Waddoups finds it impossible to conceive that any rational person would think there could be harms from the creation of a visible public subculture of polygamy, regardless of whether the marriages are state-sanctioned. To him, such a claim is not just wrong, it is literally unintelligible: “The court agrees with [Utah supreme court] Chief Justice... Continue Reading

The claim that divorce is rare may be intended to encourage people. But giving people the false picture that marriage is relatively easy is not good news and will probably lead to more divorces and fewer happy marriages. The good news is that there is hope. The skills for having a successful marriage can be... Continue Reading

“The modern missions movement has not been immune to the pressure of anti-ecclesial commitments. Missiologists, in fact, impose additional reasons for avoiding formal and even informal connection between churches worldwide. If you have read the previous articles on Insider Movements (IM), the reasons will not shock. In the name of cultural diversity and local autonomy,... Continue Reading

“The Evangelical Churches in eastern Ukraine had “found themselves in the middle of a conflict”, he said. Besides the attacks from pro-Russian separatists, he said, “Cuban Cossacks” had “brutally destroyed churches, claiming that they do it in a fight for the Orthodox faith”. The Bishop called for prayer “in the fight against the darkness of... Continue Reading

Just as citizens are free to redefine marriage to include same-sex relationships, so too are citizens free to retain the historic definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman—as citizens in a majority of states have done. Our federal Constitution is silent on what marriage is. Judges should not insert their... Continue Reading

“In Rabbinic Judaism, the synagogue is the Jewish house of prayer. The buildings are not necessarily used for communal worship since Jewish worship can be carried out wherever ten Jews (a minyan) assemble. All synagogues contain a bimah, a table from which the Torah is read, and a desk for the prayer leader. The Torah... Continue Reading

According to a researcher at the University of Washington, young adult men who took the pledge and had male friends who held them accountable before marriage find themselves suddenly adrift and unable to talk to trusted friends — and sometimes even their new wives — about sex. (RNS) For decades, evangelical leaders have touted “virginity pledges”... Continue Reading

“No one is served when we bury our heads in the ground and pretend that ISIS is anything less than one of the most morally repugnant regimes on the face of the planet. Maybe our statesmen will disagree on the best way to address this threat. But can’t we all agree on what they are.... Continue Reading

Of course, if we want to raise children who care about something deeper and less fleeting than satisfying physical desires, that should be just one component of a larger discussion about who we are as humans, the gift of our sex, how our sexes complement each other, the significance of that complementarity, family formation, personal... Continue Reading

“Historians may look back at this period and wonder if people had lost their bearings. Few reporters have traveled to Iraq to bear witness to the Nazi-like wave of terror that is rolling across that country. The United Nations has been mostly mum. World leaders seem to be consumed with other matters in this strange... Continue Reading