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Religion or relationship? What's the difference?

The difference between religion and relationship is greater than the distance between the North and South Poles, or the east from west. The “man on the street” (referring to those who are not...

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Minister appeals her conviction for marrying gays

A 69-year-old lesbian minister, who has championed gay rights in the Presbyterian Church USA for decades, will defend herself today before the denomination's highest court for marrying 16 same-gender...

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Couples Who Met Online Have Happier Marriages

5 Controversial Mental Health Treatments Brain Surgery Is an Option for Patients with Severe OCD, Study Suggests Women Willing to Delay Antibiotics for UTIs Couples who meet online and get married are...

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Survey: U.S. Catholics' identity alteration

ST. PAUL, Minn. - While one in every four American considers themselves Catholic, a new survey finds "Catholic" may be more of a brand label than a religious identity. Of the 1,442 Catholics surveyed...

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Fools rush in? Sex early in a relationship linked to later dissatisfaction

Women who have sex early in a relationship are more likely to be dissatisfied later with the quality of the relationship, because sex may have greater symbolic value for women as an indicator of the...

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Fewer Catholics getting married in church

BERLIN, N.J. (AP) — The dwindling number of marriages at his parish was the subject of a recent homily by Rev. Jim Dabrowski of St. Simon Stock Catholic Church. The Berlin pastor — who never fails to...

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Marriage Research: Marrieds Live Longer Than Singles, Study Finds

The key to longer life might be found in your relationship status. A new study by Duke University Medical Center found that Baby Boomers with permanent partners or spouses had a decreased risk of...

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Terry Mattingly: Pew study's results may mean even more polarized politics

After decades of sobering statistics about rising intermarriage rates, falling birthrates and their declining flocks, eventually Jewish clergy began talking about a future in which there would be...

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Same-sex couples who live together report worse health than married...

A recently published study makes a new case for gay marriage: It boosts couples' health. Previous studies of different-sex married couples have shown marriage reduces the risk of heart attack, helps...

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Who's filling America's church pews

On a snowy 20-degree day in December, the visitors shiver as they move among vestiges of a long-closed Pizza Hut on this city's struggling main street. A salad bar teeters off kilter. Dust collects on...

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The "nones:" Not your grandparents' church commitment

Related topics nonesReligiousSpiritualgrandparentsChurches Advertisement These are the religiously unaffiliated population of the United States. Their number has risen from 15% in 2007 to 20% in 2012...

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The Majority Of Women Won't Marry Someone Who's Unemployed

Microsoft Earnings Top Expectations House Passes Tax Break for Small Businesses They Said What? More Gaffes, Goofs, and Gaucherie House on Track to Pass Tax Break Slowdown in Job Creation A generation...

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The End of Church

Something startling is happening in American religion: We are witnessing the end of church or, at the very least, the end of conventional church. The United States is fast-becoming a society where...

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Marriage Research: Being Married Helps Men Get Promoted, But Not Women

We've seen how marriage can help women live longer and stay healthier, but there may be one area where being married doesn't help -- getting ahead at work. A new study from the American Historical...

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Lesbian minister at crux of Presbyterian divide

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The highest court of the U.S. Presbyterian Church will convene in Texas on Friday to consider whether a lesbian minister violated ecclesiastical law when she blessed the...

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Evangelical Churches Refine Message On Gay Issues

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Rev. Robert Jeffress has changed the way he talks about homosexuality from the pulpit. The pastor of the 11,000-member First Baptist Dallas hasn't stopped preaching that...

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Mormon Singles, LDS Singles Wards Rise As Members Delay Marriage

This article is a part of Faith Shift, a Huffington Post series on how changes in demographics, culture, politics and theology are transforming religion in America. Find out more about it here....

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A Quiet Struggle Within the Gay Marriage Fight

Straight couples dressed in tuxedoes and pastel-colored gowns were forced to wait in a hallway outside the San Francisco recorder's office on Tuesday as 10 Bay Area Christian leaders sat in a circle...

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Marriage Poll: Men And Women Reveal The Hardest Marriage Vow To Keep

When the wedding is over and the marriage begins, it can be challenging to stay true to your "I dos." A 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll published Wednesday revealed exactly which vows men and women...

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With Few Jobs, an Unmarried Pastor Points to Bias

Like all too many Americans, Mark Almlie was laid off in the spring of 2009 when his workplace downsized. He has been searching for an appropriate position ever since, replying to more than 500 job...

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