Families

04 Jan

Posted at 11:57h in Constitution, Courts, Democracy, Families, Free Speech, Freedom, Government, Human Rights, Marriage, Religion, Religious Freedom, Religious rights, Supreme Court, Values by
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by Erin Weist Over the weekend, a member of the Supreme Court of the United States drew fire for comments regarding religious freedom in the U.S.  Justice Scalia, whose dissent over the court’s majority rule in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges which essentially legalized same-sex...

30 Dec

Posted at 07:26h in Choice, Constitution, Courts, Democracy, Diane Robertson, Families, Free Speech, Freedom, Gender, Government, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Marriage, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, Values by
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by Diane Robertson Apparently in Oregon, hurt feelings have become a matter of politics and law. Or rather, the hurt feelings of people who have sexual relationships with other people of their same gender. If you’re just a regular person with regular hurt feelings and problems,...

29 Dec

Posted at 14:24h in Constitution, Courts, Democracy, Education, Families, Free Speech, Government, Human Rights, Marriage, Religious Freedom, Values by
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By Caitlin Woolbert  “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny,...

28 Dec

Posted at 09:10h in Child Abuse, Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Families, Free Speech, Freedom, Human Rights, Marriage, Media, motherhood, Parenting, Pornography, Prostitution, Religion, Religious Freedom, Sanctity of Life, Sexual Freedom, The Family, Values, Violence, Women's Rights by
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by Erin Weist A few months ago we wrote about the World Congress of Families that convened in Salt Lake City, Utah and focused on issues that affect families and family relationships.  I was fortunate enough to attend several of the lectures and am thrilled that...

23 Dec

Posted at 14:16h in Abortion, Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Constitution, Courts, Diane Robertson, Drug Use, Education, Families, Feminism, Free Speech, Freedom, Gay rights, Gender, Gender Identity, Government, Homosexuality, Human Rights, Non-Discrimination, Pornography, Religious Freedom, Religious rights, Schools, Sex Education, Sexual Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Transgender, Values by
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by Diane Robertson We’re at that time of year where seniors in high school are making choices about what they want to do after graduation. Many are preparing for college, the military or some sort of training beyond high school. My oldest daughter, is there now....

22 Dec

Posted at 06:49h in Abortion, Birth Rate, Child Development, Choice, Courts, Demographic Decline, Families, Religion, Sanctity of Life, Sexual Freedom, Supreme Court, Values, Violence, Women's Rights by
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by Elise Ellsworth January 17, 2016 marks the thirty-third anniversary of a unique holiday – Sanctity of Human Life Day. This now almost-forgotten holiday, always falling on the third Sunday of January, was originally designated by President Ronald Reagan to coincide with another important day in...

14 Dec

Posted at 07:35h in Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Education, Families, Health Care, Media, Research, Schools, Values by
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by Erin Weist I ran across some interesting statistics on the Centers for Disease Control website about teens and it seemed like important information to share.  These statistics come from studies done from 1991-2013 as part of a Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance and cover both high...