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Religion's Oldest Habit? Hiding the Hunted

July 28th, 2026

"We do not know what a Jew is," a French pastor told police in 1943. "We only know men." That instinct has a much longer, stranger history than any single headline about immigration this week as the crackdown continues.

Political & Religious Controversy 48 Comments

"Go To Hell!" – It May Be More Difficult Than it Sounds

July 28th, 2026

A bestselling Christian author just gave up her belief in hell and called it liberating. Here's where the idea of hell actually comes from in scripture, and what Pope Francis meant by hoping it's empty.

ULC Minister Training & Education 53 Comments

His Hair Was Sacred. The Court Doesn't Care.

June 23rd, 2026

Damon Landor kept his vow for 20 years. Then prison guards held him down and shaved his head, tossing aside the court order he'd handed them. Now, the Supreme Court says he can't sue them for it.

Political & Religious Controversy 111 Comments

Trace The Rainbow: A History of the World's Most Powerful Symbol

June 22nd, 2026

From Mesopotamian flood myths to Gilbert Baker's needle and thread, the rainbow has accumulated extraordinary meaning across thousands of years and dozens of cultures. Here is its true origin story.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 46 Comments

The U.S. Military Just Erased 180 Faiths From Existence

June 5th, 2026

A soldier walks into a chaplain's office in crisis. They're Wiccan. Or Druid. Or Humanist. The chaplain checks the new government list. They're not on it. What happens next?

Pagan & Wiccan 179 Comments

Why Some Catholics Want Peter Thiel Burned at the Stake

March 18th, 2026

When Peter Thiel took his Antichrist lectures to Rome, he probably expected to ruffle a few Vatican feathers. He probably didn't anticpate the pope's AI adviser asking whether he should be burned at the stake.

Political & Religious Controversy 58 Comments

What Do the World's Major Faiths Say About Gambling?

February 23rd, 2026

Thanks to online betting websites, you can bet on pretty much anything these days: Including whether Jesus will return this year. That got us thinking... What do the world's faiths say about gambling, anyway?

ULC Minister Training & Education 40 Comments

Was Jesus an Illegal Immigrant?

December 12th, 2025

Reading biblical texts about the birth of Jesus, there's an overlooked theme with parallels to a hot button-issue of our own time: immigration. Was Jesus an immigrant? If so, was he a legal immigrant?

ULC Minister Training & Education 108 Comments

Animal Spirits? Magic? Religious "Nones" Are More Spiritual Than You Think

September 4th, 2025

A new survey sheds light on the unexpected spiritual side of the 'nones', those who don't identify with any religion. From belief in afterlife, to magic, to even God, they're a lot more spiritual than you'd think.

Progressive Spirituality 83 Comments

Islam Is World’s Fastest Growing Faith, According to New Study

August 28th, 2025

A new study found that while Christianity remains the globe’s biggest religion, if current trends hold, it won’t be for long. Data shows that while Christianity is growing, another faith is growing even faster: Islam.

ULC Minister Training & Education 112 Comments

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