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Are Universal Life Church Ministers “Interspiritual Revolutionaries?”

May 14th, 2013

By now it should be apparent that young people are becoming increasingly disabused by religion and leaving conventional churches in ever growing numbers, but are they seeking a spiritual alternative, and if so, what? In a recent Huffington Post article, Rory M

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Religion as Reality T.V.: What Will It Mean for Online Ordination?

May 7th, 2013

What would it be like to peer, with a mere flick of the remote control, into the lives of a family of Orthodox Jews living in Queens, New York? Perhaps you would like to catch a behind-the-scenes glimpse of secret Mormon temple ceremonies, or even the spell-ca

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ULC Monastery Celebrates Beltane

May 7th, 2013

Beltane, or May Day, celebrates a New Season The transition from April into May marks the end of spring and the beginning of summer. During this time, the northern hemisphere is flourishing with new growth and warmer weather. The memory of winter is melting

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The Dalai Lama’s Arguments for a Female Successor

May 3rd, 2013

The Dalai Lama has announced he approves of a woman taking his place when he dies. The leader of Tibetan Buddhism revealed his thoughts on a female successor during an interview.

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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.

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Universal Life Church Denounces Minister’s Comments About Rape

April 29th, 2013

Women who dress like prostitutes deserve to be raped, according to a student minister who regularly preaches on the University of Arizona campus. The remarks came just before a “Take Back the Night” event.

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Same-Sex Marriage and the Illuminati

April 23rd, 2013

Supporters of same-sex marriage are like supporters of the Illuminati, according to evangelical television host Pat Robertson, who made the remarks in a recent episode of his program The 700 Club.

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How Universal Life Church Ministers Can Respond to Tragedy

April 22nd, 2013

When two bombs ripped through Boylston Street during the Boston Marathon on April 15, the United States and the world community grieved those who lost their lives and were injured.

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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

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Wendy Williams to Perform Weddings with ULC Monastery Ordination

April 15th, 2013

As the Universal Life Church Monastery mentioned recently on its Facebook page, talk show host Wendy Williams plans to take advantage of her online ordination in the Universal Life Church Monastery to perform weddings. Although it will not have been the first

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