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I Divorce You, I Divorce You, I Divorce You!

3/21/06 5:14am by La Shawn
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The prevalence of divorce is sad. Once-intact families are split up, the father leaves the home (typically), and the children's lives are shattered. Despite statistics showing that divorce has a greater impact on children than previously thought, people continue to leave marriages and enter into new ones with little regard for how their selfish actions may affect children. Divorce will always be with us, unfortunately, even among the religious. For years Christians have debated whether divorce is unacceptable for any reason or whether Christians are permitted to divorce for adultery, abandonment, abuse, etc. A story that appeared in last month's Washington Post touched on the hairy topic of divorce among the religious and whether "ancient" divorce laws should be applicable today. To be divorced in the eyes of the community, Orthodox Jews, for example, must seek a religious divorce and not just a civil one. Under Jewish law, women can't obtain a religious divorce without their husband's consent, but if the husband refuses to consent, the wife may argue her case in religious court.  Read more >

62 percent claim to be "deeply spiritual"

3/14/06 11:47am by La Shawn
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Whatever that means. And there's the rub. From Barna's latest research, presented in an article titled, Americans Reveal Their Top Priority in Life: By far the top priority listed by adults - named by half of the population (51%) - was their family. Some segments were especially likely to list family as their highest commitment: people with children under the age of 18 living in their home (74%), adults in their twenties and thirties (67%), those who are married (61%), Catholics (60%), and Hispanics (60%). Several people groups were much less likely to place family at the top of their list. Those groups included people 60 or older (36%), singles (37%), African-Americans (39%), and Asians (39%). Faith was the runner-up category, listed by 16% of all adults. This included a wide-ranging set of commitments, such as connecting with God, living consistently with one's faith principles, having peace with God, being a committed church member, honoring God, and growing in faith. Being "spiritual" is trendy, but there's no clear definition of what that means. Is it a belief in God or a god? How is this spirituality practiced? What does it look like?  Read more >

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