Some Men Are Predators, Therefore All Men Are Predators
Last week, Tim Challies posted some reflections entitled An Inflated Predator Panic? He reviewed some of the current anti-male hysteria: some airlines will no longer seat unaccompanied children next to men, child advocates advise parents not to hire male babysitters, sports leagues advise men not to touch children under any circumstances, etc.
Tim then asked whether …
Being More Hospitable
My wife and I talk a lot about hospitality. We want our home to be a home away from home for those who may not have a home. Specifically, for Christians who are living overseas and just visiting the States while on furlough. Aside from having space to accomodate guests, how else can we be …
CPS: State Sponsored Kidnapping
You want an easy way to make me angry? Threaten my kids. You want an easy way to make me really angry? Assume that every parent is a bad parent and then threaten my kids because you can’t be bothered to figure out which type of parent I am. This story from ”Great” Britain makes …
Your Children Are Safe Online
The Internet is not, in fact, a seething mass of sex criminals just waiting to attack unsuspecting children. Anyone who’s spent any amount of time online knows that, but now we finally have proof. Report Finds Online Threats to Children Overblown – NYTimes.com
The task force, led by the Harvard University’s Berkman Center for …
We Put the Girl in the Window
This story just breaks my heart. A 7-year old girl who was so neglected that she became a ”feral child” — completely unable to relate to other people, process emotions, or relate to the world.
”I’ve been in rooms with bodies rotting there for a week and it never stunk that bad,” Holste said …
Poverty in America
What causes poverty in America? Greedy capitalistic businessmen? Unethical financiers? How about marriage?:
For the most part, long-term poverty today is self-inflicted. To see this, let’s examine some numbers from the Census Bureau’s 2004 Current Population Survey. There’s one segment of the black population that suffers only a 9.9 percent poverty rate, and only …
I brake for babies, but they don't brake for me
Above: A child exhibiting suspicious behavior.
Proponents of raising the U.S.’s minimum age for legal drivers are having a good week, as recent news stories seemingly lend credence to their dire warnings that today’s U.S. drivers are simply too young for the responsibility of being behind the wheel.
Reports of a 4-year old in Wisconsin crashing his …
Lookin' for Love in All the Wrong Places
A woman feels trapped in a loveless marriage. She goes online and starts chatting with ”Prince of Joy”. His compassion, tenderness shine through even as he describes his own loveless marriage. After several months of talking, they decide to meet in her person. Each will carry one rose. Imagine her surprise when she shows up …
Why I'll Give My Kids Alcohol
A Toast to Mom and Dad — The family that wines together, shines together.
Observant Jews, for example, traditionally serve children small glasses of wine during Friday night Sabbath ceremonies. Other cultures also begin socializing children into drinking at an early age–including Mediterranean societies such as Italy, Greece and Turkey (and non-Mediterranean societies such …
What is Marriage?
An Iowa judge recently ruled that Iowa’s ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. That makes an older article by Francis Beckwith relevant once again.
I believe, however, that given present circumstances that the best strategy is to take the mayor at his word and employ ”street theatre” in a provocative way in order to …