Will My Kids Keep the Faith? Parents’ Hopes and Children’s Choices
Despite strong hopes otherwise, many religious parents are seeing their children choosing a different path—a freedom that is as painful as it is Godly.
Category: American Families of Faith
Sacred Experiences with Jewish Friends
At a time of rising antisemitism, it can be especially helpful to reflect on ways in which a Latter-day Saint perspective invites robust solidarity and rich connection with Jewish friends.
Learning to Be a Good “Latter-day Saint Boy” from Friends of Other Faiths
It’s striking to reflect on how many positive influences in my life have come from friends of other faiths, and even of no faith. This is my story, or at least a few fun strands of it.
Attending Religious Services of Other Faiths
Faiths across the world observe sacred moments. Watching and participating with them not only helps us love one another more but can deepen our own faith.
“Thank You, I’d Be Honored”: Worshipping with Friends of Other Faiths
There is a joy and power that can come from joining others on their own sacred ground of worship. In addition to becoming better neighbors, we deepen our appreciation for the rich variety of differing faith traditions.
What is Holy Envy and Can it Heal Our World?
Our own religious lives can be enhanced by seeking out good wherever we find it—including through religious pluralism.
Evangelical Christian Families: “God Wants Us … To Be Strong”
Those who adhere to America’s largest faith tradition, Evangelical Christianity, report that their faith gives them tools such as conflict resolution and forgiveness that help their families’ lives.
Muslim Families: A Closer Look at Answering to Allah
The faith of Muslim Americans is often manifest not just in their beliefs but in their desire to live out their beliefs or “walk the walk.”
Latter-day Saint Families: Eternal Perspectives
Latter-day Saints draw strength from doctrines of the eternal nature of family and from religious practices that unify our community. Many of these strengthening teachings and practices are shared by other communities, and this is something to celebrate.
Mainline Protestant Families: Loving God and Family Members
For those in America’s dominant Protestant faiths, their understanding of God and their relationship with Him provides a model for how they believe they should interact with their spouses and children.
Jewish Families: How Teachings and Traditions Strengthen Marriage and Family Life
Jewish faith and culture provide powerful insights to any family seeking to strengthen their own marriage and home life.
Strong Black Families: God, Relationships, and Deep Faith
In contrast to the negative scrutiny of African American families in the past, and consistent with the current focus on hearing the voices of Black Americans, the words and experiences of Black Christian American families of faith are both refreshing and profoundly instructive.
