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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.
Being married is commonly welcomed, in which case the pastor's marriage is expected to serve as a model of a functioning Christian marriage, and the pastor's spouse often serves an unofficial leadership role in the congregation. For this reason, some Protestant churches will not accept a divorced person for this position. In denominations that ...
In 1973, at the age of 24, Tony Evans was contacted by a radio show producer from Houston (KHCB). The producer contacted Dallas Theological Seminary, where Evans was a junior in the Th.M. program, asking for great preaching content to put on his program for free. One of Evans’ professors recommended him.
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. ...
The church encourages its members to be in good standing with it so that they may marry or be sealed in the temple. A celestial marriage is not annulled by a civil divorce: a "cancellation of a sealing" may be granted, but only by the First Presidency, the highest authority in the church. Civil divorce and marriage outside the temple carries ...
You Can Understand the Book of Revelation: Exploring Its Mystery and Message (Harvest Prophecy, 2020). Biography of God (Harvest House Publishers, 2020). Heitzig can be heard throughout the United States and worldwide on his radio broadcast, The Connection, [13] as well as various cable and internet-based television channels (His Channel, KNET ...
Hutton assisted in some of McPherson's charity work before their divorce in 1934. Harold McPherson followed her to bring her home but changed his mind after seeing her preaching. He joined her in evangelism, setting up tents for revival meetings and preaching. [24] The couple sold their house and lived out of their "gospel car".
The great majority of Christian denominations affirm that marriage is intended as a lifelong covenant, but vary in their response to its dissolubility through divorce. The Catholic Church treats all consummated sacramental marriages as permanent during the life of the spouses, and therefore does not allow remarriage after a divorce if the other spouse still lives and the marriage has not been ...