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Missionaries in the Metaverse? Christianity Steps Into Digital Age to Recruit

April 21st, 2023

Christian churches are stepping out into the digital world of virtual reality and video games to recruit new converts. Is going online to preach an ingenious strategy, or a sign of pure desperation?

ULC Minister Training & Education 41 Comments

Evangelist Billy Graham Blasts “Trendy Religion”

October 10th, 2013

Do religious trends pander to self-centered desires? Evangelist Billy Graham suggests they do in his new book, The Reason for My Hope: Salvation, which is due for release on 15 October. In it, he criticizes churches for compromising the integrity of Biblical d

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Youth Abandon Organized Religion For Online Ordination

October 9th, 2012

Young Americans are turning away from organized religion more than ever, it appears, as religion becomes more intertwined with U.S. politics and cultural issues.

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Church Sermons Being Used to Preach Politics

September 24th, 2012

How would you like to go to your local house of worship one day only to hear your minister, priest, rabbi, or imam tell you which presidential candidate to vote for?

Political & Religious Controversy 1 Comment

ULC Minister the Sole non-Christian in Tennessee Prayer Dispute

September 4th, 2012

The Hamilton County, Tennessee prayer dispute has taken yet another twist with a Jewish rabbi's withdrawal from the list of scheduled County Commission prayer leaders.

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Train Performs A Wedding With ULC Ordination For First Time

August 20th, 2012

Scott Underwood, drummer for the pop band Train, got ordained in the online church to become a wedding officiant. We're happy to say Underwood successfully performed a wedding - his first one!

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Baptist Minister Decries Religious School Vouchers

August 14th, 2012

Louisiana mayor Bobby Jindal's religious school voucher program is experiencing opposition from what might be seen as an unlikely source: a Baptist preacher in Monroe, Louisiana named Rev. C. Welton Gaddy.

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A Lesson from the Stone Age on Compassion

August 6th, 2012

It turns out Stone Age men may not have been the stoic, macho, callous wooly mammoth hunters we envision them as. A new book suggests that ancient men were actually very in touch with their "feminine side".

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Freedom or Protection: A Discussion on Gun Control

July 31st, 2012

This past week saw a terrible tragedy in Colorado. Our hearts go out to those touched by this horrific and senseless event, and we pray for a sound recovery both physically, and psychologically.

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The ULC Monastery Supports Google's "Legalize Love" Campaign

July 13th, 2012

In one of the boldest moves of its kind, Google has launched a global campaign to promote safer conditions for LGBT people in and out of the workplace.

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