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Patty Duke Becomes Ordained to Marry Gay Couples

June 18th, 2014

In a move illustrating the growing acceptance of same-sex marriage, TV legend Patty Duke recently became an ordained minister online in the Universal Life Church. The actress, whom many will remember from her roles in The Patty Duke Show and Valley of the Doll

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Queen Latifah Performs “Same-Love” Weddings at Grammys

January 27th, 2014

The 56th Grammy Awards ceremony made history Sunday, 26 January when a mass wedding was held in conjunction with performances by several pop megastars.

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Feds Recognize Same-Sex Marriages in Utah

January 16th, 2014

Same-sex marriages performed in Utah while it was legal will be recognized by the federal government, announced U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.

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George Bush Sr. Witness at Same-Sex Marriage

September 30th, 2013

George H.W. Bush has ruffled more than a few Republican feathers. Bucking the anti-gay trend among his peers, the former U.S. president and his wife, Barbara, served as witnesses at a lesbian wedding.

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back on Equality

September 11th, 2013

Do states’ rights trump individual rights? The Obama Administration recently announced that same-sex couples would be treated the same as opposite-sex couples; meanwhile, the Pentagon has extended eligibility for military benefits to same-sex partners of U.S

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Minneapolis Mayor Kicks Off Minnesota’s First Gay Weddings with ULC Ordination

August 2nd, 2013

The mayor of Minneapolis celebrated Minnesota's same-sex marriage law by getting ordained with the Universal Life Church to officiate over forty gay weddings in an all-night wedding marathon.

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SCOTUS Strikes Down Key Provision of DOMA

June 26th, 2013

After months of deliberation, the United States Supreme Court has struck down a key provision of the country’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), arguing it is unconstitutional.

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Religious Freedom and Equality Upheld in Historic Marriage Votes

November 7th, 2012

In an historic shift towards marriage equality, the states of Maine, Maryland, and Washington broke the trend by passing measures allowing same-sex couples to wed.

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To all Corporations, Defend Equality with Economic Sanctions

May 17th, 2012

The day before U.S. president Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage, North Carolina voters approved a constitutional ban on gay marriage and other legally recognized same-sex unions.

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Mapping American Social Attitudes

March 19th, 2012

Here on the ULC Monastery blog we like to bring our readers' attention to the current state of the social justice landscape by looking at the political attitudes, which frequently overlaps with social ones.

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