family life


Should government be involved in marriage?

Thomas Patrick Burke | 17 February 2012 |
tags: government, libertarianism, marriage
Some libertarians, notably Ron Paul, say it should not. Another says that is foolish and irresponsible.


Married couples need to date too

William West | 16 February 2012 |
tags: divorce, marriage, relationships
New research shows that married couples need to date regularly if they want to avoid the divorce courts.


Can science help us find romance?

Carolyn Moynihan | 14 February 2012 |
tags: dating sites, marriage
Probably not. There is so much more to compatibility than whether you both liked Star Wars.


A Valentine message to college students

Shirene Urry | 14 February 2012 |
tags: Love and Fidelity Network, marriage, sexual behaviour
Sexual choices now may make a difference in desirable life outcomes later.


The honour killings which shook Canada’s soul

Rebekah Hebbert | 14 February 2012 |
tags: Canada, honor killings, multiculturalism
Wealthy Afghan immigrants murdered the first wife and three daughters because they had become too “Western”.


A parental defence of highly effective nagging

Mary Santangelo | 10 February 2012 |
tags: character, emerging adults, parenting
When a deadly habit becomes a useful tool in the parental armoury.


Lost in Transition III: A collective challenge

Thomas Lickona | 09 February 2012 |
tags: books, emerging adults, moral relativism
Who is to blame for the moral ignorance of young adults, and what is to be done?


Shifty words

Frances Kelly | 06 February 2012 |
tags: gender, same-sex marriage
What does “marriage equality” actually mean?


Beating the competition

Carolyn Moynihan | 03 February 2012 |
tags: education crisis, family structure, US economy
Business leaders are blaming the education system for the loss of jobs offshore. But aren’t they forgetting that other institution that turns out good workers?


Unstable behaviour

Peter Saunders | 30 January 2012 |
tags: same-sex attraction, same-sex marriage
A leading activist agrees that homosexual preferences are fluid and changing. If so, why do gays need special treatment?


The new outlaws: how same-sex marriage suffocates freedom

Bryce J. Christensen | 23 January 2012 |
tags: same-sex marriage
Advocating gay marriage as a way of enlarging the American sphere of liberty are profoundly—and deceptively—misrepresenting their aims.


Complementary beings

Susan Reibel Moore | 17 January 2012 |
tags: gender, same-sex marriage
A focus on equal rights in the same-sex marriage debate has obscured the obvious fact that men and women have complementary natures.


British Conservatives and same-sex marriage

Peter Smith | 09 January 2012 |
tags: David Cameron, same-sex marriage, UK
It is not the time -- or the place -- for the Conservative Party to legislate for same-sex marriage


Is it worth it? the economics of same-sex marriage

Douglas W. Allen | 02 January 2012 |
tags: economics, same-sex marriage
The institution of marriage must be fundamentally redefined to accommodate same sex couples, says a Canadian economist.


7 reasons why “Merry Christmas” will always beat “Season’s Greetings”

Michael Cook | 20 December 2011 |
tags: Christmas
Don’t let Grinches steal your Christmas by substituting meaningless slogans.


Just don’t smash it, Dave

Joanna Bogle | 20 December 2011 |
tags: Christmas, David Cameron, UK
The British PM defends Christianity but it's deeds that matter in the end, not words.


The parental happiness curve

W. Bradford Wilcox and Elizabeth Marquardt | 19 December 2011 |
tags: marriage, parenthood, religion
Why are parents with four-plus children happier, on average, than those with just a couple?


Perpetual adolescence goes on display in San Francisco

Paul Adams | 16 December 2011 |
tags: adolescence, childhood, Christmas, US
In America's capital of the weird breaking the world record for naked Santas is no big deal. But it says a lot about the death of childhood.


Welcome to neo-colonialism 101

Nwachukwu Egbunike | 13 December 2011 |
tags: Africa, Nigeria, same-sex marriage
Why is America trying to force acceptance of gay rights upon African nations?


Sages, straw dogs, and same-sex marriage

Zac Alstin | 12 December 2011 |
tags: same-sex marriage
Tempestuous emotions are a poor foundation for public policy.


A hospice in the womb

Carolyn Moynihan | 09 December 2011 |
tags: abortion, perinatal hospice, prenatal testing
When prenatal diagnosis brings bad news about their child, parents deserve a real choice of paths. Happily, there is a beautiful option available.


A mortal threat to marriage

Michael Cook | 06 December 2011 |
tags: Australia, same-sex marriage
Same sex marriage can only succeed in a society where traditional marriage is already weak.


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