by Dr. William Powell Tuck, friarsfragment.com, retired pastor, professor and author of The Forgotten Beatitude: Worshiping Through Stewardship, A Positive Word for Christian Lamenting: Funeral Homilies, The Church Under the Cross, and more! In a recent Gallup Poll, it was noted that 80 per cent of persons in the United States said that moral ratings…
by Bruce Epperly “We’re going to Gabby’s church!” my grandson announces as we’re pulling out of the driveway to run errands. On the way, I tell him that we’re going to see my administrative assistant for a few minutes before going to the library across the parking lot. My four year old grandson asks, “Is…
by H. Van Dyke Parunak About the time that my book Except for Fornication (Energion, 2011) appeared, a gentleman with a troubled marital history visited our assembly. His wife had left him and married someone else. Then she left her new husband, and our friend joyfully announced one day that she wanted him to remarry…
by Robert R. LaRochelle What advice would you offer to couples who are in interreligious situations? What might be some ways of navigating through these differences successfully? In A Home United, I offer several suggestions for dealing with this reality. I would love to read what you have to say. In addition, if anyone has…
by Robert R. LaRochelle How important is it to discuss the subject of religion BEFORE you are married? In what ways might religious matters become issues over the course of a marriage? There are many topics couples looking at a commitment to one another need to discuss. Among them would be: possible children, finances, each…
by Robert R. LaRochelle Recent statistics show that about 40% of all married individuals marry someone who comes from different religious backgrounds from their own. In addition, it appears that around 22 % of Americans are ‘ nones’, i.e. people without religious affiliation. I’m often asked, “Do these religious differences pose potential problems that may…
