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
Proposition 8 and Religious Equality
The march toward full legal recognition of same-sex couples has been building up momentum this week with a surprising jump in velocity, beginning with the repeal of Proposition 8. In a 2-1 vote, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Co ...
Category: Equal Rights Morality Politics Religion Social Equality
10 Reasons Homophobia Makes No Sense (Part 1)
As the Washington State Legislature holds hearings on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in that state, social conservatives have ramped up their campaign against homosexuality and LGBT rights. The National Org ...
Category: Equal Rights Social Equality
10 Reasons Homophobia Makes No Sense (Part 2) - Universal Life Church
In a recent blog entry titled "10 Reasons Why Homophobia Makes No Sense (Part 1)", we attempted to refute five arguments used to justify homophobia and deny LGBT people equal rights. Here we will attempt to refute the re ...
Category: Equal Rights Human Rights Politics Social Equality Citizens Rights
Always Contact County Clerks Before You Perform A Wedding
American marriage laws are confusing; they vary greatly from state to state - and even from county to county in some states - and can be subject to spontaneous and arbitrary changes if a judge or attorney general decides ...
Category: Weddings
Marriage Certificates
Many Universal Life Church ministers find that the couples whose marriage ceremonies they perform look for the means to immortalize their love and commitment in ways beyond the banal county and/or state government docume ...
Category: Ministry Products
Online Ministry Popularity Growing In Sweden
Svenska ministrar - hej från den universella livet kyrkan! Several months' worth of casual observation has led the Universal Life Church to notice that our free online ordination is becoming increasingly pop ...
Category: Sweden
Notice Concerning Tennessee Weddings
A notice for Universal Life Church ministers who are looking to perform marriage ceremonies in the State of Tennessee: It has come to the attention of the ULC Ministries that our ministers occasionally experience issu ...
Category: Weddings
Sweden Recognizes File-Sharing Religion
The Swedish government has officially recognized a new religion founded on the practice of file-sharing, called "Kopimism". Kopimists subscribe to the tenet that information and knowledge are sacred; for them the act of ...
Category: Equal Rights Freedom of Religion Religion Social Justice Spirituality
The ULC and gay marriage in Washington State
The governor of the State of Washington, the state where the Universal Life Church Ministries is located, has begun an impassioned push for gay marriage. As we have indicated many times before, the ULC firmly supports ma ...
Category: Gay Weddings Weddings