If you grew up in purity culture, you might remember the object lessons used to warn kids about the danger of sex outside marriage. One of the most memorable involved a rose. It was passed from person ...

(RNS) — This past weekend, Idaho Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson went viral for saying that “women are the kind of people that people come out of” — his way of indicating that a woman’s place ...

I can still hear my mom’s sewing machine. The gentle hum as she worked, drinking black coffee, listening to Christian radio. I was a child in the 1980s, growing up Southern Baptist in a small Texas ...

(RNS) — When former “Bachelor” contestant Madison Prewett Troutt announced this summer that she and her husband would be disciplining their daughter by spanking, many of the Christian influencer’s 1.8 ...

Dear Mama Bears, I am concerned about my daughter. The people she hangs out with do not have a Christian worldview. When I mention to her how bad company corrupts good character, she responds with ...

Dear Amy: I’m a mom of a young teenager. I’ve worked hard to foster a sense of trust and accountability. I’ve asked my teen to be open with me about the actions of friends and acquaintances, good and ...

DEAR AMY: My in-laws are nice people, but they are very religious and tend to filter everything through their religious beliefs. My wife and I had our first child (their first grandchild). My wife and ...