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Transracial adoptive families say talking about race is not a ‘woke test’

By Bob Smietana — May 14, 2021
(RNS) — A new Bethany Christian Services report argues that a colorblind approach to adoption can hurt Black children. In response, a critic labeled the agency racist and woke.

“Should I marry a non-Mormon?”

By Jana Riess — August 14, 2014
A Mormon reader asks whether she should marry her Greek Orthodox boyfriend.

Baptist-Hindu couple write how-to book on interfaith marriage

By Bob Smietana — October 25, 2013
(RNS) When she signed up on eHarmony, the website asked J. Dana Trent what faiths she’d be open to in a partner. She initially checked Christian and Jewish, and then, on a whim, added other faith traditions. That ended up including Fred Eaker, an American-born Hindu convert.

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?

The 10 Best Stories About the ‘Mormon Moment’

By Cassandra Hedelius — November 12, 2012

(RNS) As we try to make sense of the "Mormon moment," Religion News Service asked MormonVoices to collect the ten best recent stories about their Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

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