ISIS: It’s Just as Bad as You Think
The vast majority of people in the United States are horrified by the things going on in the Middle East right now due to ISIS. You have almost certainly heard of some of the atrocities that have been committed by them ...
What Would Woody Guthrie Do?
Big decisions face Americans in the coming year. From the choice of who will be the next president, to budget debates over whether to slash spending that helps families in need while pouring more fuel into the military m ...
Category: Morality Online Ordination Politics
Politicians and Atheists Make Good Use of Scripture
In one of two new books he will be releasing this year, Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY discusses politicians and prayer. Due out Sept. 8, Paul's book proclaims its purpose in its title, Our Presidents & Their Prayers: Proclama ...
Keeping the People in Line With Religion
All human societies have been shaped by religion. A current view in science holds that the human belief in a great deity an all-powerful entity who oversees human action and metes out judgment and punishment is essential ...
Category: Human Rights Morality Religion
Religions Involved in a War
From a minority faith community besieged in Iraq, to pockets of religious believers squeezed by power plays coming from powerful groups around the globe, it seems that much of the instability in the world has a direct im ...
Category: Equal Rights Freedom of Religion Islam Morality Religion
The Tyranny of Extremism
Amid the grief and outpouring of support for those murdered in Paris comes the wailing of tears from another continent, where they are also suffering unspeakable brutality from extremists armed with weapons of war and eq ...
Category: Human Rights Islam Morality Politics Social Justice
Can Science and Religion Coexist?
Understanding Where Science Denial Comes From Those of us who are concerned about the effects resistance to science on issues like climate change denial, evolution, and stem cell research have more than likely spent s ...
Where Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson Went Wrong - Universal Life Church
In this past month's news the patriarch of beloved reality television family of 'Duck Dynasty' publicly spoke against the gay lifestyle. He cites the bible as his main source of information about his own ethical represen ...
Category: Morality
Hiding Behind Religion
You probably remember the waitress at a St. Louis Applebees who went public with the story that an influential local pastor had refused to tip her, writing "I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?" on the receipt in place of ...
Category: Morality
More Children = More Catholics
Catholic Bishops are taking a stand. They are standing strong against the rights of women to receive birth control coverage as a part of their health insurance. The Catholic Church condemns condoms and hormonal birth con ...
Category: Freedom of Religion Health and Wellness Morality Politics