Easter
Easter is a spring holiday event celebrated by most Christians as the resurrection of Jesus. Many of the customs and traditions associated with the day actually come from pagan religions, who were excited that the winter was over and spring had arrived. The …
Performing Baptisms
Most people get ordained in the Universal Life Church to officiate a wedding ceremony, but many go on to perform baptisms or serve as the minister at a funeral. A ULC minister can certainly perform a baptism, but understand that some religions o…
Monumental Meeting
If you’ve ever experienced a feud between family members that lasted for generations, you know how exciting it is when the factions finally come together to bury the hatchet, so to speak. That’s why the monumental meeting between Patriarch Ki…
Answers in Genesis
After the Kim Davis marriage license debacle, Kentucky probably wishes it was out of the limelight, but another recent court decision supported a Christian organization when it came to tax breaks. Ken Ham, creationist and founder of Answers in Ge…
Evangelical
During the Advent season, the four Sundays leading up to Christmas, Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a tenured professor at Wheaton College, wore a hijab as part of her worship. She announced it on Facebook on December 10. Just five days later, Wheaton College plac…
Foster Parenting
“A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.”
-Mahatma Gandhi
Christians are up in arms because the Massachusetts high court ruled that the state has the right to refuse to place children with foster parents who use…
House of One
You’ve heard the old joke, “A rabbi, a priest, and an imam walk into a bar…” Well, this will soon be a reality, except it won’t be a bar, it will be a place of worship, called the House of One. Amazing as it sounds, this religious building in…
Oklahoma
The separation of church and state is one of the fundamental principles on which America was founded. Unfortunately, many of the state’s lawmakers and leaders seem to forget that. In 2012, a monument of the Ten Commandments was erected on the Oklahoma Ca…
Day of the Dead
Halloween may be the biggest holiday in the fall, but Day of the Dead is important to Hispanics, which account for 17 percent of the population in the United States. In Mexico, it is a public holiday, but here in the United States, it’s taken a ba…
Pope Francis
Pope Francis is transforming the Catholic Church and is on his way to becoming one of most revered religious leaders in history. The 78-year-old pontiff has also racked up a substantial amount of frequent flyer miles since his papacy began, and seems i…