Religion Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
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?
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March 17th, 2023
Voodoo and Hoodoo: What's the difference? Many, even those involved in the realm of witchcraft, falsely believe that these are two words that mean the same thing, but Voodoo and Hoodoo are very different.
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March 6th, 2023
We have rules for cooperating with our fellow humans, but how does AI fit into the equation? What does living alongside robots look like? Those are the tough questions that faith leaders are grappling with.
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November 16th, 2022
The U.S. Senate just voted 62-37 to advance a bill that would extend legal same-sex marriage protections across the United States. While some LGBTQ rights advocates celebrate, the bill remains controversial.
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November 14th, 2022
Should Native American children up for adoption be taken away from their culture and religion? That’s the question at the heart of a monumental Supreme Court case that could reshape how adoption works.
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September 17th, 2022
A new Pew report says that Americans are losing their religion. Within 50 years, it says, Christianity will no longer be the dominant religion in this country, making up as little as one-third of Americans.
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September 1st, 2022
The alleged killer of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says he did so because of Abe's political relationship with the Unification Church, a controversial church known for mass weddings and large donation requests.
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July 6th, 2022
A pair of nonreligious North Carolina workers are suing their former employer, alleging that they were fired for refusing to take part in mandatory prayers every day at their home repair/contracting job.
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June 16th, 2022
NASA recently announced that they're going to officially investigate unidentified flying objects - UFOs (or UAPs). Are they extraterrestrial? Naturally occuring phenomena? Foreign aircraft? NASA intends to find out.
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