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DO MOMS AND DADS MATTER?

Evidence From the Social Sciences on Family Structure and the Best Interests of the Child
Maggie Gallagher and Joshua K. Baker

As the law has become more committed to “the best interests of the child” standard to guide family law, it has become increasingly common for judges and legal scholars to use evidence provided by studies conducted in the social science field as support for legal judgments and standards in family law. An accurate assessment of social science evidence is therefore critical. A substantial body of evidence suggests that family structure matters and that children do better, on average, when they are raised by the household of their own married mother and father. Considerable damage can be done to children by making legal policy based on preliminary and inadequate social science research. Legal scholars should proceed with caution before advocating changes in family law based on the assumption that family structure does not matter to a child’s well-being.

Read entire study at: http://www.marriagedebate.com/pdf/Do_Moms_Dads_Matter.pdf

Actually, The Court Just Undercut Gay Marriage’s Inevitability

David Bendof, Freelance Writer

Yesterday, the Supreme Court announced it will not review rulings from several lower courts that had found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The news has been widely interpreted as an auspicious signal for gay marriage – if not the nail in the coffin for man-woman marriage in America.
For example, a headline in The Atlantic declared, “The Same-Sex Marriage Fight is Over.” Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson described the news as “surrender to the inevitable” and “a tipping point.” And Adam Liptak of The New York Times wrote that it “may indicate a point of no return for the Supreme Court.”
But the reality may be the opposite. The surprise judicial (in)action on this year’s “First Monday in October” means there will probably be no term-ending decision implementing gay marriage nationwide – a step most Court watchers had been expecting. In fact, the next big case asking whether there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage could come before a far more conservative court – which may rule that no such right exists.

The Defense of Marriage Isn’t Over

by    within Marriage   


Monday’s action from the Supreme Court is a setback for sound constitutional self-government and for a healthy marriage culture. So where do we go from here?
Monday’s action from the Supreme Court is, as I noted elsewhere, a setback for sound constitutional self-government and a setback for a healthy marriage culture.
Rather than a single Roe v. Wade of marriage, where the Supreme Court would redefine marriage across the nation, the Court, by refusing to hear any of the marriage cases, has allowed lower federal courts to disregard the constitutional authority of citizens and their elected representatives to make good marriage policy.
Good laws that reflect the truth about marriage, frequently passed with overwhelming democratic support, have been struck down by judges without any compelling argument that they are unconstitutional.
We should recognize this for what it is: Dozens of minor acts of judicial activism, rather than one major one.
If this is the case, where do we go from here? What should we do to continue defending marriage?
Read the rest of the story at http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2014/10/13889/

Marriage: What It Is, Why It Matters, and the Consequences of Redefining It

Abstract by Ryan T. Anderson
Marriage is based on the truth that men and women are complementary, the biological fact that reproduction depends on a man and a woman, and the reality that children need a mother and a father. Redefining marriage does not simply expand the existing understanding of marriage; it rejects these truths. Marriage is society’s least restrictive means of ensuring the well-being of children. By encouraging the norms of marriage—monogamy, sexual exclusivity, and permanence—the state strengthens civil society and reduces its own role. The future of this country depends on the future of marriage. The future of marriage depends on citizens understanding what it is and why it matters and demanding that government policies support, not undermine, true marriage.

 Read entire abstract  http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2013/03/marriage-what-it-is-why-it-matters-and-the-consequences-of-redefining-it

200 people tell school board what they think of gender sensitivity training

Deena Winter | Oct 14, 2014 | 

LINCOLN, Neb. – About 200 people turned out for a school board meeting in Lincoln, Neb., Tuesday night to support and oppose gender inclusiveness training that was done with middle school teachers last month.
An hour-and-a-half into the meeting, 10 people had testified against the training program, and eight in support. One woman brought a petition signed by 385 people she said supported the training program.
Lincoln Public Schools made national news earlier this month because the training program suggested avoid using “gendered expressions” such as “boys and girls” or “ladies and gentlemen,” but instead call students campers, scholars, readers, athletes or even a contrived class mascot such as Purple Penguins.
http://townhall.com/watchdog/nebraska/2014/10/14/gender-2-n6372

The Beauty of the Country of Marriage

by  on October 7th, 2014
In a brave new book, Anthony Esolen describes the very real consequences of redefining marriage.
Read entire article

The Fundamental Case for Parental Rights

by  on October 6th, 2014
Parents have a fundamental right to raise and educate their children as they see fit. Their authority precedes that of the state.
Read entire article here
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