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Letter Casts Doubt on Abraham Lincoln’s Faith

April 20th, 2011

Compared with people in other industrialized countries, Americans tend to be highly traditional and religious. They like to think of their early leaders as sharing exactly the same beliefs and sentiments.

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Lady Gaga Pushes Religion Buttons with New Video

April 19th, 2011

Lady Gaga is no stranger to religious controversy. Nor is she the first pop star to toy with religious sentiment in order to send a message—or simply to grab attention.

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PhD Fails the Logic Test on Gay Marriage

April 14th, 2011

Recently a doctor at Wheaton College, a private evangelical Christian college gave a speech about the negative consequences of legalizing same-sex marriage.

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Bible Apps Bring Religion to the Smartphone

April 12th, 2011

Advancements in technology are progressing at such a rapid pace that it is almost impossible to keep up with all the new gadgets out there. And a lot of these gadgets are making communication almost instantaneous.

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ULC Monastery a Growing Haven for Students

April 11th, 2011

Recently we discussed the growing popularity of online ordinations among university students, but this growth is not limited to the original ULC in Modesto, California; it is evident in other Internet churches, too, such as Seattle’s ULC Monastery. Students

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U.S. High Court Says “Yes” to Tax Credits for Religious Schools

April 8th, 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority has ruled that Arizona taxpayers have the right to receive tax credits for making donations to organizations which fund religious school tuitions. Proponents of the tax credits argue that it gives parents greate

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Online Ordinations Prove Increasingly Popular

April 7th, 2011

Why should anybody become a pastor in an Internet church? You might think a process which is free, takes only five minutes, and almost immediately grants you the right to officiate weddings is a little bit shady, but in fact it is perfectly legal in most juris

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ULC Monastery Welcomes Eugene Mirman as Minister

April 5th, 2011

There are many famous Universal Life Church ministers, but perhaps few as funny as this recent minister: Now, joining the ranks of these celebrity ministers is New York-based comic Eugene Mirman.

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TV Series House Confronts Issue of Online Ordination

April 4th, 2011

A recent episode of the television show House tackled the issue of online ordination head-on, highlighting concerns that some have about getting ordained online to officiate weddings.

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Polygamy and Religious Freedom

April 1st, 2011

Recently on the ULC Monastery blog, we discussed the HBO series Big Love, which follows the lives of several polygamists in a fundamentalist Mormon sect. In one episode, one of the characters attends a pro-polygamy demonstration. But can polygamy be protected

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