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How to Perform a Nondenominational Wedding
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/how-to-perform-a-nondenominational-wedding · Blog Post | How to Perform a Nondenominational Wedding Online churches like the Universal Life Church Monastery have long offered a way for anybody to get ordained online and marry their friends and family in personalized, meaningful settings, but many ministers still have...
Do Weddings Need to Be Re-imagined?
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/do-weddings-need-to-be-re-imagined · Blog Post | Do Weddings Need to Be Re-imagined? The marriage rate among young adults has declined to its lowest level ever in the United States, new census data from 2009 indicate. The change, it appears, is due in large part to the...
ULC Minister Performs Racetrack Wedding
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/ulc-minister-performs-racetrack-wedding · Blog Post | ULC Minister Performs Racetrack Wedding You've probably heard about the growing popularity of retail weddings and other alternative wedding ceremonies, but what about performing a wedding on a racecourse? That's exactly what one minister in the Universal Life Church did...
Increasingly, Friends and Family Officiate Weddings
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/increasingly-friends-and-family-officiate-weddings · Blog Post | Increasingly, Friends and Family Officiate Weddings The number of friends and family members who officiate weddings has been increasing in recent years, while the number of judges and ministers belonging to traditional hierarchical religious organizations has gradually decreased. While the...
Gay Priests Beware: Catholic Group Using Grindr Data to Track Clergy Members
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/gay-priests-beware-catholic-group-using-grindr-data-to-track-clergy-members · Blog Post | Gay Priests Beware: Catholic Group Using Grindr Data to Track Clergy Members A Catholic activist group has allegedly spent $4 million on data to find gay priests. A Colorado group is reportedly spending millions to out gay priests. The Denver-based...
ULC Ministers Lend a Hand in New York Weddings
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/ulc-ministers-lend-a-hand-in-new-york-weddings · Blog Post | ULC Ministers Lend a Hand in New York Weddings As they exult in the recent passage of marriage equality in New York state, supporters of same-sex marriage still have many questions about how to perform a legal wedding ceremony for...
Is Technology Good for Religion?
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/is-technology-good-for-religion · Blog Post | Is Technology Good for Religion? Is communication technology bad for religion, or does it simply change the way we worship? This question has been growing on the minds of parishioners and worshippers of diverse faith groups, who find it increasingly...
Operation Pulpit Freedom
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/operation-pulpit-freedom · Blog Post | Operation Pulpit Freedom Mission Accomplished? Not yet. You may remember this story from last week. On Sunday, September 28th, 33 pastors from around the country violated IRS law by speaking out in favor of John McCain from the pulpit. With...
Religious Parents Demand to Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ+ Curriculum
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/religious-parents-demand-to-opt-kids-out-of-lgbtq-curriculum · Blog Post | Religious Parents Demand to Opt Kids Out of LGBTQ+ Curriculum The school district says creating alternate curriculum for opt-outs would be too large a burden on school resources. Should parents have the right to prevent their children from learning about...
Senate Votes to Advance Same-Sex Marriage Protections Across the U.S.
https://www.themonastery.org/blog/senate-votes-to-advance-same-sex-marriage-protections-across-the-us · Blog Post | Senate Votes to Advance Same-Sex Marriage Protections Across the U.S. Is this bill a win or a compromise? Well, that depends on who you ask. The U.S. Senate just voted 62-37 to advance a bill that would extend legal same-sex...
