Religious Freedom Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
May 4th, 2023
In the world of athletics - and particularly wrestling - Muslim athletes are often forced to choose between honoring their Islamic faith and even being allowed to compete.
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April 24th, 2023
A Christian U.S. Postal Service worker filed a lawsuit after he was forced to deliver packages on Sundays. The case now heads to the Supreme Court, whose decision could massive implications for religious freedom.
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April 7th, 2023
A public school teacher in Virginia's Loudoun County was told by administration to remove a Bible quote from her email signature. Now she's fighting back, arguing that her religious freedom was violated by the request.
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March 9th, 2023
Should the Pledge of Allegiance be required in schools? The Arizona House just passed a bill forcing children to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they have parental permission to opt out.
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March 9th, 2023
Tennessee legislators have passed HB 878, a controversial new bill that would allow ministers and government officials to decline to perform any weddings they deem “objectionable” based on their religious beliefs.
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February 1st, 2023
The state of Ohio is investigating a Nazi homeschooling network with thousands of members, which uses homeschooling to teach hate to their kids. Shockingly, religious freedom laws might mean this is legal.
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January 26th, 2023
An interfaith group is challenging Missouri's strict anti-abortion law, arguing that lawmakers were blatantly imposing an evangelical Christian view of life and conception when passing the law.
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January 23rd, 2023
A Massachusetts pastor had his "Pastor Story Hour" event revoked, then reinstated following blowback). At the event, he read anti-LGBTQ books aimed at children, and members of the community aren't happy.
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January 20th, 2023
An NHL player is facing backlash for refusing to participate in his team’s Pride Night. Citing his Russian Orthodox faith, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov declined to wear a Pride-themed jersey.
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