Category: The Lead

Holocaust remembrance

Holocaust survivors and religious leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams and Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks took part in a ceremony consisting

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Wright on GAFCON

Last week, Bishop N.T. Wright wrote a piece for the Church Times called “Evangelicals are not about to jump ship” and it is available on

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Saving houses of worship

Preservationists, who have in the past been reluctant to offer landmark status and preservation dollars to religious institutions, are sounding alarms that houses of worship

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An economist takes on modern marriage

So what drives modern marriage? We believe that the answer lies in a shift from the family as a forum for shared production to shared consumption. In case the language of economic lacks romance, let’s be clearer: modern marriage is about love and companionship. Most things in life are simply better shared with another. … The key today is consumption complementarities — activities that are not only enjoyable, but are more enjoyable when shared with a spouse. We call this new model of sharing our lives “hedonic marriage.”

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New Age faith and mental health

A University of Queensland PhD thesis come to some interesting conclusions about new-age spirituality and mental health. Rosemary Aird examined a possible correlation between new forms of spirituality and mental health as part of her University of Queensland PhD studies. After surveying more than 3700 Brisbane-based 21-year-olds, she found spirituality and self-focused religions may undermine a person’s mental health.

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Hispanic evangelicals moving to the Democrats

Christianity Today is reporting that the Republican Party’s hold on Hispanic evangelical votes is slipping, and the rhetoric about immigration is a leading cause. While this vote is small, it could make the difference in several swing states.

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