What To Do When a Spouse Loses Faith
For some religious couples, when you first got married, you may have imagined a life in which you and your spouse lived by and spread the word of God. That may have been just what you got, too, in the early days. Recentl ...
Category: Religion Spirituality
Bad Reasons To Leave Your Church
There are dozens of good reasons to leave your church. Maybe the leaders are morally corrupt and hypocritical in their teachings. Maybe the leaders make it a habit of shaming members in front of the entire congregation. ...
Category: Religion
Signs It’s Time To Leave Your Church
The decision to leave a church is not one that most make lightly. Church, for many, is home, and the other members family. By leaving your church, you aren’t just moving away from four walls and pews — you are leavin ...
Category: Religion
Religious Freedom to Harm?
We are saddened to hear yet another story of a stubborn pastor putting his congregation and his entire community at a heightened and unnecessary risk of contracting and transmitting coronavirus. This time around it’s F ...
Florida Pastor Arrested for Defying County's Stay-At-Home Order During Coronavirus
Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne was charged with two misdemeanors after disregarding a county stay-at-home order and continuing to hold services in his megachurch while coronavirus cases increase in Florida.
Category: Freedom of Religion
Churches Buck Coronavirus Precautions
Many churches still place their congregations at unnecessary risk of coronavirus by continuing to hold in-person services, choir rehersals, and fellowship gatherings. When does "religious freedom" go too far?
Category: Health and Wellness
Guiding a Wayward Child Back to the Church of Latter-day Saints
If your child, regardless of age, has chosen to leave the Church of Latter-day Saints, you may feel burdened by his or her decision. You may also feel that the decision is a failure on your part. Could you have done more ...
Category: Morality Spirituality Christianity
Catholic Church Attempts To Prevent One of Its Priests From Suing for Child Abuse
Over the past two decades, tens of thousands of survivors have come forward with their stories of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic clergymen. Though the pervasiveness of the problem suggests that it is intricately a ...
Category: Morality Christianity
Giving Children a Chance To Discover Their Own Faith
In November, Crosswalk.com published an article about parenting called “Should You Force Your Kids to Go to Church?” The article was pro-church, but the author, Jennifer Waddle, did provide a flip side for ea ...
Category: Religion
Show Appreciation to Your Pastor
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. It’s a time dedicated to reminding your pastor and his or her family how much they are appreciated. You may not think about it, but your pastor probably has crazy hours. He or ...
Category: Holidays and Observances Religion