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Idaho’s Faith-Healing Exemption Let Children Die for Decades

Culture · Faith & Family

Idaho’s Faith-Healing Exemption Let Children Die for Decades

A new investigation finds at least fifteen preventable child deaths since 2015 in Idaho's Followers of Christ sect, protected by a 1970s law that blocks prosecution for parents who choose prayer over medicine.

Barna Survey Finds Americans Trust AI Nearly As Much As Pastors

Culture · Faith & Family

Barna Survey Finds Americans Trust AI Nearly As Much As Pastors

New Barna Group research shows a rising share of American adults now rate spiritual advice from artificial intelligence as trustworthy as guidance from a pastor, while a separate USC study warns the shift is eroding institutional religious authority.

Hamburg Archdiocese Presses On With Contested Sex Education Curriculum

Culture · Faith & Family

Hamburg Archdiocese Presses On With Contested Sex Education Curriculum

An internal memo reportedly told archdiocesan staff to avoid debating parents who object to a gender and sexuality framework, even as Rome sidesteps ordering any change to the programme.

New Marriage Research Ties Devout Church Attendance To Marital Happiness

Culture · Faith & Family

New Marriage Research Ties Devout Church Attendance To Marital Happiness

A body of survey research from the Institute for Family Studies and Focus on the Family finds churchgoing couples report the strongest marriages, even as mainstream coverage often reframes the same numbers around institutional decline.

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