Children Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
June 10th, 2020
J.K. Rowling, author of the famed 'Harry Potter' series, is under fire over comments about the trans rights movement. Supporters say she makes good points, but many critics say her concerns amount to "fearmongering."
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March 13th, 2020
Republican Representatives in Minnesota aren't taking too kindly to Drag Queen Story Hour coming to their home state. A group of legislators are hoping to defund all public libraries that host the controversial events.
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March 10th, 2020
A progressive, comprehensive sex education bill is about to pass in Washington State. Evangelical groups are incensed, pledging to fight the bill that promises frank discussions of LGBT issues in Washington classrooms.
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March 3rd, 2020
LGBT people are finally seeing representation on the big screen, but not everyone is thrilled. Evangelical Christian groups and some lawmakers are protesting Disney and PBS for putting gay characters in media for kids.
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January 3rd, 2020
The Mormon Church officially pulled 400,000 youth from the Boy Scouts, citing that group's acceptance of LGBT members and leaders. The LDS Church will create its own organization, with greater emphasis on religion.
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November 4th, 2019
The company that makes Trojan condoms is fed up with faith-backed abstinence-only programs that help spread shame and misinformation amongst US students – and now they’re taking action.
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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.
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May 31st, 2019
California’s freshly revamped sex-ed guidance has some parents and faith leaders up in arms. According to reports, the new program includes explicit hands-on demonstrations and other features that opponents argue are inappropriate.
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May 24th, 2019
Alabama has decided not to air the season premiere of the famed children’s television show “Arthur” because it features a same-sex marriage between two of the characters.
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