Religious Holidays Archives - Universal Life Church Monastery Blog
February 21st, 2020
An evangelical postal worker is suing USPS after he was fired, citing religious persecution. He claims that he should be able to take every Sunday off as a holy day of rest, despite USPS's no-exceptions Sunday policy.
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October 18th, 2019
It’s October, which means that almost anywhere you go, you’ll see signs of Halloween. From spooky decorations around the neighborhood, to carved pumpkins adorning front porches, to giant bags of candy piled high in supermarket aisles, it’s impossible to miss the festivities which culminate on October 31st. But why do we celebrate this holiday in the first place?
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December 5th, 2016
Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, Winter Solstice, Yule, Pancha Ganapti, etc etc. December brings with it a host of traditional holidays across the religious spectrum. Winter, for much of recorded human history, was a time for families to come together
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October 24th, 2011
As Halloween approaches, many families are preparing for fun parties, trick-or-treating, apple-bobbing, and pumpkin-carving, but one pastor is waging a spiritual "battle" against the "evils" of the holiday through a process of Christianization. The new, Christ
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