may be going too far.
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August 25th, 2023
When it comes to fascinating and mysterious creatures, few can rival the allure of sea monsters. But did you know that many modern perceptions of sea monsters have their roots in ancient biblical texts?
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May 15th, 2023
PETA is rewriting the Holy Bible to be animal cruelty-free. The first chapter of their 'vegan-friendly' Bible is now available, and this new reimaginging of Genesis has a whole host of animal-friendly changes.
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March 31st, 2023
Is the Bible pornographic? As parents and school districts across the country remove books with LGBTQ content from school library shelves, one parent in Utah would like the Bible to meet a similar fate.
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November 10th, 2022
A controversial new documentary claims that the word "homosexuality" as it appears in the Bible is a mistranslation made some 76 years ago, suggesting there's no theological basis for evangelicals' anti-gay beliefs.
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July 9th, 2022
A new poll shows that Americans' literal belief in the Bible is at its lowest point since pollsters began asking that question. Additionally, more Americans than ever before view the Bible as a book of fables.
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April 29th, 2022
In a wave of book bans in school libraries across the country, one Florida man is trying to ban a book he says shows wildly inappropriate graphic content like rape, slavery, and infanticide: the Holy Bible.
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March 23rd, 2022
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is mounting a comeback in churches across NYC, arguing that he's a victim of cancel culture and likening his own cancelation to stonings straight out of biblical times.
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