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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of Marriage Act—which discriminates against same-sex couples—violates the U.S. Constitution and should therefore be repealed, the White House has told the United States Supreme Court.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

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Walking a Fine Line: Religious Classes in Public Schools

February 7th, 2013

Teaching Bible courses in public schools is already a controversial practice, but when critics launch accusations of bias in Bible course instruction, the issue becomes even more complicated. A number of Texas school districts are now coming under scrutiny for

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Ordained Pastor Hails Court Ruling against DOMA

October 22nd, 2012

In another victory for the marriage equality movement, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional, just months after another federal appeals court made a similar ruling.

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Church Sermons Being Used to Preach Politics

September 24th, 2012

How would you like to go to your local house of worship one day only to hear your minister, priest, rabbi, or imam tell you which presidential candidate to vote for?

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"The Bachelor" Host Gets Ordained to Perform Weddings

August 14th, 2012

Chris Harrison, host of the reality television series The Bachelor, has become the latest celebrity to perform a wedding using his ULC online ordination.

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Freedom or Protection: A Discussion on Gun Control

July 31st, 2012

This past week saw a terrible tragedy in Colorado. Our hearts go out to those touched by this horrific and senseless event, and we pray for a sound recovery both physically, and psychologically.

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How ULC Ministers Can Fight Violence Against Women

July 30th, 2012

If you knew somebody who suffered a violent crime because of her sex, how would you take action? This is the question that a group of women's-rights advocates from Central America are trying to answer.

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Featured Minister - Rob Dyrdek

April 3rd, 2012

The ULC Monastery welcomes its newest celebrity minister - Robert Dyrdek! Professional skateboarder and reality TV star Rob Dyrdek has become ordained as a minister of the Universal Life Church Monastery.

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Why Should Church and State Be Kept Separate?

November 16th, 2011

By now many of us are familiar with the right-wing argument that religion and government are inextricably intertwined, that the two have always mixed and can never be completely separated.

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Turning the Traditional Wedding on Its Head

October 25th, 2011

For many brides-and-grooms-to-be, the image of a young woman in a fluffy white dress being led by her father down the aisle to say "I do" to a stern man in a sober black suit has grown stale, and a trifle generic.

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