Eco-Friendly Funerals and Religious Beliefs
Although you won't find the phrase "ashes to ashes" in the Bible itself, you will find many scriptures talking about how our bodies begin and end as dust. Where did that phrase come from? It's actually from the "Book of ...
Category: Environment, Funerals
Faith-Based Eco-friendly Activism
In 1970, Art Buchwald, a political satirist and humorist, said, "And Man created the plastic bag and the tin and aluminum can and the cellophane wrapper and the paper plate, and this was good because Man could then take ...
Category: Environment
The Episcopal Church Goes Green
The Episcopal Church has made many strides in social justice throughout the years, most noticeably, giving the LGBT+ community a place to worship and get married in the church. Another outreach that the Episcopal Church ...
Category: Environment, Religion, Christianity
Season of Giving
In the spirit of the holiday season, we here at the Universal Life Church Ministries want to share with our ordained ministers an update on our charitable gifts. We recently had the privilege of receiving a letter from t ...
Category: Aid, Ceremonies, Environment, Freedom of Religion, Health and Wellness, Holidays and Observances, Morality, Religion, Religious Items, Spirituality, Superstitions
Like Online Churches, Steampunk Re-Invents Religion
A curious story was covered in Sunday's edition of the CBS Morning Show--an emerging art and literary movement called "steampunk". The movement might be described a re-imagining of Victorian Britain which includes Victor ...
Category: Biblical Interpretation, Ceremonies, Environment, Freedom, Freedom of Religion, Health and Wellness, Human Rights, Morality, Politics, Religion, Religious Items, Science, Spirituality, Superstitions, Technology, Citizens Rights
The Celebration of Earth Day and Interconnectivity
Earth Day is a time for people around the world to celebrate the planet and all that it provides for us. It is also a time for us to think about what we do to the earth on a daily basis, whether it be good or bad, and ho ...
Category: Environment