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The actual divorce rate is probably somewhat higher due to civil divorces obtained without an accompanying ecclesiastical divorce. [35] Divorced individuals are usually allowed to remarry though there is usually imposed on them a penance by their bishop and the services for the second marriage, in this case, are more penitential than joyful.
After 27 years of marriage, Larry filed for divorce in April 1999. [2] During the divorce, his wife attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary . [ 2 ] Lea's son John started the Life Church in Rockwall , Texas in the same Dallas suburb where Larry and his ex-wife began Church on the Rock in 1980. [ 2 ]
[1] [6] He divorced his first wife and was married the second time to Zonnya, then the Executive Vice-president of his organization. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The new couple moved to Clearwater, Florida , where Harrington became a successful motivational speaker for automobile dealers, multilevel marketing and real estate in the 1980s and 1990s.
Teachings on sexuality in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is deeply rooted in its doctrine. [1] In its standards for sexual behavior called the law of chastity, top LDS leaders bar all premarital sex, [2] [3] all homosexual sexual activity, [4] the viewing of pornography, [5] [6] [7] masturbation, [8] [7] [9] overtly sexual kissing, [10]: 194 sexual dancing, and ...
The LDS Church does not recognize trans women as women, but defines gender as the "biological sex at birth". [1] The church teaches that if a person is born intersex, the decision to determine the child's sex is left to the parents, with the guidance of medical professionals, and that such decisions can be made at birth or can be delayed until medically necessary.
A central theme of Ortberg's teaching and books is spiritual formation, the transforming of human character through authentic experiences with God. Ortberg argues that the desire for comfort and security often stands in the way of an authentic relationship with God – when people place too high a value on being secure and comfortable they may be reluctant to make the sacrifices God asks of them.
Americans have been disaffiliating from organized religion over the past few decades. About 63% of Americans are Christian, according to the Pew Research Center, down from 90% in the early 1990s. ...
Albert Cecil Williams (September 22, 1929 – April 22, 2024) was an American pastor, civil and LGBT rights activist, community leader, and author who was the pastor of Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. [1] He was one of the first five African-American graduates of the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University ...