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Should ULC Ministers Embrace the Dalai Lama's Views on Religion?

September 19th, 2012

The Dalai Lama raised more than a few eyebrows recently when he said that "religion is no longer adequate" for resolving ethical dilemmas in the modern world. The words have surprised some.

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Baltimore Football Player Deserves ULC Monastery's Support

September 10th, 2012

A member of the Maryland House of Delegates has censured a Baltimore sports team for allowing one of its players to voice his support for marriage equality.

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Bill Nye and the Harms and Merits of Creationism

August 29th, 2012

Mechanical engineer Bill Nye has recently offered that parents should not be pressuring their children to believe in Creationism in a popular new video called "Creationism Is Not Appropriate for Children."

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How Should Ordained Ministers Contribute to the Common Good?

August 28th, 2012

Should ministers be selective about their charitable giving, or should they assume an attitude of non-judgmental liberality? A new study on the generosity of Americans might shed light on this question.

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The ULC Extends Its Sympathy to the Sikh Community

August 10th, 2012

Gun violence seems to be reaching epidemic proportions in the United States. On Sunday, 5 August, a man shot to death six people at the Wisconsin Sikh Temple, just weeks after the Colorado cinema gun massacre.

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A Lesson from the Stone Age on Compassion

August 6th, 2012

It turns out Stone Age men may not have been the stoic, macho, callous wooly mammoth hunters we envision them as. A new book suggests that ancient men were actually very in touch with their "feminine side".

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ULC Minister Denied "Goddess Temple" Permit

August 3rd, 2012

After an arduous legal battle, a Universal Life Church minister has been denied a permit for a "Goddess Temple" on property he owns in Chico, California. The Butte County Board of Supervisors ruled against the permit.

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Alabama Pastor Blames Great Flood on Gay Marriage

August 2nd, 2012

Ministers say the darnedest things. In a sermon to his congregation at Knollwood Church in Mobile, Alabama, Pastor Aaron Fruh declared that God caused the Great Flood because we practice gay marriage.

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Freedom or Protection: A Discussion on Gun Control

July 31st, 2012

This past week saw a terrible tragedy in Colorado. Our hearts go out to those touched by this horrific and senseless event, and we pray for a sound recovery both physically, and psychologically.

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Mormons Leave Church in Mass Renunciation Ceremony

July 5th, 2012

A rather unusual type of mass religious rite took place 30 June in the U.S. city of Salt Lake City. In a bold show of resistance to the authority, 150 people left the LDS Church in droves.

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