(The Roys Report) American churches have long been concerned about retaining the young people who have grown up in their pews. But research shows churches are looking in the wrong place. Parents are the key factor in whether a child embraces his parents’ faith. A recent study I published in the academic journal Sociology of Religion shows yet another predictor: religious … [Read more...] about Study Shows Religious Conservatives are Most Effective at Passing on Faith to Kids
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A Teenager Saved Her Family When They Lost Their Sense of Smell From COVID-19 and Didn’t Realize Their House Was on Fire
(CNN) A Texas family who lost their sense of smell because they have coronavirus nearly died when a fire engulfed their house and they couldn't smell the smoke. The only family member who didn't have the virus was 17-year-old Bianca Rivera. When the teenager smelled smoke in their home in Waco early Friday, she quickly evacuated her three family members and their four … [Read more...] about A Teenager Saved Her Family When They Lost Their Sense of Smell From COVID-19 and Didn’t Realize Their House Was on Fire
Annual March for Life Goes Virtual Amid COVID-19, Unrest at Us Capitol
by Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) The March for Life is going virtual this year. The move online comes as the COVID-19 pandemic "may be peaking" and amid the "heightened pressures that law enforcement officers and others are currently facing in and around the Capitol," according to a statement posted Friday (Jan. 15) on the March for Life website — two weeks before the event … [Read more...] about Annual March for Life Goes Virtual Amid COVID-19, Unrest at Us Capitol
Florida Waitress Rescues Boy From Abusive Home After Passing Him Note, Police Say
(Fox News) A Florida waitress who helped an 11-year-old boy escape abuse is being hailed a hero by local law enforcement. Flavaine Carvalho was working at the Mrs. Potato Restaurant in Orlando Jan. 1 when a family sat at a table. Everyone received food except the child, she said during a news conference, according to Fox News affiliate WOFL-TV. The stepdad, identified … [Read more...] about Florida Waitress Rescues Boy From Abusive Home After Passing Him Note, Police Say
Proposed Virginia School Policy Would Radically Advance LGBT Agenda, Undermine Parents
(LifeSiteNews) The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released a draft proposal of a new policy to be forced upon all public schools, promoting radical transgender ideology, and undermining the role of parents in the raising of their children. The VDOE partnered with a number of pro-homosexuality and pro-transgenderism organizations, including Side by Side, the … [Read more...] about Proposed Virginia School Policy Would Radically Advance LGBT Agenda, Undermine Parents