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A Wisconsin nonprofit aimed at bolstering the institution of marriage is working with local pastors to establish the first so-called community marriage agreements in Milwaukee and Waukesha.Under the pacts, participating congregations agree to impose waiting periods for couples, administer assessments to gauge relationships’ strengths and conflict potential, and offer training and enrichment programs before and after marriage.Supporters say such agreements benefit those religious communities and society as a whole."Our mission is to uphold the value of marriage and teach people the skills to form lifelong, healthy relationships," said Susan Dutton Freund, executive director of Green Bay-based Foundation for a Great…
Physical scars never completely go away—but neither do they continue to hurt. But emotional wounds from difficult or broken relationships never quite heal, and the hurt lingers for a lifetime.Read more of this story.
Nearly forty years into their respective careers, Christian music pioneers Randy Stonehill and Phil Keaggy have finally recorded a full length album together.Read more of this story.
James Dobson praised Miss California USA Carrie Prejean for preaching a sermon with her life. Miles McPherson, her pastor, compared her to Esther. Prejean claimed God chose her and trusted her to speak out. Even now that she has been stripped of her title, Prejean is on the talk show circuit talking about her beliefs. "When God is for you, no one can be against you," she told Larry King.I’ve been studying religion and beauty pageants for my Ph.D. dissertation, and even I’m still trying to wrap my head around the last two months of headlines. Nobody expected Prejean’s comments…
Imagine you’re at Focus on the Family to watch founder James Dobson formally step down from the board after three decades. The newly powerful ministry president—the micro-managerial Dobson is now officially powerless—steps to the mic and says: "What we want to see are more families like Barack Obama’s."Would never happen, right? Well, it already has.Read more of this story. Obama Talks Fatherhood – David Brody – CBN NewsWashington Post interview with Jim Daly
WASHINGTON — Conservative Christian leaders are fighting a bill that would provide federal hate-crimes coverage to gays and lesbians, prompting questions of who, if anyone, should be protected by such laws.Read more of this story.Immigration Debate Tied to Rise in Hate Crimes – Washington Post
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–In the aftermath of the 2008 elections, liberals and moderates were quick to claim a sea change among religious voters, but the facts are not as convincing as the anti-conservative crowd would have you believe.Read more of this story.
BOOK FEATUREIf we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in the press, the lab, and the pulpit to take a fresh look at the relationship between science and religion, Ronald Numbers suggests that we must first dispense with the hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths.Find out more about this book.
Around 45,000 athletes and coaches across the nation will be participating this year in summer camps organized by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.Open to boys and girls between the ages of eight and 18, FCA Sports and Team Camps are offered in a variety of sports, ranging from baseball, basketball, football and golf to beach volleyball, cheerleading, karate, lacrosse, surfing and water polo.Aside from sports training, camp participants, which have more than tripled since 2002, are provided with speakers and opportunities for developing friendships and experiencing life change.Read more of this story.
He’s done it while talking about abortion and the Middle East, even the economy. The references serve at once as an affirmation of his faith and a rebuke against a rumor that persists for some to this day. As president, Barack Obama has mentioned Jesus Christ in a number of high-profile public speeches — something his predecessor George W. Bush rarely did in such settings, even though Bush’s Christian faith was at the core of his political identity. Read more of this story.