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Idaho ministers sue to prevent gay weddings at for-profit wedding chapel
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — October 19, 2014
(RNS) Donald and Evelyn Knapp are ordained Pentecostal ministers who say they can't provide same-sex services at their for-profit wedding chapel because it's "something forbidden by their religious beliefs and ordination vows."
Will the Catholic Church change its stand on marriage and divorce?
By Josephine McKenna — September 17, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) In a new book to be released days before the world’s Catholic bishops gather at the Vatican, hard-liners are challenging moves to moderate church doctrine on marriage and offer Communion to divorced Catholics who remarry.
Pope Francis to celebrate wedding Mass for 20 couples
By Josephine McKenna — August 29, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis is not the first pope to celebrate a marriage ceremony but his predecessor Benedict XVI never presided over a marriage during his eight-year pontificate.
Hooking up to getting hitched: Yes, it can happen
By Sharon Jayson — August 19, 2014
(RNS) For nearly one-third of young marrieds who were part of a national study released Tuesday (Aug. 19), their relationship with their eventual spouse began as a hookup.
Baby makes 3: More unmarried new moms cohabiting
By Sharon Jayson — August 13, 2014
(RNS) Nearly three in five births to unmarried women across the United States were to women living with their partner -- marking the first time a majority of these births were to women in cohabiting relationships, according to a new analysis of federal data released Wednesday (Aug. 13).
Mommy, minister and unmarried: Single mothers in the pulpit
By Lauren Markoe — July 31, 2014
(RNS) According to federal statistics, 41 percent of births are to unmarried mothers. But what if the single mom by choice is a minister, or a rabbi?
Survey: Many don’t want atheist in-laws
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — June 13, 2014
(RNS) In yet another sign of polarized society, 49 percent would be unhappy with an unbeliever joining the family.
In mixed faith marriages, focus is on ‘values,’ not ‘beliefs’
By Kimberly Winston — June 9, 2014
(RNS) In 1950, about 20 percent of all U.S. marriages were interfaith. Today, that number is 45 percent.
Italy’s Catholic bishops try to put brakes on speedy divorce law
By Josephine McKenna — May 30, 2014
ROME (RNS) “I do not believe you can call this an achievement, much less define it as historic,” said Monsignor Nunzio Galantino. “Speedy divorce will not help anyone.”
Seeking greater equality, Indian women turn to unexpected source: Shariah courts
By Heather McIlvaine — May 6, 2014
MUMBAI, India (RNS) A group of Muslim women in India thinks the path to gender equality lies in the very thing that has been used to oppress them: Shariah. It’s not as much of a paradox as it seems.
Gene Robinson, first openly gay Episcopal bishop, announces his divorce
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — May 3, 2014
(RNS) Bishop Gene Robinson, whose election rocked the Anglican Communion, has announced his divorce from his longtime partner and husband.
Kenya’s new polygamy law bad for families, Christian leaders say
By Fredrick Nzwili — May 1, 2014
(RNS) The law legalizes polygamy, allowing men to marry multiple wives in a country where they previously were permitted to have one.
New study by sociologist Mark Regnerus suggests religion can predict sexual behavior
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 22, 2014
NASHVILLE (RNS) A new study by Mark Regenerus finds that nearly 50 percent of younger evangelicals had premarital sex, compared to 10 percent of Mormons. Mormons are the least likely religious group to be in a sexually inactive marriage, the research suggests.
COMMENTARY: Bullies drove Mozilla’s Brendan Eich from public square
By Katrina Trinko — April 7, 2014
(RNS) We can debate gay marriage without trying to destroy people's livelihoods.
Pope Francis calls traditional marriage an icon of God’s love
By Josephine McKenna — April 2, 2014
(RNS) Pope Francis' emphasis on traditional marriage during his Wednesday (April 2) audience comes after his much-discussed comments on gays soon after his election a year ago.
