(  )  New Jersey’s Nassau Presbyterian Church will host the five-lecture Samuel Adams Herr Series to mark the 250th anniversary of the nation’s birth.  Organizers say the event will also highlight the unique role Presbyterians played in moving New Jersey from indifference to independence.  During the American Revolution, King George called the drive for independence “the Presbyterian Rebellion,” and loyalists blamed Presbyterians for starting it.  Nassau Presbyterian, located in Princeton, was home to two signers of the Declaration of Independence and five members of the Continental Congress.

(  )  America’s churches are grappling with the decline of marriage and family.  For centuries, marriage and child-rearing have been among the main ways adults are integrated into congregational life.  Couples who share the same faith tend to be more observant, and they often raise children within that tradition.  But today, 42 percent of adults are not married or living with a partner — the highest percentage in U.S. history.  And this shift is unlikely to change soon:  A quarter of 40-year-olds have never been married, and a third of Generation Z are projected to never marry.  The national birth rate has also been declining for decades.

(  )  Officials in some states are turning to the Bible in an effort to improve the behavior of students.  Texas has mandated that the 10 Commandments be posted in every public school classroom.  It has also approved optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools, and a proposal set for a vote in June would add Bible stories to required reading lists.  In neighboring Oklahoma education officials require public schools to begin incorporating the Bible into lesson plans for students in grades five through 12.  Meanwhile, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has blocked an attempt by the state to set up a publicly funded religious charter school.