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Different Forms of the Family
December 7, 2011 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg These are perilous times for families and for cultures around the world. Those who would redefine the family and normalize deviancy are relentless. The newest outrage comes in the form of a statement by U.S....
Governmental Religious Bias
December 1, 2011 Governmental Religious Bias Efforts to squash religion into the strictly private sphere appear to be on the rise around the world. We report today, however, on some events that show attacks on religious freedom that are taking a somewhat different...
Anderson: A Perfect Candidate for Abortion
November 16, 2011 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg:: In our efforts to protect and strengthen the family, we have found that the battle field is found on five major fronts which we call our "Five Respects". They include a respect for the family, marriage, life, parents...
A Chance to Reduce Divorce
November 10, 2011 A Chance to Reduce Divorce "Rather than a teacher, most days I feel like I'm a janitor cleaning up the mess left behind by broken families and divorce," lamented my friend who is long-time elementary school teacher. She went on to explain how so...
Living without Regrets
November 1, 2011 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: I am FIRST a wife and mother, a sister, daughter, aunt, and a Grandma! In these relationships the critical value of the family in a healthy society comes to greatest recognition. These relationships provide the fire...
“What tuition should we charge for learning humanity?”
October 25, 2011 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: We welcome Amy Day as a new contributor to our weekly articles and alerts. This week we begin a series related to a topic that probably few of us give much thought - that topic being the "Modern-Day Eugenics Movement."...
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Working Together
by Ashley Corbaley “We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work.” -Thomas A. Edison Growing up, Saturday morning was clean the house day. Other days in the week my brother and I took turns doing certain tasks such as taking out the...
A Universal Human Right
by Erin Weist Many countries are increasingly antagonistic to religious belief and expression. For instance, since 2015 the Chinese government has been expanding control over religion and its adherents. In many provinces certain Christian denominations are illegal,...
It’s Almost That Time Again
by Tashica Jacobson With the start of October we are now in the last quarter of the year, which always seems like the busiest part of the year. Cold weather is setting in making last minute yard and house work a must and preparations for the two biggest holidays have...
The Top Six Reasons Women Cannot Replace Men
by Elise Ellsworth In my last article I indulged in a little uncalled for husband bashing - to which my husband turned a partially blind eye. I felt bad about this - my husband has saved my bacon in numerous situations, including watching the kids on a moment’s...
Living in Enemy Territory
I don’t often give parental advice. On the whole, I feel like all your children really need is you, and there are as many ways to be a good parent as there are parents. However, children are growing up in an age where they are inundated with pornography. They are...
Making Marriage Work
by Ashley Corbaley My wedding day was the best day of my life so far. Since that day there have been many good days and bad days and in-between days. There have been tears and laughter, joy and sadness. Some days have been sunny and others full of rain. Of course...