For more than 15 years, one interpretation has come to dominate discussion of marriage among family researchers and policymakers. Yes, married parents are much more likely to stay together. But, as this argument goes, that’s not because marriage makes any difference; it’s because the kinds of people who marry were already more likely to stay together.
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A Christian family represented by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is suing Vermont education officials for discriminating against religious schools in state tuition assistance. Vermont’s Town Tuition Program offers tuition aid to private secular schools in towns that had no public schools, but religious schools were initially excluded.
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Medical students begin their studies with the goal of learning to help and heal patients, but at some schools, there’s an expectation that students learn to kill the most vulnerable patients they will see. The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine offers an abortion externship.
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When you realize your marriage is in need of restoration, you can always turn to God. Asking God to heal the key aspects of your marriage like commitment, communication, connection, and intimacy, can refocus you on what really matters. The power of prayer can give you hope for a better marriage, and the courage to seek help.
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On Oct. 1, Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Tom Cotton (R-AK) introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at keeping phones out of the hands of children while in the classroom.
We want children who can navigate both the classroom and beyond in a healthy manner. Encouraging phone-free classrooms through a bill that offers grants is a positive step in the right direction. Children deserve the chance to experience life to the fullest. This is a good place to start.
The Conservative government of Alberta under Premier Danielle Smith will soon ban all flags that are not Canadian or Albertan from being flown outside or displayed inside schools to “keep the focus where it belongs” in the classroom. In a press release, the Alberta government said the new flag regulations came from the Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms, a law passed a few months ago.
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The institutions of family and faith “have long been among America’s most reliable antidotes” to the historical plagues of social isolation, a new report from the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) states. These institutions remain the best remedy for today’s crisis.
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International Religious Freedom Day, which stems from the passage of the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), has been an annual celebration for the last 28 years – but perhaps never acknowledged more boldly than it was earlier this week. the U.S. Department of State, under the leadership of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, marked International Religious Freedom Day not simply by affirming religious liberty as a fundamental principle but also by speaking very specifically about how it has shaped America.
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