Father Damick explains why this was not an Orthodox wedding, and why claiming or thinking that it was reveals how disordered modern thinking about tradition is. Excerpt: I’ve read many accounts ...

(JTA) — As a teen, Nadiv Schorer felt a deep sense of grief when attending his older siblings’ weddings. After he realized he was attracted to men, he thought there was no way for him to build ...

That’s the question my friend David Goldman, an observant Orthodox Jew, asks in his essay on Jody Bottum’s Commonweal piece. Excerpts: Gay marriage was political poison just a decade ago ...

The Modern Orthodox group said it was satisfied with a guarantee that religious groups opposing same-sex marriage will not have to celebrate them. (JTA) — The Orthodox Union has endorsed ...

Rifka Meyer was finally granted a religious divorce last year Rifka Meyer was 32 when she entered into a religious marriage. Two-and-a-half years later, she became what is known among orthodox ...

In this interview-style webinar, we explore some of the basic elements of a thriving marriage, even in the midst of the “busyness” of our daily lives. Presvytera Kerry Pappas is Coordinator for ...

In 1983, the rabbi saw opportunity to leverage the Orthodox community’s marriage norms to limit, even perhaps eradicate, Tay-Sachs in that relatively insular world. The gene for Tay-Sachs ...

GREECE HAS BECOME the first Orthodox Christian country to legalise same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from Church officials. A cross-party majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat ...

Greece has become the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to legalise same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples will now also be legally allowed to adopt children after Thursday's 176-76 vote in ...