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“Friendship Is a Superpower That Has Been Radically Overlooked in Our Era”
“Popular culture focuses on romance and sexual relationships, while in church we focus on family and serving others. And so, friendship ends up getting ignored by both society and church”,

Only a Minority of Parents Emphasize Passing on Their Faith to Children: Study
While mental health concerns top the list of worries for parents today, and studies suggest religion is good for mental health, passing on their religious beliefs to their children is not

Christians Say Family Is Biggest Influence When Resolving Conflicts: Survey
When it comes to resolving conflicts, Christians say they’re most influenced by their family members, according to a research poll released by the Barna Group. The study, released earlier this month,

Christian Teacher Accused of Misgendering Pupil Denies Misconduct
A Christian teacher has denied professional misconduct after allegedly misgendering a pupil and criticising Islam on YouTube. Joshua Sutcliffe, 32, is fighting against his removal from the Teaching Regulation Agency

Pandemic Accelerated Fall in Church Attendance, Especially Among the Young: Study
While religious identity among Americans remained largely stable throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it accelerated existing trends in declining church attendance, particularly among the young, a new report from the Survey Center on

Most Teenagers Say They Viewed Porn by Age 13, Survey Finds
Nearly three out of every four teenagers have viewed pornography at some point in their lives, with more than half first seeing sexually explicit material by age 13, according to

Church of England’s First ‘Gender-Queer’ Priest Shares Hope of ‘Normalizing It for Children’
The first “gender-queer” priest in the Church of England hopes “normalizing it for children” will be a priority for the church. Rev. Bingo Allison, a biological male who identifies as

Abortion Is Leading Cause of Death Worldwide for Fourth Year in a Row
Statistics reveal that abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide for the fourth year in a row, as the number of abortions nearly quadrupled the number of deaths from

A New Year Additional Needs Checklist
Happy New Year! It’s that time of year that offers us an opportunity to take stock, review what we do, and make changes to improve or develop what we are

French Evangelicals Convey Child Protection Concerns to the UN
The French Protestant Evangelical Committee for Human Dignity (CPDH) recently submitted two reports on surrogacy and minors’ access to pornography, to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. “In these two

Swedish Health Authorities Call for “Caution” on Gender Transition Care for Minors
The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW) recently released an update of its guide to gender dysphoria care for young people. The guide “aims to promote good and equitable care for young

“To Dignify the Lifetime of a Baby Who Dies in the Womb Brings Much Comfort”
In 2021, the perinatal mortality rate in Spain reached 4.03 children per 1,000 births, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). That is, for every thousand pregnancies that reached birth, in four cases the baby