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Pope Francis and JD Vance Spar Over 'Ordo Amoris'

February 17th, 2025

Vice President JD Vance recently promoted 'ordo amoris', the philosophy that God calls us to love in a hierarchy, with family at the top and foreigners at the bottom. Does 'love thy neighbor' come with conditions?

Political & Religious Controversy 106 Comments

Does God Really Want Us To Love Our Neighbors?

February 13th, 2025

President Trump's recent pausing of the refugee program in the United States has prompted much backlash, including a strong reaction from Pope Francis, who begs the president to reverse course on the refugee ban.

Political & Religious Controversy 164 Comments

Faith Groups Are Using an App to Target Converts, Sparking Privacy Concerns

March 21st, 2024

Evangelical Christians are using a new app to proselytize to their neighbors. The Bless Every Home app gives users access to extremely specific demographic data on their neighbors to help their religious conversion.

Science & Technology 82 Comments

Thousands Sign Petition Protesting "Blatantly Gay" Jewelry Ad

February 9th, 2024

Thousands have signed a petition protesting a new ad by jewelry maker Pandora. The commercial features a lesbian couple embracing, and now some are protesting the jeweler for "flaunting" gay relationships in their face.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 277 Comments

Inside the Christian Hacker Network Secretly Targeting Sex Workers

August 4th, 2023

Hacking for Jesus? A group of Christian hackers say they're finding out information about sex workers and human traffickers with the power of Christ. But not all sex workers agree this is for the greater good.

Christian 71 Comments

What Should Pat Robertson’s Legacy Be?

June 9th, 2023

Evangelical leader Pat Robertson passed away earlier this week, and ohhh boy did people have some feelings about that. We review Robertson's legacy and highlight reactions from the ULC community to his death.

Political & Religious Controversy 103 Comments

Uberevangelism: The New Trend of Proselytizing Rideshare Drivers

December 8th, 2022

Should Uber and Lyft drivers be able to proselytize to you while you're stuck in their car? A new trend called 'uberevangelism' has Christians signing up to drive for rideshares to spread the good word.

Christian 63 Comments

Violating "God's Time"? The Religious Fight Against Daylight Savings

March 15th, 2022

Are we violating "God's time" every time we observe daylight savings time? If you curse the time change, you're not alone. Many evangelical Christians were historically against springing forward and falling back.

Political & Religious Controversy 37 Comments

Is Putin the Antichrist, or "Compelled by God"? Faith Leaders React to Ukraine Invasion

March 3rd, 2022

Some American evangelicals caused controversy with their comments on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with one major evangelical saying Putin is "compelled by God" to invade Ukraine to bring about the end times.

Political & Religious Controversy 225 Comments

Public School Students Forced to Attend Christian Assembly Stage Walkout

February 21st, 2022

Separation of church and state, are you there? Dozens of high school students were forced to attend a school assembly featuring evangelical proselytizing against their will. Now they're staging a walkout in protest.

Political & Religious Controversy 84 Comments

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