Ted Cruz Doesn’t Want an Atheist in Office
Last month, we heard about Ben Carson and his thoughts on having a Muslim as our president. Putting it quite frankly, he doesn't think having a Muslim as our president is a good idea, because he is concerned a Muslim's ...
Category: Politics, freedom from religion
Ben Carson: Holocaust Could've Been Prevented - Universal Life Church
The Holocaust was one of the most awful and gruesome parts of this world's history. Over six million Jews were murdered, and Carson is saying this could have been prevented if only one thing had changed. He feels if Je ...
Ben Carson on Political Correctness
Ben Carson has come under intense scrutiny this week after he revealed over the weekend he does not think a Muslim should be president. He feels a Muslim's beliefs would interfere with what the Constitution stands for. ...
Category: Equal Rights, Freedom of Religion, Politics
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
President Jimmy Carter Stands for Equality - Universal Life Church
A former president had to resign from his faith organization after decades of membership, over a disagreement on the group's views of women. Wage inequality that persists between women and men in the American workforce, ...
Category: Equal Rights, Online Ordination, Politics, Social Equality, Social Justice
Politicians and Atheists Use Scripture - Universal Life Church
In one of two new books he will be releasing this year, Sen. Paul Rand, R-KY discusses politicians and prayer. Due out Sept. 8, Rand's book proclaims its purpose in its title, Our Presidents & Their Prayers: Proclama ...
Religious Materials in Public Schools
So-called cultural wars and religious skirmishes play out publicly throughout the United States, in politics, courts and public schools. From billboards preaching Jesus to Bibles handed out to schoolchildren, people aim ...
Category: Equal Rights, Politics, Religion, Christianity
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 ...
Hillary Clinton's Religion
Hillary Clinton Reports the Bible Is the Most Influential Book for Her The Bible has a significant impact on American politics that goes beyond social issues like gay marriage and abortion. In a notable example, Hilla ...
Category: Politics, Christianity