Tagged Violence - Universal Life Church Sermons
May 29th, 2020
Public outrage in the wake of George Floyd's death has been visceral – and for good reason. But why does it take a shocking murder to get Americans to confront the demonic force of racism head-on?
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July 24th, 2018
Today, domestic violence is understood as a far more complex issue than it once was. Instead of being seen as a couple’s personal business, our society now fully recognizes the insidious nature of the problem.
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May 17th, 2018
Religion in America is dying. It's about time, after being wielded as a weapon to enslave Africans, displace Native Americans, subjugate women, suppress LGBTQ communities and shelter abusers of women and children.
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November 7th, 2017
Does religion, by nature, breed violent believers? Muslims carry out violent attacks in the hopes of furthering a bloody Islamic crusade. Christians commit acts of violence against nonbelievers.
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January 5th, 2016
This morning, President Obama announced that he would be taking executive action in an attempt to curb some of the gun violence that we’ve been inundated with in the United States for decades - but especially recently.
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December 7th, 2015
No matter which direction you look, we're staring straight at death. As the attacks seem to increase in frequency, we hear the same refrain in response. "Pray for Syria," "Pray for Paris," "Pray for San Bernardino."
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August 28th, 2015
Another week, another devastating killing. The regularity with which these tragedies occur is perhaps the most disturbing challenge that our modern society currently faces. How can we get it to stop?
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June 26th, 2015
Once again America has been forced to witness another senseless act of violence in the slayings in Charleston, S.C. The murder of nine Christians during a bible study has caused an outburst of shock, grief and anger.
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April 4th, 2014
If we were to chart the timeline of our lives, how many notches would there be to mark the instances when we became angry? Sadly, too many to count or recall.
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