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Ordained Ministers and Alabama’s Public Prayer Problem

July 29th, 2013

What does it take to show public servants that public meetings are not the place to hold prayers, and that doing so violates the United States constitution? Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 1 Comment »

Universal Life Church Declares Support for Humanist Military Chaplains

July 26th, 2013

A few weeks ago, we discussed the story of Margaret Doughty, the British woman applying for U.S. citizenship who cited conscientious objection to military service on secular grounds. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 1 Comment »

Texas’s Assault on Abortion and Reproductive Health Services

July 23rd, 2013

In a continuing effort to make abortion services harder to obtain, legislators in the U.S. state of Texas have filed a bill to ban abortion as early as six weeks after conception. To the chagrin of pro-choice activists, the proposed bill was also filed the sam Continue Reading »

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Can Ministers Ordained Online Revive the Role of Clergy?

July 16th, 2013

Do ministers provide essential services to members of society? Should members of the clergy be brainstorming ways to overhaul their ministries and remain relevant in the twenty-first century? A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center suggests most Amer Continue Reading »

Posted in: ULC Minister Training & Education | 1 Comment »

Muslims Prepare for Ramadan, Islam’s Holy Month

July 8th, 2013

As many families get ready to go on summer vacation camping trips, other families are preparing at home for the most important spiritual observance in the Muslim faith: the Holy Month of Ramadan. Unlike festive holidays such as Christmas and Mardi Gras, Ramada Continue Reading »

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SCOTUS Strikes Down Key Provision of DOMA

June 26th, 2013

After months of deliberation, the United States Supreme Court has struck down a key provision of the country’s Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), arguing it is unconstitutional. Continue Reading »

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ULC Defends Conscientious Objection on Secular Grounds

June 19th, 2013

Applicants for U.S. citizenship may object to taking up arms in defense of the United States on religious but not secular grounds, according to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). Consequently, a woman applying for U.S. citizenship h Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 1 Comment »

ULC Commends Christian Pastor’s Defense of Wicca

June 5th, 2013

If God’s “grace” covers atheists—as Pope Francis I recently declared—it covers Wiccans and members of other earth-based religions too, a Christian pastor has said. The Rev. Dr. Sarah Halverson, of Fairview Community Church in Costa Mesa, California, Continue Reading »

Posted in: Pagan & Wiccan | 4 Comments »

Is Religious Fundamentalism a “Mental Illness” to Be Cured?

June 3rd, 2013

Religious fundamentalism is a mental illness that will someday be curable by science, a leading University of Oxford neurologist recently argued. Can we 'cure' religious fundamentalism? Continue Reading »

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Humanists Can Perform a Wedding, Too

May 20th, 2013

A growing number of humanists are defying old notions of ordination by becoming ministers to perform a wedding, showing that not all wedding officiants need to personally adhere to traditional religious beliefs. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Weddings | 4 Comments »