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This is where the transgender movement is going: A prominent magazine makes “the moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies”—and makes it the cover story

We did see this coming. With relentless energy, the revolutionaries have bulldozed through the culture, breaking down one moral barrier after another—...

April 12, 2024

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Marriage on the mind... Divorce on the conscience... Left-behind kids in China... And a generation of nincompoops at home ...

September 30, 2010

On Getting Boys to Read

There is ample documentation to prove that boys are falling behind in reading skills at virtually every age level. In many cases, boys are semi-literate at best, and many never develop adequate reading skills. They never know the pleasures of a book. ...

September 24, 2010

The Briefing

The Recession is over... Don't ask, don't tell... Politicians go for sin taxes... A College Education pays off... Boys run in Girls Races in America... While Girls dress like Boys in Afganistan ...

September 22, 2010

The Spiritual State of the Emerging Generation: A Conversation with Christian Smith

As the period of emerging adulthood grows longer, young people are becoming more alienated spiritually.  Notre Dame Professor Christian Smith has done extensive research on the spiritual state of the emerging generation.  His research has led him to ...

September 7, 2010

Why Are Parents So Unhappy? And Who Would Settle for Happiness, Anyway?

For those interested in the fate of our culture, New York Magazine is an indispensable barometer. This single magazine, perhaps more than any other periodical, offers feature articles that catch the cultural conversation. Granted, that cultural conve ...

July 8, 2010

Motherhood vs. The Woman?

Elisabeth Badinter recently published a new book that has swept across France: Le conflit la femme et la mere. Translated as "Conflict: The Woman and The Mother," the book makes the argument that the greatest impediment to the advance of feminism is ...

June 11, 2010

Are Parents Surrendering Control?

An 8-year-old yells at his father trying to make him put his coat on, calling him a "control-freak."  The New York Times cover story from May 23, 2010, "Every Hug, Every Fuss" documents this conversation recorded by researchers from the UCLA, who hav ...

May 28, 2010

Pornography — The Difference Being a Parent Makes

Political scientists and sociologists long ago came to the realization that one of the most significant indicators of political behavior is parenthood. Those who bear responsibility to raise children look at the world differently from those who do no ...

May 24, 2010

Nature-Deficit Disorder–Have Children Forgotten How to Play Outdoors?

With summer quickly approaching it is important that Christian parents teach their children the value of being outside in the world that God has created. In this age of video games and 24 hour television options, many young children have a "nature de ...

May 21, 2010

How Do You Talk To Your Kids About Christian Doctrine?

Along with the privilege of parenting comes the responsibility of answering tough questions from the children.  And some of the most difficult questions Christian parents will have to answer will be those about Christian doctrine.  On today's program ...

May 14, 2010

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