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Family, Fatherhood, Mothering

Oh the Irony! Harvard study: Single parents a hindrance to social mobility

Now that we all know how important it was to feminist Wendy Davis to leave her children behind for her ambitions, her Harvard alma mater says she’s not too smart for doing it. Oh the irony. From the Washington Examiner, A new study from Harvard University on the ability of low-income children to achieve social mobility found that the largest hindrance to moving up the income ladder … Continue reading Oh the Irony! Harvard study: Single parents a hindrance to social mobility

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Practical Homemaking

What a Grandma With Vision Will Do.

The resulting “cabin” had 2 stories. Anna Wallace  Not many people understood why Monica Smith began working on her 8×10 shed in the back yard… and then they laughed when they realized she was turning it into a tiny cabin. It seemed strange that she was putting so much effort into just a shed. But it wasn’t just a hobby. Her youngest daughter and 5 children … Continue reading What a Grandma With Vision Will Do.

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Family

A Common Tragedy in Family Life – The Gospel is Not Heard

From ScottBrownOnline.com I continue to be convinced that the revival of biblical family life is one of the most pressing needs of our era for the spread of the gospel. Why? God has designed the family to be the first place the gospel is preached and heard in a human being’s life. If the family is in spiritual disarray, then the communication of the gospel is … Continue reading A Common Tragedy in Family Life – The Gospel is Not Heard

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Family

Unprecedented Ruling Allows Unmarried Friends to Adopt Child as a Family

NEW YORK CITY – In an unprecedented court ruling, a Manhattan judge has given two unmarried ‘co-parents’ permission to adopt a child from Ethiopia. Bernard Clair, a lawyer not involved in the adoption case, told reporters that the unprecedented ruling “expands the boundaries of adoption rights,” since it establishes a precedent for further co-parenting adoptions. However, some Christian leaders are warning of the court decision’s consequences. Kevin … Continue reading Unprecedented Ruling Allows Unmarried Friends to Adopt Child as a Family

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Fatherhood, Mothering, Training Children

The “Coldness” and “Self-Indulgence” of Those Who Don’t Want to Trouble Themselves with Children

Today, the idea of having lots of children is looked upon with disdain, as if you hate the planet or have become one of those parasites of nature that needs to be restrained. Here is a blast from the past from a speech Teddy Roosevelt gave on motherhood in 1905 via The “Coldness” and “Self-Indulgence” of Those Who Don’t Want to Trouble Themselves with Children. Continue reading The “Coldness” and “Self-Indulgence” of Those Who Don’t Want to Trouble Themselves with Children

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Economy, Family

Industrialization and Marriage

From the Colson Center: I recently learned that the concept of the family room originated from guidelines that the government issued in the middle of the 20th century when specifying how homes could qualify for insurance. A new model of the home emerged which deliberately detached it from labor and functionality. Government planners urged architects and home-owners to get rid of walls and doors, to … Continue reading Industrialization and Marriage

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Economy, Eugenics/Demography, Family

Why is Europe committing demographic suicide?

Sobering: Demographers, economists and psychologists are scratching their heads over a phenomenon that breaks all their statistical models and paradigms of human behaviour. Why would people who are prosperous (and, despite the current situation, western Europe is) not want to do what human beings have always done and leave a posterity? How can they contemplate the eclipse of their nation? One answer might be that … Continue reading Why is Europe committing demographic suicide?

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