6+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1080+ words) Finding a lifelong partner is no easy feat, but finding someone who shares the same morals and values can be even more challenging. Faith-based dating apps SALT, Mutual and Proposal are combining tradition and technology to match singles with a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (487+ words) (ANALYSIS) The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando will be buzzing when 20, 000 Southern Baptists gather for their annual national meeting, rushing between forums, worship, reunions, business sessions and politicking about their elections and resolutions. But there will be an upstairs…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (646+ words) (ANALYSIS) Mother's Day seems like a strange time to celebrate birth control, which, on its most basic level, is about helping people to not become mothers " or not become mothers again. But in the mid-20th century, much of birth control's growing…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (235+ words) (ANALYSIS) There's this phrase I heard over and over again growing up in a Southern Baptist Church - "don't be unequally yoked." It's a reference to a verse from 2 Corinthians 6: 14, "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (576+ words) (ANALYSIS) Following his war-of-words with President Donald Trump, Pope Leo's latest clash is against the German bishops regarding the blessing of same-sex couples. The Vatican's fight with segments of the German Catholic hierarchy highlights a long-simmering tension within the global…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (199+ words) (ANALYSIS) A couple of months ago, the Heritage Foundation released a report entitled, "Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years." You can probably guess the contents of said report from just the title, but to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (772+ words) Zimbabwe's government recently released a report about the country's divorce statistics, sparking conversations in churches where most of these unions began. Court and civil registry data revealed a notable rise in divorce filings, particularly among urban, church-going couples. According to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (779+ words) (REVIEW) "Midwinter Break" is a film that, from its synopsis, seems quaint and charming. Married couple Stella and Gerry are retired and in the routine of life. Stella buys tickets for the pair to have a weekend getaway in Amsterdam…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (498+ words) Donate To Support Our Journalism! The Church of England has abandoned a three-year effort to establish church blessings for same-sex couples after voting in early 2023 to pursue such ceremonies, the church reported. The Anglican denomination continues to reject gay marriage,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1059+ words) (ANALYSIS) In many religions and cultures, women who are menstruating or who just gave birth are not allowed to enter sacred sites, such as temples, or participate in religious rituals. This is because they are often seen as ritually impure....