Political & Religious Controversy - Page 81 of 84
September 4th, 2012
The Hamilton County, Tennessee prayer dispute has taken yet another twist with a Jewish rabbi's withdrawal from the list of scheduled County Commission prayer leaders.
The Universal Life Church Monastery Supports The Nationwide Legalization of Medical Marijuana
August 30th, 2012
Ray Merriweather has been suffering from multiple sclerosis since 2001. This inflammatory disease, which has no cure or effective treatment, afflicts Merriweather with lesions on his spinal cord and brain.
Baptist Minister Decries Religious School Vouchers
August 14th, 2012
Louisiana mayor Bobby Jindal's religious school voucher program is experiencing opposition from what might be seen as an unlikely source: a Baptist preacher in Monroe, Louisiana named Rev. C. Welton Gaddy.
ULC Minister Entangled in Tennessee Prayer Dispute
July 24th, 2012
A Universal Life Church minister has found himself embroiled in a conflict over prayer in government in Tennessee. Hamilton County commissioners re-scheduled Eddie Bridges's invocation.
Should Ministers Defend the U.S. Air Force's Stance on Religion in the Military?
June 25th, 2012
A group of 66 U.S. Republican lawmakers have accused the U.S. Air Force of nurturing "a culture that is hostile toward religion."The Air Force says service members maintain the right to exercise their religion freely.
Arizona Passes Bills on Abortion, Bible Classes
April 17th, 2012
Within one week, the Arizona legislature has passed measures banning abortions after twenty weeks and legalizing the teaching of Bible classes in public schools. Is this a dangerous precedent?
"Low-Effort" Thinking Promotes Conservatism, Study Shows
April 12th, 2012
A recent study suggests that "low-effort" thinking promotes conservative ideology, adding to previous research indicating a link between conservatism and lower IQ levels.
NOM Strategy to Divide Blacks, Gays Exposed
April 2nd, 2012
A district court in Maine has released an internal document from the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) outlining the group's strategy for fighting marriage equality.
Mapping American Social Attitudes
March 19th, 2012
Here on the ULC Monastery blog we like to bring our readers' attention to the current state of the social justice landscape by looking at the political attitudes, which frequently overlaps with social ones.
Called to a Higher Purpose
March 15th, 2012
The Universal Life Church endorses a planetary defense system in case of a Near Earth Object - NEO - is discovered to be on a collision course with our planet. Such a tool would make us much safer.
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