marriage
Kenyan Christian leaders oppose polygamy bill
By Fredrick Nzwili — March 27, 2014
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) The bill's passage would allow men to marry as many women as they want. It awaits the president's signature.
Father Knows Best: I’m afraid of marriage
By Martin Elfert — March 25, 2014
It’s time for you and your girlfriend to book a few meetings with an impartial professional and talk these (and still other) questions out.
Video: Free Valentine’s Day weddings
By Sally Morrow — February 14, 2014
Interfaith couples, Buddhist couples, same-sex couples...couples of all kinds celebrated their relationships on Friday (Feb. 14) at Unity Temple in Kansas City, Mo. The only requirement was love.
On Feast of St. Valentine, a papal blessing
By Eric J. Lyman — February 14, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis gave the couples advice on how to have a happy and successful marriage.
Marriage: What’s love got to do with it? Historically, very little
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — February 12, 2014
The ideal of love as a primary reason for marriage began to spread in the late 18th century and early 19th century, partly due to the French and American revolutions and the idea that people had a right to pursue personal happiness.
Conservatives say Utah polygamy ruling confirms their worst fears
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — December 14, 2013
(RNS) A federal judge has ruled that Utah's laws on polygamy are unconstitutional, in a case involving the Brown family featured on TLC’s reality series "Sister Wives."
British court rules Scientology is a religion
By Trevor Grundy — December 11, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Supreme Court Justice Lord Roger Toulson wrote that religions should not be confined to those with faith in a supreme deity. “To do so would be a form of religious discrimination unacceptable in today’s society,” he said.
Faith and feminism: Excerpt from ‘Talking Taboo’ examines sexual temptation
By Enuma Okoro — November 20, 2013
(RNS) Excerpt from "Talking Taboo": Then it happened. I didn’t mean it to. But at some point I started getting flutters at the “dink” of my iPhone. A text or phone message from him could easily redeem the halfheartedness of an otherwise mediocre day. At some point I started crushing on him.
Survey: Same-sex couples create own rules in wedding planning
By Katherine Burgess — November 19, 2013
(RNS) A survey of 916 gay and lesbian couples found that religious leaders officiated at just one in four same-sex marriages, and that only 12 percent of ceremonies were held in religious spaces.
England’s Orthodox Jewish birthrates soar, report finds
By Trevor Grundy — November 13, 2013
(RNS) Marriages within the Orthodox community are expected to account for more than half of all Jewish marriages in Britain by 2023.
Baptism rates slide despite high-profile boosts
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 22, 2013
(RNS) Baptism rates are in steady decline for U.S. Catholics, Southern Baptists and others. Will high profile attention to the ritual from the Archbishop of Canterbury to the pope inspire a change?
Woman sues InterVarsity over firing after her divorce
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — October 15, 2013
(RNS) Alyce Conlon was placed on paid leave early in 2011 after informing supervisors that she and her husband were considering separation or divorce.
Looking to get married? Try a Christian college
By Katherine Burgess — October 11, 2013
(RNS) Of the top 25 colleges where men are likely to meet their spouse, all are private Christian institutions, according to an analysis done by Sofus Macskassy and Lada Adamic, researchers on Facebook's data science team. More than 60 percent of the top 25 colleges where women are likely to meet their spouse are also private religious schools.
Remarriage rates plunge as divorced Americans have doubts
By Sharon Jayson — September 16, 2013
(RNS) Experts say the two biggest factors complicating remarriage are money and children – even if the kids are adults. "It's much, much harder than a first marriage," said David Olson, a retired professor at the University of Minnesota.
Father Knows Best: My marriage makes me want to die
By Martin Elfert — July 31, 2013
There is a name for the kind of jerkitude that your husband and his jerk parents are engaging in. It’s called emotional abuse. And you have a right to insist that it stops.
