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19 July, 2004
19 July 2004"'The church has adopted the concept that there is something wrong with you if you've reached a certain age and you are not married,'" said Heindrich Shirley, pastor of the South Carolina Redemption World Outreach Center. "'We've given singles the idea that if they're single they are diseased or gay.'" On a subject like "dating advice for single evangelical women," many readers would be justifiably wary of the cheap laughs and punning that often takes the place of real reporting. The New York Times's Ginia Bellafante commendably breaks this pattern, reporting on a new spate of evangelical self-help titles with real compassion and interest in the underlying stories. Read more.
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