“Class and the Culture War”
Read a Dec. 7, 2010, New York Times blog post on marriage and the culture war.
Faith: Christianity
“Survey: Many Married Couples Stay Together in Recession”
Read a Feb. 7, 2011, Christian Post article on a survey by the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia showing that couples who were considering separation or divorce before the recession are reconsidering now. Thirty-eight percent of couples who were considering divorce or separation before the recession now are reconsidering. Twenty-nine percent said the recession pressured their […]
“FIRST-PERSON: The Christian divorce rate myth (what you’ve heard is wrong)”
Read a Feb. 15, 2011, Baptist Press article arguing that the divorce rate among Christians is lower than other Americans’.
“A Lenten Retreat with Refugees”
Creighton University, a Catholic institution in Omaha, Neb., offers an online Lenten retreat with African refugees.
“Stop Fighting to Save Marriage”
Read a Feb. 23, 2011, Patheos.com blog post on the spirituality and secularization of marriage.
“Christians question divorce rates of faithful”
Read a March 14, 2011, Religion News Service article on whether Christians divorce at a similar or lower rate than other Americans.
“Unmarried Pastor, Seeking a Job, Sees Bias”
Read a March 21, 2011, New York Times story about an unemployed evangelical minister who says he’s been hindered in his job search by congregations’ overwhelming preference for pastors who are married.
“Lenten Resources”
Catholic publisher Loyola Press in Chicago offers a wide variety of online Lenten resources, among them a retreat and a Holy Week devotional based on the seven last words of Christ. Contact Director of communications at Loyola is Molly Hart.
“When Christians Get Divorced”
Read a March 23, 2011, Christianity Today blog post on Christianity and divorce.