Religion

Couples like Sam and Tori Earle of Lakeland, who believe life begins at or around conception, wrestle with weighty questions when faced with infertility. Is IVF an ethical option? The conflict reflects age-old friction at the heart of a recent Alabama case.

Hundreds of faith leaders in Florida and throughout the country have pledged to write their local representatives to ask for more humanitarian aid for Haiti.

This week on The Florida Roundup, we discuss Sarah McCammon's new book on the white evangelical church, the settlement reached in a case against the Parental Rights in Education Law, the NAACP's advisory to student-athletes considering Florida public universities, and statewide environmental news.

Supporters of the measure say allowing chaplains would add another tool to help schools address children’s mental health issues. The bill would need approval from the Senate.

A recent Gallup report found Gen Z students rank affordability and career preparedness as the most important factors when considering where to pursue higher education.

The Hmong New Year, or "Hmoob Lub Tsiab Peb Caug," will be celebrated Dec. 16.

CAIR-Florida is calling on the state Department of Education to "clarify and reject any relationship between the Islamophobic Prager University and Florida schools."

A new report boosts the estimated number of people enrolled in plans whose members — usually brought together by shared religious beliefs — pay one another’s health costs.

A Supreme Court decision prompted speculation that prayer would become a bigger part of the game-day fabric, though that hasn’t seemed to be the case. Outside Detroit, coaches have found ways for their diverse rosters to pray if they wish.

Rabbi A. James Rudin has spent much of his life helping to develop respect and understanding among faiths. On Sunday, he will be the third American rabbi bestowed with the Papal Knighthood of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.

Supporters say it would protect medical professionals who object to treating patients because of their faith or morals, while opponents contended it could open the door to discrimination.

Since reopening churches in May, the Diocese has seen a gradual increase in people coming to church each week during the pandemic.