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The Briefing

A Jewish perspective on homosexuality... Talking to children about God... Defections from the Church of England begin... China bars Christians from a conference... From boys to men in advertising... And a milestone in motherhood passes ...

October 18, 2010

The Briefing

A literary surprise for the Nobel Committee... But no picture books for the little ones... Big changes in journalism... Barbara Boxer on abortion... Lutherans find their faith tested... And in New York, the pulpit is for laughs ...

October 11, 2010

The Briefing

Las Vegas hits the Skids... A Medical Horror Story in Guatemala... Stem Cells are back in the News... Tallying the Rallies in Washington... And why Teenagers just won't Grow Up ...

October 4, 2010

The Briefing

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

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