Why do so many young people leave the Church in America? People who research such things say 70% and more of 18 year olds who grow up in church, stop going. Some of them will come back later when they get married and/or have kids; some of them never do. Why? Do young people find […]
Why do so many Young People Leave the Church? Read More »
The presidential election draws nigh, and as it does both candidates have a couple of issues to wrestle with–one religious, one secular. The religion problem for Mitt Romney is that his Latter Day Saint faith could be a turnoff for voters. Mormons have a reputation for good morals, but there’s a lot of eyebrow-raising baggage,
2 Challenges for Both Candidates Read More »
There’s this fragment that was discovered recently that says something about Jesus having a wife, and it referred to her as his disciple. So what’s the deal here? Was there a cover up by the early Church? Seriously? Okay, here are the two main problems with the fragment in question: 1. It’s a fragment, and
Did Jesus have a Wife? Um, No. Read More »
There’s a bestselling novel called Fifty Shades of Grey that has created plenty of buzz. My only feelings about it, as someone who hadn’t read it, was that I was impressed by the author for writing a bestseller. Then I heard two passionate, and diametrically opposed, takes on the book. A man whom I respect
Fifty Shades of–What the Heck? Read More »
After years of saying that his thinking was still evolving on the subject of gay marriage, President Barack Obama says that he has made up his mind–he is okay with it. Years of tortured, tightrope walking on the issue has come to an end, and it changes…absolutely nothing…except for how a negative talking point on
Gay Marriage and the Candidates Read More »
