LYDIA ANDERSON AND ZACHARY SCHERER WASHINGTON — Both marriage and divorce rates in the United States declined from 2009 to 2019 but rates vary from state to state. In 2019, there were 16.3 n... Read more
By Erica Thomas, managing editor CLAY — A local couple didn’t let a pandemic get in the way of their nuptials. Katey Hartfield and Jacob Blankenship were originally planning to get mar... Read more
“Marriage is good, but singleness is better.” What do you think about that statement? You’d probably think I’ve gone mad. Yet, the Holy Spirit moved Paul to write into Scripture the followin... Read more
By Caroline Beck, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – How people get married in Alabama will change next week, but some probate judges are still seeking clarification on parts of the new l... Read more
By Mary Hunt The phone rings. You pick it up to hear your husband say, “Honey, do you know what day it is? Seven years ago tonight we got engaged. Let’s go out for dinner and a m... Read more
A major turning point in the story of the Gospels is when Jesus began His final journey towards Jerusalem. Rather than staying in one region, He moved steadily southward from Galilee down to... Read more
From staff reports MONTGOMERY — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of the freedom of states to affirm marriage as a... Read more
By Gary Lloyd MONTGOMERY— The United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit today denied Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange’s motion for a stay in Searcy v. Strange and Strawser v... Read more