Ethics Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
May 5th, 2021
Has science gone too far? Scientists have finally created a human-monkey embryo hybrid that lived for nearly three weeks. They say it will have all sorts of medical benefits, but others say we really shouldn't play God.
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May 29th, 2019
A West Point cadet's parents successfully petitioned a New York court to harvest his sperm after his accidental death. Now some are worried about a ruling that puts a man's reproductive decision into the hands of his parents.
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May 8th, 2017
A popular Brazilian porn star has the country’s religious community in an outrage. Kamilla Werneck, one of Brazil’s hottest adult movie stars, went on live TV to declare that she is an Evangelical Christian and assert that God approves of her lifestyle. D
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April 28th, 2017
Annie Peguero attempted to soothe her baby daughter during a church service by doing what she always does when her child cries – breastfeed her. Peguero was stunned when church officials asked her to leave the sanctuary because male worshipers "might be uncomfortable."
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April 11th, 2017
A budget airline in Vietnam is exploiting an age-old truism: sex sells. Commonly known as the “bikini airline”, VietJet has soared to popularity in recent years.
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August 27th, 2016
Should we allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives? Ever since Oregon passed the Death With Dignity Act in 1998, the debate over physician-assisted suicide and how we look at death hasn't let up.
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March 15th, 2016
The Universal Life Church is itself an open organization believing that we are all children of the same universe, and though it might not be apparent, we mean that to include all creatures, great and small.
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February 29th, 2016
What does 'pro-life' mean? What happens when a person is declared brain dead, but the family refuses to take him or her off of life support? When we all have a right to life, how far does that extend?
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