LGBT rights Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
March 22nd, 2023
Did Jews in the second century have a more nuanced and complex understanding than we do now? Religious scholars say that ancient Judaism recognized eight different genders, far more than the binary view we have today.
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March 16th, 2023
A Catholic nonprofit is allegedly paying millions of dollars on the internet data marketplace to find priests using gay dating apps like Grindr. Is it a gay witch hunt, or are they holding priests to their celibacy vows?
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March 15th, 2023
In a viral video, a man confronts an elderly woman painting a rainbow on the steps outside of a Sydney church - which was later vandalized. He says that what she's doing is an "abomination," and asks her to repent.
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March 2nd, 2023
Anti-transgender bills have been sweeping through the legislative halls of states nationwide, as the issue engulfs the world of politics. Now, clergy who are parents of trans kids are fighting back against the laws.
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March 2nd, 2023
Thanks to a newly passed law, many of Disney’s financial decisions will now be subject to review by a board that critics say is heavily biased against any entertainment content that could be seen as “woke.”
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February 17th, 2023
Popular a capella group The King's Singers had a performance canceled at a private Christian college in Florida just two hours before showtime. The school's reasoning? One of the singers is openly gay.
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February 9th, 2023
LGBTQ gamers are boycotting the new Harry Potter video game amidst ongoing controversy regarding author J.K. Rowling’s comments about transgender people. Will the protests against Hogwarts Legacy be successful?
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January 26th, 2023
In a recent address, Pope Francis declared that being gay is “not a crime” and argued that laws which criminalize homosexuality are inherently “unfair.” However, not all Catholics are open to this message.
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January 23rd, 2023
A Massachusetts pastor had his "Pastor Story Hour" event revoked, then reinstated following blowback). At the event, he read anti-LGBTQ books aimed at children, and members of the community aren't happy.
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