Money Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
January 13th, 2022
Can Christians raise rent on struggling tenants and still have a clean conscience? Christian finance guru recently caused controversy when he said that Christian landlords aren't "bad Christians" for raising rent.
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December 29th, 2021
Utah's richest man just quit the Mormon Church with a very public goodbye. In a letter written to church leadership, billionaire Jeff Green said that he believes the LDS Church is actively harming LGBTQ individuals.
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December 10th, 2021
A plumber found thousands of dollars in cash in the walls at Lakewood Church, a megachurch in the Houson area headed by televangelist Joel Osteen. As the money came tumbling out of the walls, so did the questions.
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August 23rd, 2019
Kentucky requires schools to prominently display the national motto, "In God We Trust", somewhere in every public school in the state. One school district came up with a clever workaround to protest a law they view as unconstitutional.
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June 10th, 2019
The Trump Administration has shelved a redesign of the $20 bill that would have put Harriet Tubman's face front and center. Now one church is stamping her face on every $20 in the collection plate.
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April 15th, 2019
A new Instagram account has caught on like wildfire in recent weeks, gaining over 125,000 followers (Christians and non-believers alike) by calling out high-profile pastors for their taste in expensive shoes and swag.
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October 11th, 2018
With the 2018 midterm elections fast approaching, religious groups on both sides of the aisle are working hard to get out the vote. But the amount of money they've spent doing it is raising some eyebrows.
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December 12th, 2017
Giving money to charitable organizations makes us feel good about ourselves, but is it always a good thing to donate? Can giving to charity actually be a waste?
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May 9th, 2017
Many people know someone who’s been caught in the payday loans trap. Perhaps some of us have even been there ourselves. It’s an issue that has plagued communities in America for decades – damning cycles of borrowing and debt that can quickly spin out of
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