The rapid growth of internet activity socially and economically during the past decade has spread into the realm of religion. Several ministers around the world are spreading their religious messages through online church services. Passionate individuals can now be ordained through the Universal Life Church, which is dedicated to sharing an interfaith message, replacing years […]
Pagans have come a long way from being hanged to being ordained. Witches and pagans have been persecuted throughout history. Some cases still have not closed. One such case is that of Mary Barnes, who was sent to the gallows in the year 1663. She and 10 others were hanged in Connecticut for witchcraft. Their […]
The Universal Life Church prides itself on allowing people regardless of their faith or background to be ordained, including members of atheism. Because it allows a member of a group that does not believe in God to be ordained, many have wondered whether atheism is a religion of no religion or the “odd one out.” […]
Many churches throughout the United States have stated that they will participate in a movement they are calling “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” on Sunday, October 7th, 2012. Organizers are participating churches have said that they plan to preach on political issues, such as which candidates their members should vote for and how to vote on other […]
The Universal Life Church is a church which provides ordination to all that request it at no cost to them. This is something that can not be said about any other widely accepted group. The reason that the Universal Life Church decided to make this choice is their belief that becoming ordained is not something […]
Civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson told a conservative reporter at the Democratic National Convention that he would perform a wedding ceremony for a same-sex couple if asked. It is not the first time the Reverend has expressed his sympathy for the plight of the LGBT community, nor is he an exception within the black […]
The trend among childless couples to adopt embryos may seem like a positive cultural development at first, but looking at what’s really involved shows that this practice isn’t as pro life as proponents would like people to believe. Even though evangelical groups have spent over 21 million dollars promoting this practice as a charitable service […]
The secretive and mysterious Sun Myung Moon met his end on September 3, 2012, dying in a Seoul, South Korean hospital at the age of 92. For 40 years and more, he beguiled the Western world as a wedding officiant at mass marriage ceremonies, secret trips to North Korea to establish a sunshine policy with […]
While high voter turnout in our elections does not itself solve our problems, it is a mark of a functioning democracy. It is the civic duty of every individual who is at least eighteen years of age is to cast his vote for political leaders and weigh in on important issues, and as a leader […]
According to the Leadership Network, the United States is now home to over 5,000 different multisite churches. A multisite church is a church that has several campuses that all fall under the control of one “mother church.” The mother church exerts a controlling influence on the campuses, ensuring that the minister and pastors adhere to […]
