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Take a look at this picture. You will notice that there is not a single serving of fruits or vegetables on the man’s plate of food. And there are not one, but two drumsticks. Most of us are familiar with the claims that Americans are fatter and more religio
A new study suggests that religion will eventually become extinct because it is becoming less useful to people. The extinction of religion, the study shows, may already be underway in Europe and Canada, and may even be accelerating. Even in the absence of reli
When there are research papers to write and final exams to study for, who has time to perform a wedding ceremony? Apparently, a substantial number of people do. Students have shown an increasingly high profile in the ranks of ULC Monastery ministers. This is d
A secular foundation which supports separation of church and state is suing Jan Brewer, governor of the U.S. state of Arizona, for proclaiming a day of prayer on the grounds that it violates Constitution.
We’ve heard of weddings performed in Home Depot, shopping malls, nightclubs, and even aboard airplanes. Now it is time to add doughnut shops to the list of favorite locations for alternative and retail weddings.
Joining the ranks of nondenominational ULC celebrity ministers such as David Byrne, Kathy Griffin, and Jeff Probst is Mike Nesmith, former guitarist-singer of the 1960s pop group The Monkees. Nesmith recently decided to get ordained online in the ULC in order
Yet another attempt at injecting prayer into public schools has been challenged, this time in Baltimore, and the president of the city principals’ union has defended the prayer services.
What comes to mind when you think “wedding”? You probably see images of women in white dresses, men in black tuxedoes, and matching bridesmaids and groomsmen. But weddings can come in all shapes and sizes.
We often hear religious people complain about religious oppression if same-sex marriage becomes legal in their community, but what of religious oppression when it is banned? As the U.S. state of Maryland’s General Assembly was mulling legalizing same-sex mar
The New York State Assembly—the lower house of the New York State Legislature—is being presented with a bill that would change the domestic relations law so as to permit Universal Life Church ministers to solemnize weddings in New York State. The purpose o
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