Political & Religious Controversy - Page 81 of 85
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?
School Yoga Class Controversy
May 29th, 2013
Should children be taught yoga in public school classrooms? That is the question being mulled in a lawsuit filed by legal representatives of two California parents, who say that yoga is a religious act.
Mother Teresa’s Doctrine of Masochism
April 30th, 2013
A recent news article posits that the late Agnes Gonxha—better known as Mother Teresa—celebrated the pain and suffering of the sick and poor, and was hardly the saintly woman we know from popular culture.
Pope Renews Crackdown on “Unruly” U.S. Nuns
April 18th, 2013
In a nod to tradition, Pope Francis I has reaffirmed the reprimand issued by his predecessor, Benedict XVI, against a group of U.S. Catholic nuns criticized for eschewing church doctrine by ranking charity as a higher priority than railing against abortion and
Universal Life Church Commends North Carolina Decision on State Religion
April 11th, 2013
A bill that would have made Christianity the official religion in the U.S. state of North Carolina became history when it was struck down by the speaker of that state’s House of Representatives.
The Bible Series Tarnished by Satan-Obama Link
March 25th, 2013
Despite the network's lofty vision for The Bible series, some media outlets have critiqued the resemblance between the actor who plays Satan and President Barack Obama.
What ULC Ministers Can Expect from Pope Francis I
March 14th, 2013
When the papal conclave had concluded and the smoke ran white on Wednesday, 13 March, the Vatican had finally chosen a new Church father—Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires.
Minister’s New Book Redefines the Bible
March 13th, 2013
Which books truly belong in the Christian Bible, and how do we identify these? This question has been raised by the discovery in the past few decades of a surprising number of apocryphal texts which were rejected by Church leaders from inclusion in the Bible.
Catholic Hospital Mergers Go Beyond Religious Freedom
February 25th, 2013
Pretend for a moment you are going to have a potentially life-threatening miscarriage, but the doctors refuse to perform an abortion on religious grounds. Some women say this happened to them at Catholic hospitals.
The End of the Catholic Church?
February 14th, 2013
For the first time in almost 600 years, the pope is voluntarily stepping down from his position as leader of the largest church in the world. The move marks an almost unprecedented opportunity for reform.
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