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Category: Marriage, Family, and Society

Maybe marriage is an act of defiant hope. And maybe, marriage isn’t the relationship of convenience that so many in the West have come to think of it as.

Marriages Are Up in War-Torn Ukraine

September 26, 2022 John Stonestreet Leave a comment

Maybe marriage is an act of defiant hope. And maybe, marriage isn’t the relationship of convenience that so many in…

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Posted in: Articles, Marriage, Family, and Society, The Point Filed under: CDC, Marriage, ukraine
When fewer people on average are starting families and more people than ever are choosing self-expression as a life goal, it creates a kind of cultural feedback loop that makes having children seem not only less affordable, but less normal.

No, Kids Don’t Cost That Much: Cultural Priorities and Parenting Sticker Shock

September 21, 2022 John Stonestreet Leave a comment

When fewer people on average are starting families and more people than ever are choosing self-expression as a life goal,…

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Posted in: Articles, BP Podcast, BreakPoint, Marriage, Family, and Society Filed under: Childcare, jim gaffigan, opportunity cost, Parenting, wall street journal
Seeing children only in terms of cost is a mistake.

The Cost of Raising Children

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Seeing children only in terms of cost is a mistake.

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Posted in: Articles, Marriage, Family, and Society, The Point Filed under: Cost of children, expense, Parenthood, Parenting, wall street journal
While deaths involving pregnancy and childbirth are subject to national data collection in the United States, no consistent metric exists for reporting deaths related to abortion.

Is Pregnancy More Dangerous Than Abortion?

September 15, 2022 John Stonestreet Leave a comment

While deaths involving pregnancy and childbirth are subject to national data collection in the United States, no consistent metric exists…

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Posted in: Articles, Marriage, Family, and Society, The Point Filed under: Abortion, gynecology, obstetrics, Pregnancy, raymond and grimes study
  The fact that government may now be the last line of defense in providing some boundaries for social media means that the other lines have failed. Most notably, families have failed to protect children from that which threatens them the most.

Parents or the State: What Kuyper Can Teach Us About Managing Social Media

September 7, 2022 John Stonestreet Leave a comment

  The fact that government may now be the last line of defense in providing some boundaries for social media…

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Posted in: Articles, BreakPoint, Marriage, Family, and Society Filed under: Digital, Family, Kuyper, Social Media, sphere sovereignty, Technology
It’s as if a woman’s body is presumed better when more like a man’s—without the ability to bear children... somehow in the name of “women’s rights.”

What the Trend of Sterilization Reveals

September 5, 2022 John Stonestreet Leave a comment

It’s as if a woman’s body is presumed better when more like a man’s—without the ability to bear children… somehow…

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Posted in: Articles, Marriage, Family, and Society, The Point Filed under: Fertility, NPR, Parenthood, Parenting, Sterilization
Not only will these rules limit our daughters’ opportunities to participate in sports and lead to dangerous violations of their privacy, but they will erase parental rights and free speech in favor of state-centered authority.

Biden Administration Issues Title IX Regulations: Parental Rights at Stake

August 25, 2022 John Stonestreet Leave a comment

Not only will these rules limit our daughters’ opportunities to participate in sports and lead to dangerous violations of their…

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Posted in: Articles, BreakPoint, Marriage, Family, and Society, Religious Liberty / Public Square Filed under: Children, Freedom of Speech, gender identity, LGBTQ, Parental Rights, Title IX
A new California bill would require that youth receive so-called “gender affirming care” … even if it means removing them from the custody of their parents to do so.

Proposed California Bill Removes Parental Custody

August 12, 2022 John Stonestreet Leave a comment

A new California bill would require that youth receive so-called “gender affirming care” … even if it means removing them…

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Posted in: Articles, Marriage, Family, and Society, The Point Filed under: California, california family council, gender affirming, gender identity, Parental Rights, sb 107, Transgender
Part of the beauty of biological families is that they are not chosen. In essence, they are built around obligation, a duty to the other, not merely as a means of self-fulfillment.

Why “Chosen Families” Can Never Replace the Family

August 11, 2022 John Stonestreet Leave a comment

Part of the beauty of biological families is that they are not chosen. In essence, they are built around obligation,…

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Posted in: Articles, BreakPoint, Marriage, Family, and Society Filed under: biological family, chosen families, Chosen family, Church, Family, intimacy, LGBTQ, Relationships
While the name sounds as if the bill affirms and supports marriage, in reality it would redefine it, finally and from the federal legislature, in law.

The “Respect for Marriage Act” Is Anything But

July 25, 2022 John Stonestreet Leave a comment

According to NBC News, Senator Chuck Schumer (NY) plans a vote on the misleadingly named “Respect for Marriage Act” as…

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Posted in: Articles, BreakPoint, Marriage, Family, and Society, Religious Liberty / Public Square, Timothy D Padgett Filed under: legislation, Marriage/Family, same sex marriage, The Congress

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