Racism Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
January 6th, 2022
Comedian Jon Stewart recently said that the goblins in the Harry Potter series are antisemitic stereotypes, pointing to their physical appearance and jobs as bankers. But others say sometimes a goblin is just a goblin.
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June 30th, 2021
Evangelist Pat Robertson is offering his opinion on the latest hot-button issue: critical race theory. He says it has absolutely no place in the classroom, and that attempts to teach it to children are downright evil.
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March 25th, 2021
A new report from the Church of England's anti-racism taskforce recommends a quota for church leadership to atone for past racism. Their goal is that some 30% of future clergy candidates be a nonwhite ethnic minority.
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January 27th, 2021
In the wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, one politician is proposing America legally adopt a 'National Hymn' to help the nation heal. Secular activists say that flies in the face of separation of church and state.
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December 17th, 2020
The city council of Murdock, Minnesota just voted 3-1 to allow a whites-only church within their city limits. The church will be run by the Asatru Folk Assembly, which has been designated as a hate group.
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July 23rd, 2020
Trader Joe's is the latest company to announce that they're changing branding many find offensive. "Trader Jose" now joins the ranks of Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben's Rice, and Mrs. Butterworth, all of whom are being retired.
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July 14th, 2020
After years of protests and pleas from activists and Native Americans alike, the Washington Redskins are finally changing their name. The change comes as part of a larger cultural reckoning with racism in America.
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July 2nd, 2020
Mississippi seems poised to finally remove the Confederate Battle Flag from their own state flag. But they intend to replace it with the words "In God We Trust", which many advocates say is offensive to the nonreligious.
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September 12th, 2019
The flagship seminary of the Episcopal Church announced a $1.7 million endowment fund for black clergy and congregations intended as reparations. The fund has many wondering whether reparations are biblically supported.
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