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Evangelicals Revive Evolution Debate

June 27th, 2011

Evangelicals and scientists are never really through sparring over evolution, but the ongoing debate seems to only be intensifying during this summer.

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New York State Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

June 25th, 2011

In a decision that passed 33-29, New York State has legalized same-sex marriage. New York is now the sixth state to allow gay marriage and is, and with a population of nearly 19 million, the largest of its kind. The New York Democratic assembly is expected to

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Saudi Women Fight for the Right to Drive

June 24th, 2011

An unprecedented number of Saudi Arabian women are pressuring the government to repeal the ban on women driving, which has long been imposed on them by religious authorities.

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Will Obama End Religion-Based Hiring?

June 23rd, 2011

A group of lawmakers and progressive religious leaders have put pressure on U.S. president Barack Obama to end federal funding for faith-based charities that hire and fire on the basis of religion.

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Did the Early Church Perform Same-Sex Weddings?

June 21st, 2011

Contrary to popular opinion, the early Christian church may not have always been so averse to the idea of same-sex marriages, at least according to one historian.

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ULC Minister Performs Racetrack Wedding

June 20th, 2011

You’ve probably heard about the growing popularity of retail weddings and other alternative wedding ceremonies, but what about performing a wedding on a racecourse?

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Religion-It May Not Make You Happier After All

June 15th, 2011

There has been a great deal of talk about whether or not more religious people are happier than less religious people. One psychologist has suggested that it is not religion, but conformity, that makes people happy.

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ULC Monastery Ordination Threatened in Michigan

June 9th, 2011

In an attempt to make ULC ordinations legally inadmissible, a county clerk in Michigan told a ULC minister that she was working to make his online ordination invalid when it comes to officiating weddings.

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Taxes to Fund “Noah’s Ark” Theme Park

June 2nd, 2011

A new Biblical theme park will soon be opening up in the rural U.S. state of Kentucky. The park, called the Ark Encounter theme park, is being built by Answers in Genesis, and partially funded by taxpayers.

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ULC Minister Welcomes Illinois Civil Unions

June 1st, 2011

On 1 June, unmarried same-sex couples will be able to register for civil unions in the U.S. state of Illinois. The civil unions will include all rights and responsibilities due to married couples.

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