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February 23rd, 2012
The model of "Christianity as masculinity" has developed into a sort of religious trend of late, as if to counteract rapid social changes in gender and sexual identity.
Bishops, Obama, and Birth-Control
February 16th, 2012
Catholic and evangelical Protestant church leaders are getting ready to fight U.S. president Barack Obama on birth control mandates for employers, despite a mandate to exempt religious organizations.
Washington State Legalizes Gay Marriage
February 13th, 2012
On Monday, 13 February, Washington State legalized gay marriage when Governor Christine Gregoire signed into law a marriage equality bill passed by the state Legislature.
Komen, Planned Parenthood, and Women's Health
February 6th, 2012
In a surprising about-face, the breast-cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure reversed its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood after a national outcry.
Washington State Secures Votes for Gay Marriage
January 25th, 2012
On 23 January, at a packed Senate committee hearing in the Washington state Capitol in Olympia, the Legislature legalized same-sex marriage across the state.
NY Town Clerk Denies License to Gay Couple
October 5th, 2011
The legalization of same-sex marriage in New York has not meant that all hurdles have been cleared for same-sex couples. In fact, things are beginning to get sticky.
Catholics Challenge Vatican Ban on Women Priests
August 3rd, 2011
Hundreds of Roman Catholic priests from around the globe are challenging the ban on ordaining women and married men as priests, but some say the ban should stay in place.
Lady Gaga to Become ULC Minister?
July 29th, 2011
Lady Gaga, the openly bisexual singer of "Born This Way", "Judas", and other major hits revealed her plans to become an ordained minister of the ULC in an interview on KISS FM.
ULC Ministers Lend a Hand in New York Weddings
July 27th, 2011
As they exult in the 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 the upsurge in newly engaged couples.
Chaz Bono and Ann Coulter Discuss God and Psychiatry
July 19th, 2011
On a recent episode of the HBO talk show Real Time with Bill Maher, the issue of religious faith and health-care happened to come up, providing an important question to contemplate.
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