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Jesus Wasn't Jesus

September 10th, 2026

Jesus, Mary, Peter and James weren’t the names these biblical figures would have known. Recovering Yeshua and his world may change how we picture Christianity’s origins, and whom we see as foreign.

Christian 4 Comments

When Did Church Start Looking Like a Nightclub?

August 31st, 2026

From medieval bells and incense to megachurch haze machines, worship has always been produced to move people. So what really separates a sacred experience from a night out, and does the difference matter?

ULC Minister Training & Education 19 Comments

Adam and Eve and Everyone in Between

August 28th, 2026

Long before the word "transgender" existed, religious traditions told stories of people who crossed, combined, or complicated the boundaries between male and female. What should believers make of them today?

LGBTQ & Human Rights 55 Comments

ICE Agents Caught Spying in Church

August 21st, 2026

A hidden recorder fell from an undercover ICE agent inside a Minneapolis church gym already covered by a federal court order. Now faith groups are asking a judge whether DHS crossed a legal line.

Political & Religious Controversy 99 Comments

The Sky is Falling!

August 13th, 2026

This week's Perseid meteor shower isn't just a summer sky show. From Mecca's Black Stone to a goddess Rome imported by ship, several faiths may have turned real space debris into their holiest objects.

Science & Technology 22 Comments

Gay Marriage is Much Older Than You Think

August 7th, 2026

A controversial book claimed the Church once blessed same-sex unions. The ceremony, the couples behind it, and the evidence for historical same-sex marriage beyond one book are stranger and older than most people expect.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 47 Comments

Trace The Rainbow: A History of the World's Most Powerful Symbol

June 22nd, 2026

From Mesopotamian flood myths to Gilbert Baker's needle and thread, the rainbow has accumulated extraordinary meaning across thousands of years and dozens of cultures. Here is its true origin story.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 46 Comments

Faith Leaders Demand End to Confederate Holidays in Alabama

April 30th, 2026

Interfaith clergy group Faith in Action Alabama recently gathered in protest of the state's continued observance of a trio of holidays honoring the Confederacy, arguing they celebrate racism and division.

Political & Religious Controversy 124 Comments

5 Times a Pope Took On Powerful World Leaders

April 16th, 2026

Pope Leo XIV isn't the first pontiff to stare down a world leader. From a medieval emperor standing barefoot in the snow to Napoleon, here are five times the Vatican held its ground.

ULC Minister Training & Education 33 Comments

The Dark History of Crucifixion – And Why Jesus Wasn't Alone

April 2nd, 2026

Most people know the story of Jesus on the cross. Fewer know what crucifixion actually was, what the wood was made of, or where it ended up. The history might surprise you.

ULC Minister Training & Education 27 Comments

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