Rituals

Banned from marrying in China, gay couples turn to Utah’s Zoom weddings 
“I love doing this – it’s like a Hallmark Christmas movie every time,” said marriage officiant Michael Foley.

Fortune-teller reads asparagus tips to predict future

Controversial Land Acknowledgements at University of Washington

Divinity consultants are designing sacred rituals for corporations and their spiritually depleted employees.

Divinity consultants are designing sacred rituals for corporations and their spiritually depleted employees.

It’s not enough to hope for the best. Millennials are writing contracts for their relationships.

Many do so to ‘optimize’ their romantic partnerships

Should America’s only deaf football team take the knee during the National Anthem

Comrade, meet Cupid: China’s Communist Party plays matchmaker to millennials

A ‘Community for All’? Not So Fast, This Wisconsin County Says.

In Wausau, Wis., the county board has debated a resolution aimed at embracing inclusion for nearly a year, with no agreement. Racial tensions that had simmered beneath the surface are now roiling the community.

Another Effect of Covid: Thousands of Double Proxy Weddings

Randy Nuñez and Sasha Nuñez-Carvalho were 4,000 miles apart on the day they were married. The couple, both of whom are in the Navy, were married when two strangers in Montana stood in for them.

Why Don’t Americans Vote?

At least 40% to 90% of American voters stay home during elections, evidence that low voter turnout for both national and local elections is a serious problem throughout the United States.

Who’s Irish Now?

The Rose of Tralee International Festival takes stock of Irish manners and Irish meanings.