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December 2014

December 01, 2014

Young people are getting better

We old fogies are always complaining about "the younger generation." But today's teenagers and young...

November 2014

November 25, 2014

Evangelicals take part in Vatican marriage conference

Evangelicals, Pentecostalists, and even Mormons took part in a recent Vatican conference on marriage, which...

November 24, 2014

Sologamy

Another family innovation: Marrying yourself. From Robert George, Same-Self Marriage | Timothy George | First...

November 21, 2014

The Marriage Pledge?

Some ministers are signing a "marriage pledge" promising not to sign state marriage licenses as...

November 20, 2014

Human ecology

A useful concept and a clarifying name from Pope Francis: People worry about the state...

November 05, 2014

Confessions of a liberal parent

The Washington Post has a touching and rather humorous piece on the following theme: "I’m...

November 03, 2014

Discovery of how to keep young people in the church

A new study has discovered what is being called the "holy grail" for keeping teenagers...

October 2014

October 20, 2014

Family synod’s final statement is more conservative

The initial statement from the Roman Catholic synod on the family was hailed for its...

October 17, 2014

Vatican pushes back against initial report

There are liberal Catholics and there are conservative Catholics. The latter faction at the Synod...

October 15, 2014

Synod says, look for the good in gay & non-marital unions

More from the first working document from the Catholic synod on the family: The Church...

October 14, 2014

Catholic family synod & liberal Protestantism?

The first document from the Catholic synod on the family--which is considering divorce, cohabitation, homosexuality,...

October 08, 2014

The biggest factor in a child’s educational success

A British study has found that the biggest factor in a child's educational success is...

October 07, 2014

The Supreme Court won’t rule on gay marriage

The Supreme Court has refused to hear gay marriage cases. That means that the lower...

October 06, 2014

Catholics begin synod on marriage & sexual morality

The Extraordinary Synod on the Family is underway at the Vatican. Two hundred bishops of...

October 02, 2014

The abortion talk

My daughter has published a brilliant article in the Federalist! I am so proud. From...

September 2014

September 26, 2014

Automatic birth control?

Ruth Marcus cites a "thought experiment" put forward in a new book: Imagine that all...

September 26, 2014

Singles’ nation

For the first time since records were kept, a majority of American adults are single....

September 15, 2014

Luther on changing a baby’s diaper (rerun)

[Mollie Hemingway's quotation from Luther's "The Estate of Marriage" (1522) reminded me that I blogged...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

Federal judge throws out ban on polygamy

A federal judge in Utah has ruled that the state's law banning polygamy is unconstitutional. ...

August 18, 2014

When your mother is a man and your father is a woman

Feminists make a distinction between "sex," which has to do with biology, and "gender," which...

August 05, 2014

Half of marriages aren’t valid?

Roman Catholics don't believe in divorce. But they do allow for annulments. These involve ecclesiastical...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

Do kids raised by same-sex couples really fare better?

The media has been trumpeting an Australian study that purported to show that children raised...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

The liberal way of being pro-family

Conservatives claim to be pro-family. But liberals too are wrapping themselves in the family cause. ...

June 25, 2014

Divorce statistics are greatly exaggerated

It's often said that 50% of marriages end in divorce. A new book says that...

June 13, 2014

Denmark requires all churches to do gay weddings

Denmark passed a law requiring all churches to perform same-sex weddings. Not just the state...

June 12, 2014

Why N. T. Wright opposes gay marriage

The controversial but very influential British theologian N. T. Wright is a liberal fellow on...

June 10, 2014

Unaccompanied minors pouring into USA

The Obama administration has a policy that children of illegal immigrants can defer deportation. Though...

May 2014

May 12, 2014

Mama tried

Our daughter Mary sent her mother this touching, sentimental musical tribute. I would like to...

May 06, 2014

A different religious liberty angle on gay marriage

The arch-liberal United Church of Christ, which approved of gay marriage back in 2005, is...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

Making it harder to get a divorce

A number of states have been or are considering protecting marriage--as well as promoting the...