Can American Congregations Learn to Embrace the Uncoupled?
Many American congregations tend to focus on traditional families, recollecting a mid-20th-century model for church growth or else simply as a model of what a Christian life should be.
Protecting Marriage Between One Adult and One Child
This issue of A Public Witness examines how numerous states are considering bills to limit or ban marriage for minors, which has garnered opposition from several conservative Christian ministers and activists.
Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter Mark 75 Years of ‘Full Partnership’
Nearly eight decades after their first date, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are still together in the same tiny town where they were born, grew up, and had that first outing.
Can a Bestselling Christian Marriage Book About Love and Respect Lead to Abuse?
(RNS) — There’s not much love lost -- or respect -- between Christian marriage and sex blogger Sheila Wray Gregoire and pastor turned marriage expert Emerson Eggerichs over the message in his bestselling book, "Love & Respect."
Same-Sex Marriage Around the World
A growing number of governments around the world are considering whether to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. So far, 30 countries and territories have enacted national laws allowing gays and lesbians to marry.
How Baptists and Catholics Together Helped Save Thousands of Florida Marriages
In 2017, something unprecedented took place in Jacksonville, Florida. The Jacksonville Baptist Association and local Catholic Diocese joined forces to co-sponsor a large marriage education and enrichment program for the Duval County area.
Evangelical Writer Who Influenced Purity Culture Announces Separation From Wife
Joshua Harris,the author of I Kissed Dating Goodbye and one of the most influential voices on sex and relationships for a generation of evangelical Christians, announced this past week that he and his wife are separating after 19 years of marriage.
As Faith Fades, It’s the Couple That Cheers Together That Stays Together
(RNS) — For a sizable number of Americans, agreeing with their partner about sports is more important than agreeing about religion, according to an online survey about
To Escape Abusive Marriages, Many Christians in Pakistan Convert to Islam
LAHORE, Pakistan (RNS) For a Pakistani Christian like Shameela Masih, divorcing her abusive husband meant two choices — both nearly as bad as staying in
Same-sex marriage, trafficking among resolutions adopted by MBC messengers
Messengers to the Missouri Baptist Convention approved five resolutions without comment or debate during their closing session Oct. 29 at Tan-Tar-A Resort, including one on same-sex marriage and another on human sex trafficking.