http://www.ulc.org Universal Life Church Monastery Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ulc.org/ordination/#comment-170 Opening Doors for Student Ministers « Universal Life Church Monastery Blog Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:48:18 +0000 http://wordpress-1.themonastery.org/ulc-org/#comment-170 [...] 115 students and professors claiming the title of minister ordained online. Often, the decision to become a minister in an online church is based on financial and ethical [...] [...] 115 students and professors claiming the title of minister ordained online. Often, the decision to become a minister in an online church is based on financial and ethical [...]

]]> http://www.ulc.org/ordination/#comment-168 The Mystery of Empathic and Shared Death Experiences « Universal Life Church Monastery Blog Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:41:40 +0000 http://wordpress-1.themonastery.org/ulc-org/#comment-168 [...] detailed, personal accounts of empathic and shared death experiences. (Undoubtedly, some people ordained online in the ULC Monastery will have their own anecdotes to tell.) Annie Cap, of Canterbury, Kent, shared [...] [...] detailed, personal accounts of empathic and shared death experiences. (Undoubtedly, some people ordained online in the ULC Monastery will have their own anecdotes to tell.) Annie Cap, of Canterbury, Kent, shared [...]

]]> http://www.ulc.org/ordination/#comment-166 Bill Cosby Brings Humor to the Bible « Universal Life Church Monastery Blog Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:47:13 +0000 http://wordpress-1.themonastery.org/ulc-org/#comment-166 [...] And some of these seem pretty fair to the modern rationalist thinker, as well as the average minister ordained online. Cosby tells Adelle M. Banks of Religion News Service about a Christian proselyte he recently met [...] [...] And some of these seem pretty fair to the modern rationalist thinker, as well as the average minister ordained online. Cosby tells Adelle M. Banks of Religion News Service about a Christian proselyte he recently met [...]

]]> http://www.ulc.org/training-education/religious-ceremonies/6-baptism/72-baptism-overview/#comment-164 Musical Comedy Features ULC Wedding Vow Renewals « Universal Life Church Monastery Blog Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:31:27 +0000 http://micros.themonastery.org/ulc/?page_id=78#comment-164 [...] a little bit off-the-wall. Perhaps we can apply the same principle to performing funerals, performing baptisms, or performing other sacerdotal rites. Of course, the trick is how to strike a balance between [...] [...] a little bit off-the-wall. Perhaps we can apply the same principle to performing funerals, performing baptisms, or performing other sacerdotal rites. Of course, the trick is how to strike a balance between [...]

]]> http://www.ulc.org/ordination/#comment-50 A Friend As The Officiant At The Wedding Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress-1.themonastery.org/ulc-org/#comment-50 [...] mentioned, in a not-entirely-unrelated conversation, that she was ordained as a minister by the Universal Life Church. We couldn’t think of anybody more perfect to preside over our [...] [...] mentioned, in a not-entirely-unrelated conversation, that she was ordained as a minister by the Universal Life Church. We couldn’t think of anybody more perfect to preside over our [...]

]]> http://www.ulc.org/2011/05/1138/#comment-46 Universal Life Church | ULC | Get Ordained | Become an Ordained Minister Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:32:01 +0000 http://micros.themonastery.org/wordpress-1/ulc-org/?p=1138#comment-46 [...] D. Ehrman published Misquoting Jesus in 2005 and while not as provocative as his more recent work, Forged, it was met by backlash from a community of believers who take the Bible as they literal word of [...] [...] D. Ehrman published Misquoting Jesus in 2005 and while not as provocative as his more recent work, Forged, it was met by backlash from a community of believers who take the Bible as they literal word of [...]

]]> http://www.ulc.org/2011/07/a-guide-to-gay-weddings-the-proposal/#comment-48 Universal Life Church | ULC | Get Ordained | Become an Ordained Minister Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:07:31 +0000 http://micros.themonastery.org/wordpress-1/ulc-org/?p=1728#comment-48 [...] The next installment of the ULC Monastery’s Guide to Gay Weddings. [...] [...] The next installment of the ULC Monastery’s Guide to Gay Weddings. [...]

]]> http://www.ulc.org/2011/05/extremism-kills/#comment-45 Universal Life Church | ULC | Get Ordained | Become an Ordained Minister Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:13:06 +0000 http://micros.themonastery.org/wordpress-1/ulc-org/?p=1040#comment-45 [...] public displays of religion, this decision can be contextualized. Especially when considering that Islamophobia has been running rampant in many parts of the continent for some time [...] [...] public displays of religion, this decision can be contextualized. Especially when considering that Islamophobia has been running rampant in many parts of the continent for some time [...]

]]> http://www.ulc.org/training-education/22-religions-of-the-world/church-of-the-flying-spaghetti-monster/#comment-6 Universal Life Church | ULC | Get Ordained | Become an Ordained Minister Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:09:25 +0000 http://micros.themonastery.org/wordpress-1/ulc-org/?page_id=1759#comment-6 [...] The religion, you ask? Pastafarianism. [...] [...] The religion, you ask? Pastafarianism. [...]

]]> http://www.ulc.org/2011/05/religions-enemy-1-richard-dawkins-and-the-god-delusion/#comment-47 Universal Life Church | ULC | Get Ordained | Become an Ordained Minister Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:42:36 +0000 http://micros.themonastery.org/wordpress-1/ulc-org/?p=1160#comment-47 [...] beating drum of the book: poverty is a moral issue. This is why the religious right are “getting it wrong”, there is a disconnect between their economic policies and moral position. Near the end of the book [...] [...] beating drum of the book: poverty is a moral issue. This is why the religious right are “getting it wrong”, there is a disconnect between their economic policies and moral position. Near the end of the book [...]

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