Argief | Junie, 2010

Marriage, Parentage, and the Constitution of the Family

Marriage, Parentage, and the Constitution of the Family

This article has been reprinted form the website of the Heritage Institute

Published on January 27, 2010 by Chuck Donovan

The family is a prime institution of civil society. In its origins, it is both natural and pre-political. Family is not the creature of the state but a network of relationships between a man and a woman, their offspring (if any), and the families from which they themselves come and that their union [...]Lees Meer

Eight Traits Characterize Teens Who Abstain from Sex

Eight Traits Characterize Teens Who Abstain from Sex

This article has been reprinted from the website of Focus on the Family 

The news reports seem to vary from day to day. Either condom-based sex education works, or it doesn’t. Either abstinence should be the focus, or it shouldn’t.

But, according to government-supported research at the Heritage Foundation, one thing is clear: Teens who abstain from sex share some characteristics.

The National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health identified eight personality and behavioral traits [...]Lees Meer

Saamwoon in die lig van die Koninkryk van God.

Saamwoon in die lig van die Koninkryk van God.

 

Dr Andre Botha

NG Kerk Pretoria-Oosterlig

andrebothasa@gmail.com

Inleidend:

Hierdie artikel val uit in die volgende dele:

God en sy bedoeling met die Koninkryk van God. Saamwoona. Die ontstaan van saamwoon

b. Die voorkoms van saamwoon

c. Die belofte van saamwoon blyk ‘n mite te wees

    d. Die gevolge van saamwoon

                                  i.    Saamwoon is nie goed vir menswees nie

                                ii.    Saamwoon benadeel kinders

                               iii.    Saamwoon benadeel vroue

                               iv.    Saamwoon bevorder egskeiding

3. Hoekom misluk saamwoon?

Die koninkryk [...]Lees Meer

Married Fathers: America’s Greatest Weapon Against Child Poverty

Married Fathers: America’s Greatest Weapon Against Child Poverty

Published on June 16, 2010 by Robert Rector

This article is reprinted form the Heritage Institute

The mainstream media, liberal politicians, activists, and academia bewail child poverty in the U.S. But in these ritual lamentations, one key fact remains hidden: The principal cause of child poverty in the U.S. is the absence of married fathers in the home.

According to the U.S Census, the poverty rate in 2008 for single parents with children was [...]Lees Meer