Social and cultural factors also discourage starting a family
Committee unanimously picks interim replacement after stated clerk’s controversial “scandalizers” list
Pockets of growth exist despite overall decline
Washington state removes an exemption protecting the seal of confession
The denomination’s stated clerk sets off a controversy with podcast comments
A doctor’s warnings against “gender-affirming care” led to his demotion—and it cost his employer $1.6 million
Conservatives call for the Supreme Court to reverse its 2015 same-sex marriage ruling
“Gender-affirming care” often means only “transgender-affirming”
U.S. medical societies still resist growing evidence against practices
Children’s advocates support the effort, but lawyers warn of unintended consequences
