Marriage & Family

180 Degrees: The Clintons “Progress” on Same Sex Marriage

by Dr. Paul Kengor March 28, 2013

Bill and Hillary Clinton have endorsed gay marriage, completely reversing their support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman, and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
 
Mrs. Clinton…

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3 Things People Don’t Know About Same Sex Marriage

by Leila Miller March 27, 2013

I’ve been debating gay “marriage” advocates for a couple of years now, and the patterns and points of debate when one is in the trenches are fairly predictable, but I’ve noticed that some common themes seen in those trenches are…

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The Supreme Court Judges Marriage

by Patrick Fagan March 26, 2013

This year, the Supreme Court will render judgment on the institution of marriage. Though most of us don’t realize it, the Court first did so forty-one years ago in Eisenstadt v. Baird, a decision that gravely wounded marriage and set…

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Save the Family, Save the Nation

by Fr. Shenan J. Boquet March 26, 2013

The quote famously attributed to Vladimir Lenin is “Destroy the family, destroy the nation.” Of course he did not say this in the defense of family, but as part of his overall goal of destroying nations en route to a…

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We Are an Easter People

by Kate Wicker March 12, 2013

“Mommy, why are you so grumpy?” my 8-year-old asks. I’m on a tear, gathering stray socks, shoes, and toys from the floor. I’ve morphed into what I’ve jokingly come to refer to as a “Tsu-Mommy.” All I see is the…

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What Would the Greeks Have Thought of Gay Marriage?

by Robert R. Reilly March 11, 2013

It is ironic that the proponents of homosexuality so often point to ancient Greece as their paradigm because of its high state of culture and its partial acceptance of homosexuality or, more accurately, pederasty. Though some ancient Greeks did write…

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What I Wish College Students Knew About Marriage

by Lisa Cotter March 5, 2013

Let’s just jump right in here. Three things I wish college students knew about marriage…
1. There Is No Such Thing As “The One”
Ouch. I know you’ve written me off already, but hear me out. In life we have…

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How to Win the War on Family

by Dr. Ryan N.S. Topping February 18, 2013

If you’ve been with us for the first two parts you’ll recall the three waves of attack against the family – (1) the assertion that marriage enslaves, (2) that children are a burden, and (3) that sexual difference is a…

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The Least of These

by Anthony Esolen February 13, 2013

Our government has failed to admit that its own selfishness is the root of many societal problems it has tried to address.
In Philadelphia, about half of all students in ninth grade will graduate from high school. The dropout rate…

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A War on Children and Gender

by Dr. Ryan N.S. Topping February 11, 2013

The second wave [of attacks on the family] also accepted the Marxist premise that justice demands strict material equality. Next, the wagging finger turned from men to children. If women wish to have sex with men (so the thinking went),…

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