Religious Fundamentalism Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog

Did God Change His Mind?

September 21st, 2026

In 2007, 14-year-old Dennis Lindberg died after refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds. Now Jehovah’s Witnesses have changed the rule. What does a faith owe those who lived by the old one?

Science & Technology 33 Comments

Persecuted For Your Faith? You're On Your Own

September 14th, 2026

Thousands of religious minorities followed America’s legal refugee process: they found sponsors, passed background checks, and waited. Then the path closed. What happens to those left behind?

Political & Religious Controversy 80 Comments

One Woman's Story of Surviving a Christian "Cult"

June 6th, 2022

A 28-year-old woman is going viral on TikTok after detailing her experience coming of age a member of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, a hardcore fundamentalist Christian sect that she says is a cult.

Political & Religious Controversy 43 Comments

Christians Infiltrate Sacred Tribal Site to Remove "Dark Energy"

December 29th, 2020

A group of Christians visited a sacred Native American site in Ohio and prayed over it in an attempt to remove the apparent "dark energy" emanating from it. Native American activists were both upset and offended.

Political & Religious Controversy 174 Comments

Bali to Ban Sex Outside Marriage, Leaving Single Tourists in a Bind

September 23rd, 2019

The Indonesian government is close to passing a law that would make it illegal to have sex outside of marriage. The new legislation would make extramarital sex a jail-able offense in the tourist mecca of Bali.

Political & Religious Controversy 41 Comments

Why You Should Thank Christian Fundamentalists for Breakfast Cereal

June 29th, 2019

Fan of breakfast cereal? Well it turns out you owe thanks to Christian fundamentalists, who played an integral role in its invention and eventual popularity.

Christian 14 Comments

Free Speech, Reform, and the Paris Murders

January 12th, 2015

How should Universal Life Church ministers respond when people are murdered for insulting the religious sensibilities of radical jihadist terrorists? Should they stand on the side of free speech, or religious tolerance?

Political & Religious Controversy 80 Comments

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