Marriage Equality Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
August 4th, 2022
Rep. Glenn Thompson is being called a hypocrite for voting against codifying same-sex marriage, then attending his son's own same-sex wedding just three days later. Is it anything by blatant hypocrisy?
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August 28th, 2017
Let’s say you are opposed to same-sex marriage, and are trying to prevent it from becoming law. You want to bring people over to your point of view, but polite tactics aren’t working. How far is it OK to go?
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January 5th, 2016
2015 was a year of monumental change. One of the biggest shifts we saw was the Supreme Court’s legalization of same-sex marriage, making it legal to get married in all 50 states. This changed things for gay couples who had waited for so long for their state
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July 31st, 2015
Since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality, there has been pushback among conservatives. Some are claiming that the decision is oppressive.
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June 26th, 2015
This post was last updated on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 to reflect continued events and challenges in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision. The conservative Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of marriage equality, bringing it to all 50 states! This w
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June 2nd, 2015
Very soon, the Supreme Court of the United States will make decisions about several landmark cases concerning same-sex marriage, and the world awaits to see how they will vote.
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February 27th, 2015
Years ago, Alabama, like many states, took a stand for conservative Biblical principles by defining marriage as being between one man and one woman. That's why for proponents of marriage equality, it was almost too good to be true when a federal judge recently
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January 9th, 2015
As marriage equality sweeps across the United States, ordained ministers are left to figure out their role in the changing landscape of marriage and marriage rights.
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November 26th, 2014
The gender you ascribe to God might reflect your attitude about women and sexual minorities, a new study suggests. In particular, it seems that belief in a male god correlates with greater opposition to gay marriage.
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