Family Matters
Emotional Closeness in Desperate Times
New study finds the link between religious devotion and spousal connection
Julie H. Haupt
November 6, 2020
New study finds the link between religious devotion and spousal connection
It has become popular for people of faith to seek a middle ground in the abortion debate of being “personally opposed” while according choice to others. This is why I think that position is problematic.
Marriage is hard enough in this challenging world. Patterns of reactivity, pressure, and resentment between partners can make it that much harder. But what if we learned to not do that—and to do something else instead?
In an age of increasing distance, some important answers are available close at home—as mindful partners can help restore our yearning for intimacy.
In a world where youth are increasingly inundated with sex, it’s not responsible, inspired leadership they need protection from.
The idea of an “equal partnership” between a man and woman in marriage is hard for Americans to understand – involving as it does not a “sameness” of proclivities or skills, but instead a profoundly interwoven union that reflects common burden-sharing.
A greater awareness of sexual pleasure is not enough to confront the serious challenges young people face navigating sexuality in America today.
That this thing called “sexuality” ought to dictate much of our lives is hardly questioned anymore, including among Christians. But is this right or true?
When we reduce complex conversations to simple for-or-against-us battles, we perpetuate the conditions that make creative and peaceful resolutions unlikely.
It may seem easy for a Feminist to support the new push to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, but there are urgent questions we must answer.
As society becomes more secular, we’re relying on the legal system to replace personal ethical systems. But how effectively can the law actually do that?
The central focus today on consent is not enough. Without seeing individuals as something more than an object of sexual gratification, people will continue to be hurt and misused.