Author: unitedfamilies

‘To Have and to Hold’: Marrying Young and Making It Last

“Who the heck gets married so young? Are they nuts?”
These are valid questions. It’s commonly accepted today that first marriages have a greater success rate when delayed. Spend your 20s exploring the world, building a career, having fun, and dating, goes the prevailing wisdom, and your chances for lifelong matrimony are much improved. Marry early, and your marriage is more liable to dissolution.
Statistics undergird this trend toward postponed marriage, as shown in this report based on U.S. Census Bureau data:

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Brave Mother Holds Son Down As Chunk of Airplane Is Blown Out on Terrifying Flight

U.S. airlines have been temporarily ordered to ground some Boeing planes after an Alaskan Airlines flight was forced into an emergency landing when a chunk of the airplane’s body was blown out. While there were thankfully no serious injuries after a sizable portion of the Boeing 737 Max 9 flew out, there was a child seated nearby the blown out piece, according to KPTV-TV.

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Punishing Chick-fil-A and the Politics of Trolling

In New York, State Rep. Tony Simone introduced a bill that “may force some of the Christian-founded chain restaurants located at rest stops along Interstate 90 to remain open on Sundays.” This is part of a larger plan to revamp the rest stops along the highway, affecting vendors using those spaces. As the bill itself puts it, the purpose is to “ensure that New York State’s transportation facilities offer a reliable source of food services.” Although Chick-fil-A isn’t called out by name, it’s clear that they’re being specifically targeted: “Allowing for retail space to go unused one seventh of the week or more is a disservice and unnecessary inconvenience to travelers who rely on these service areas.”

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Family First in the Fight

In her latest book, co-written with Stacy Manning, Katy Faust makes the argument that Raising Conservative Kids in a Woke City is not only possible, but necessary. Faust’s subtitle, Teaching Historical, Economic, and Biological Truth in a World of Lies, presents a strong view of parents’ responsibility. Faust and Manning contend that conservative parents must equip their children to fight for truth in a world addicted to lies.

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