Tag Archives: Father’s Day
Act Like a Man
Here comes another Father’s Day. A relatively minor blip on the annual calendar compared to Mother’s Day. No need to explain why that is, right? What does it take to become a “father” or “dad?” Biology tells us that a boy barely entering his teenage years is quite capable of impregnating a female and voilà—the baby arrives nine months later. Welcome to the world of fatherhood—and motherhood.
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Tagged children, Dr. Robert Lewis, family, Father's Day, Harrison Butker, Parents, President Biden, Preston Gillham, Taylor Swift, Travis Kielce
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Father’s Day in a Sex-Stupid Era
Once upon a time, all Americans understood the essential role of fathers in the nurturing of their children, which, in turn, is essential for flourishing families and safe and healthy communities. Once upon a time, society understood that fathers—like mothers—are indispensable. Hear the words of a past president, urging Americans to better understand the singular blessings and obligations of fatherhood:
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged Father's Day
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The Catastrophe of Fatherlessness
Fatherlessness is a serious blight on American life. As the family goes, so goes society. And, contrary to what the left says (who spend much of their energy diminishing traditional gender roles and arguing that whatever “family you choose” is just as good as the real thing), fathers are integral to the life of a child.
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Tagged All in the Family, Archie Bunke, Bertrand Russell, Cabrini-Green, Charles Crismier, Dr. Paul Vitz, Father Knows Best, Father's Day, fatherlessness, Friedrich Nietzsche, Great Society, H. G. Wells, Hearts of the Fathers, Homer Simpson, Jean Paul Sartre, Leave It to Beaver, Sigmund Freud, The Faith of the Fatherless, Thomas Hobbs, Thomas Sowell, Voltaire
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Fathers and the Future of America
“So, what is your relationship with your father like?”
As a volunteer chaplain for our county’s juvenile detention center, I asked this question about three hundred times over the course of about six years. I only recall two occasions where a young inmate told me that he had a good relationship with his father.
What was interesting to me was that in our county there really was no demographic consistency that you could point to that would explain youth crime. We had Caucasians, African-Americans, Hispanics and Asian-Americans. Economically, we had upper class, middle class and lower class (the rich youth …
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Tagged Father's Day, Fathers are Important, Luke 1:17, Malachi 4:6
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