(U.S. News & World Report) — The U.S. marriage rate reached a historic low in 2018, according to federal data spanning more than a century. Social and economic shifts in the U.S. are visible through the lens of the country’s marriage rate, measured as the number of marriages per 1,000 people. That rate has fluctuated […]
LONDON (Christian News Network) — Some are expressing objection after several Anglican bishops signed a letter stating that volunteer chaplains within their jurisdictions may not make in-person visits to sick or dying patients during the coronavirus crisis but should rather minister via video chat. Those who disagree with the bishops state that Christians need to […]
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (Christian News Network) — A Pennsylvania woman is crediting God and the prayers of her family and friends for pulling her through a battle with the novel coronavirus as it was thought that she might not survive. Lisa Fields, a custodian at Hutchinson Elementary School in Uniontown, told local television station WTAE that she […]
(Christian Concern) — The number of men and women getting married in England and Wales has fallen to a new low, official government statistics show. The latest figures show that there were a total of 242,842 marriages in 2017 – a decrease of 2.8% from 2016. The change was apparently driven by a 9.5% decline […]
ATLANTA, Ga. — The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court decision that, while seeking to be “narrowly tailored” in scope, granted discretion to Alabama abortionists to determine on a case-by-case basis whether an abortion may or may not be postponed during the coronavirus crisis, whether for medical reasons or if waiting […]
JACK COUNTY, Texas — A county judge in Texas has filed suit in seeking protection for judges like himself who decline to officiate same-sex ceremonies and who believe that God created marriage to be between a man and a woman. “Judge Umphress is suffering injury in fact because he must risk disciplinary action if he persists […]
OXFORDSHIRE (The Christian Institute) — A 13-year-old girl has been granted permission by the High Court to take landmark legal action against Oxfordshire County Council over its controversial guidance concerning transgender pupils. The “Trans Inclusion Toolkit for Schools 2019” was implemented by the council last year. It says that boys who claim to be girls […]
CINCINNATI, Ohio — A district judge nominated to the bench by then-President George W. Bush has ruled that the State of Ohio must allow abortionists to make “case-by-case” determinations during the coronavirus pandemic, as some abortions can be considered “essential” — namely, if a delay would put the abortion past the legal limit (21 weeks […]
A research organization that seeks to “consider attitudes and behaviors that significantly impact spiritual growth” says that some pastors are concerned that a percentage of professing Christians won’t attend church once the pandemic is past but will continue to stay home and watch online. “How church leaders plan and respond now will make the critical […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The mayor of Louisville, Kentucky and a church in the city that had filed suit to challenge a ban on drive-in services during the coronavirus pandemic have reached an agreement that will allow the in-car assemblies to move forward. On Fire Christian Church had sued Mayor Greg Fischer, a Democrat and Roman […]