North Carolina Family Policy Council
Special Report - August 17, 2011
Children today are more likely to spend time in a cohabiting household and to suffer a myriad of negative lifetime effects as a result, than they are to experience the divorce of their parents, according to a new report released Wednesday by a team of family scholars from some of the nation’s leading educational institutions. The report, “Why Marriage Matters: 30 Conclusions from the Social Sciences (Third Edition),” is the long-awaited comprehensive summary of the latest research pointing to the importance of marriage to child wellbeing. Co-sponsored by the Center for Marriage and Families at the Institute for American Values and by the National Marriage Project (NMP) at the University of Virginia, the report is written by a team of 18 scholars chaired by W. Bradford Wilcox, director of the NMP.
The report’s major finding is that cohabitation, which it notes has increased 14-fold since 1970, has replaced divorce as the main contributor to the rising rates of family instability in the United States. In fact, by the age of 12, more children today will spend time in a cohabiting family than will experience the divorce of their parents (see figure 2 from report). While a decrease in parental divorce is certainly a good thing, the increasing rates of cohabitation, particularly for children, is not, because, as the report points out, “cohabitation is not the functional equivalent of marriage.”
“In a striking turn of events, the divorce rate for married couples with children has returned almost to the levels we saw before the divorce revolution kicked in during the 1970s. Nevertheless, family instability is on the rise for American children as a whole,” explains Professor Wilcox in a press release. “This seems in part to be because more couples are having children in cohabiting unions, which are very unstable. This report also indicates that children in cohabiting households are more likely to suffer from a range of emotional and social problems—drug use, depression, and dropping out of high school—compared to children in intact, married families.”
Among the key findings in report regarding cohabitation:
About 24 percent of all children are born to cohabiting parents, which the report notes is more than the percentage of children born to single mothers.
An additional 20 percent of children will spend some time in a cohabiting household with an unrelated adult (often because of the divorce of their parents), meaning that “more than four in 10 children are exposed to a cohabiting relationship.”
Cohabiting parents with children are more likely to break up before the child turns 12 than married parents with children (see figure 5 from the report).
CONTINUED: http://ncfamily.org/stories/110817s1.html
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Letter to a Certified Liberal
Dec 24, 2010
The Sun Journal Letter to the Editor: Letter to a Certified Liberal--By CCTA Member, Lou Call
Thursday’s letter from the ‘certified liberal’ Shelton Jenkins was a masterpiece of liberal speak. There were some interesting observations made by the writer as well as the usual omissions which are all too common when a progressive refers to things conservative in nature.
Allow me to start with his following statement : “I also find it somewhat amusingly hypocritical when I glance over the masses at most tea party gatherings, and realize how many participants are beneficiaries of Social Security, Medicare, the VA health care system, or may own businesses that benefit from those programs.”
For the record Social Security is not voluntary and is required by the government for both employee and employer participation. Since contributions are mandatory does that mean that the recipients shouldn’t exercise their rights to protest against the Obama administration? It’s unfortunate that Congress has moved monies from the Social Security fund into the General Fund putting the fund in jeopardy. Mr. Jenkins needs to be reminded that Congress, for the last four years, has been under the control of liberal democrats.
Let’s turn our attention to the VA health care system. How dare any Tea Party participant question the machinations in Washington when they are the recipient of health care under the VA. Like most liberals he forgets why those benefits exist; call it selective memory. Those of us who have VA benefits received them for our service to our Country.Some shed their blood, others lost limbs and some paid the ultimate price for our freedoms; how dare any Veteran march and protest in Washington.
I must agree with Mr. Jenkins that Obamacare is demeaning by its very nature. Consider this; liberals would like you to believe that the Health Care Reform bill (Obamacare) was overwhelmingly supported by the Congress. In reality it passed by one vote. It is over 2000 pages in length, was never read by the majority of Congress before it was passed, gives greater power to IRS intrusion into our personal savings accounts, requires under penalty of fines and/or imprisonment anyone who does not have health insurance by 2014 and is more about control than health care reform. Then starting in 2012 requiring a business to file a 1099 for every purchase they make; what does this have to do with improving health care?
It will ration care to seniors and eventually reduce payments to health care professionals. Already doctors in the health care industry are considering whether to stay or pursue other forms of income. If you don’t believe this last statement have a sit down with you family physician and ask him/her about the affects Obamacare will have on their practice.
There is very little left that the tentacles of Socialism haven’t touched. From our auto industry to our banking system(s) to the internet we use every day to communicate. The hand of Obama can be seen and eventually felt. And this is done all under the banner of some crisis; real, imagined or created.
If Mr. Jenkins thinks that those of us in the Tea Party movement are going to give the Republican congress a free ride in 2011, he’s in for a rude awakening. This should be a wake up call for all of us but he would prefer we stay asleep.
Louis Call, River Bend, NC
The Sun Journal Letter to the Editor: Letter to a Certified Liberal--By CCTA Member, Lou Call
Thursday’s letter from the ‘certified liberal’ Shelton Jenkins was a masterpiece of liberal speak. There were some interesting observations made by the writer as well as the usual omissions which are all too common when a progressive refers to things conservative in nature.
Allow me to start with his following statement : “I also find it somewhat amusingly hypocritical when I glance over the masses at most tea party gatherings, and realize how many participants are beneficiaries of Social Security, Medicare, the VA health care system, or may own businesses that benefit from those programs.”
For the record Social Security is not voluntary and is required by the government for both employee and employer participation. Since contributions are mandatory does that mean that the recipients shouldn’t exercise their rights to protest against the Obama administration? It’s unfortunate that Congress has moved monies from the Social Security fund into the General Fund putting the fund in jeopardy. Mr. Jenkins needs to be reminded that Congress, for the last four years, has been under the control of liberal democrats.
Let’s turn our attention to the VA health care system. How dare any Tea Party participant question the machinations in Washington when they are the recipient of health care under the VA. Like most liberals he forgets why those benefits exist; call it selective memory. Those of us who have VA benefits received them for our service to our Country.Some shed their blood, others lost limbs and some paid the ultimate price for our freedoms; how dare any Veteran march and protest in Washington.
I must agree with Mr. Jenkins that Obamacare is demeaning by its very nature. Consider this; liberals would like you to believe that the Health Care Reform bill (Obamacare) was overwhelmingly supported by the Congress. In reality it passed by one vote. It is over 2000 pages in length, was never read by the majority of Congress before it was passed, gives greater power to IRS intrusion into our personal savings accounts, requires under penalty of fines and/or imprisonment anyone who does not have health insurance by 2014 and is more about control than health care reform. Then starting in 2012 requiring a business to file a 1099 for every purchase they make; what does this have to do with improving health care?
It will ration care to seniors and eventually reduce payments to health care professionals. Already doctors in the health care industry are considering whether to stay or pursue other forms of income. If you don’t believe this last statement have a sit down with you family physician and ask him/her about the affects Obamacare will have on their practice.
There is very little left that the tentacles of Socialism haven’t touched. From our auto industry to our banking system(s) to the internet we use every day to communicate. The hand of Obama can be seen and eventually felt. And this is done all under the banner of some crisis; real, imagined or created.
If Mr. Jenkins thinks that those of us in the Tea Party movement are going to give the Republican congress a free ride in 2011, he’s in for a rude awakening. This should be a wake up call for all of us but he would prefer we stay asleep.
Louis Call, River Bend, NC
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Please Read Before You Vote!
October 27, 2010
Letter to the Editor
Here is a very important question we should all ask ourselves. Why am I voting for a particular candidate? Perhaps a candidate supports programs that may benefit you and your family financially. Some folks vote strictly on party lines due to strong beliefs that one party is superior to another. Perhaps you are supporting candidates not because you necessarily like them, but because you don't like what the incumbents are doing. There are a multitude of reasons why people choose one candidate over another. I would argue, however, that there is a better way.
The Holy Bible tells us the answer plainly in Matthew 6:33, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Psalms 111:10 says, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do His commandments." We should all consider supporting candidates strictly on where they stand on moral issues. God will take care of the rest.
Here are two very good examples. Where does a candidate stand on abortion? How dare any person in government support such an abominable practice as abortion. Should we allow people to kill innocent babies in the name of convenience? Absolutely NOT. God has a plan for every life, according to His word. Calling it "a woman's right to choose" is baloney! How do the candidates you are voting for feel about abortion? Another issue is the gay rights agenda. God calls the practice of homosexuality an "abomination" (Leviticus 18:22). I know that is not a popular stance today, but God has not changed. Are you considering voting for a candidate that supports the so-called gay rights agenda?
God cannot lie. He tells us to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness. Consider voting solely on the basis of how candidates stand on moral issues. God's agenda is vastly more important than man's agenda in the long run. If we turn our backs on God, we won't even have a country. Please exercise your right to vote on November 2nd.
Keith W. Nixon, Edenton NC
Letter to the Editor
Here is a very important question we should all ask ourselves. Why am I voting for a particular candidate? Perhaps a candidate supports programs that may benefit you and your family financially. Some folks vote strictly on party lines due to strong beliefs that one party is superior to another. Perhaps you are supporting candidates not because you necessarily like them, but because you don't like what the incumbents are doing. There are a multitude of reasons why people choose one candidate over another. I would argue, however, that there is a better way.
The Holy Bible tells us the answer plainly in Matthew 6:33, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Psalms 111:10 says, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; a good understanding have all they that do His commandments." We should all consider supporting candidates strictly on where they stand on moral issues. God will take care of the rest.
Here are two very good examples. Where does a candidate stand on abortion? How dare any person in government support such an abominable practice as abortion. Should we allow people to kill innocent babies in the name of convenience? Absolutely NOT. God has a plan for every life, according to His word. Calling it "a woman's right to choose" is baloney! How do the candidates you are voting for feel about abortion? Another issue is the gay rights agenda. God calls the practice of homosexuality an "abomination" (Leviticus 18:22). I know that is not a popular stance today, but God has not changed. Are you considering voting for a candidate that supports the so-called gay rights agenda?
God cannot lie. He tells us to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness. Consider voting solely on the basis of how candidates stand on moral issues. God's agenda is vastly more important than man's agenda in the long run. If we turn our backs on God, we won't even have a country. Please exercise your right to vote on November 2nd.
Keith W. Nixon, Edenton NC
Friday, October 22, 2010
North Carolina Family Policy Council--Voter's Guide 2010
ASHLEY WOOLARD, CANDIDATE FOR US CONGRESS, NC CONRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 -- RESPONSES TO THE NC FAMILY POLICY COUNCIL 2010 VOTER GUIDE QUESTIONAIRE!
Several people have asked me why Mr. Woolard's responses were not listed in this wonderful Voter Guide.
Mr. Woolard assured me he did respond, but for whatever reason, late submission or error, his responses did not make the publication.
So I asked Ashley Woolard to respond to the questionairre and you can see his answers below!
Voting is one of the most important privileges and duties for citizens of the United States, and in North Carolina. This is a gateway to important resources you can use to help educate yourself and others about where the candidates stand on issues. http://ncfamily.org/voterguide2010/
Lynn
FOR U.S. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
ASHLEY WOOLARD RESPONDS:
Please indicate your position on the following issues by marking “Yes,” “No,” or “Undecided.”
Should the United States Constitution be amended to include the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman? Yes
Should federal law extend health and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees? No
Should the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act be amended to place further restrictions on the establishment and expansion of gambling by Indian Tribes in the United States? Yes
Should internet gambling be prohibited? No _____ Undecided
Should the federal government continue to provide funding for abstinence until marriage sexual education programs? Yes
Should software to filter pornography be required on computers in public schools and libraries that receive federal funds? Yes
Should all Americans be required to carry health insurance? No
Should federal taxpayer dollars be used to pay for abortions? No
Should Congress strengthen conscience protections for doctors, nurses, health care providers, pharmacists, insurance groups, and employers who do not want to participate in or fund abortion procedures or to dispense abortifacient drugs? Yes
Should references to God be removed from government property? No
Should human embryos be used for research purposes? Undecided
Should a person’s religious beliefs influence the decisions they make while serving in public office? Yes
Should the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the broadcast of indecent and obscene media content be extended to cable and satellite television? No
Should the federal tax code be simplified with a flat tax or a national sales tax? Yes
Should federal agencies and other entities that receive funds from the federal government be required to substantiate the need of all programs and services that receive those funds? Yes
Should the $1,000 per child tax credit for families be allowed to expire at the end of 2010, as scheduled?
No
For more information about Ashley Woolard's positions on the issues, check out his website:
http://www.woolardforcongress.com/
Several people have asked me why Mr. Woolard's responses were not listed in this wonderful Voter Guide.
Mr. Woolard assured me he did respond, but for whatever reason, late submission or error, his responses did not make the publication.
So I asked Ashley Woolard to respond to the questionairre and you can see his answers below!
Voting is one of the most important privileges and duties for citizens of the United States, and in North Carolina. This is a gateway to important resources you can use to help educate yourself and others about where the candidates stand on issues. http://ncfamily.org/voterguide2010/
Lynn
FOR U.S. CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
ASHLEY WOOLARD RESPONDS:
Please indicate your position on the following issues by marking “Yes,” “No,” or “Undecided.”
Should the United States Constitution be amended to include the definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman? Yes
Should federal law extend health and other benefits to the same-sex partners of federal employees? No
Should the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act be amended to place further restrictions on the establishment and expansion of gambling by Indian Tribes in the United States? Yes
Should internet gambling be prohibited? No _____ Undecided
Should the federal government continue to provide funding for abstinence until marriage sexual education programs? Yes
Should software to filter pornography be required on computers in public schools and libraries that receive federal funds? Yes
Should all Americans be required to carry health insurance? No
Should federal taxpayer dollars be used to pay for abortions? No
Should Congress strengthen conscience protections for doctors, nurses, health care providers, pharmacists, insurance groups, and employers who do not want to participate in or fund abortion procedures or to dispense abortifacient drugs? Yes
Should references to God be removed from government property? No
Should human embryos be used for research purposes? Undecided
Should a person’s religious beliefs influence the decisions they make while serving in public office? Yes
Should the authority of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate the broadcast of indecent and obscene media content be extended to cable and satellite television? No
Should the federal tax code be simplified with a flat tax or a national sales tax? Yes
Should federal agencies and other entities that receive funds from the federal government be required to substantiate the need of all programs and services that receive those funds? Yes
Should the $1,000 per child tax credit for families be allowed to expire at the end of 2010, as scheduled?
No
For more information about Ashley Woolard's positions on the issues, check out his website:
http://www.woolardforcongress.com/
Thursday, September 23, 2010
The Gay Bill of Special Rights
The Gay Bill of Special Rights may come up up for debate in the House of Representatives any time now. We are running out of time, and I need your help to keep our lobbying efforts alive.
MESSAGE FROM PUBLIC ADVOCATE
of the United States
The Homosexual Onslaught is relentless.
First the Homosexual Lobby rammed their disastrous Thought Control Bill into law. Now the Healthcare bill packed with homosexual paybacks has passed.
And it’s about to get worse.
The Homosexual Lobby is whipping up a tsunami of political momentum. And it is up to pro-family Americans like you and I to save our precious traditional values.
The Gay Bill of Special Right may come up up for debate in the House of Representatives any time now. We are running out of time, and I need your help to keep our lobbying efforts alive.
First, I need your signature on the petition to Congressman.
DONATE TO HELP FIGHT THIS BILL IF YOU CAN!
Should the Gay Bill of Special Rights become the law of the land, the consequences will be disastrous for the family, individual freedom, workplace safety and American business.
If the Homosexual Lobby rams through the Gay Bill of Special Rights, the federal government will hand control of the American economy over to radical homosexuals.
In addition to preferential hiring quotas for homosexuals as a protected “minority,” it will be nearly impossible to terminate or even discipline an open homosexual -- even in day cares or churches.
Employers will be forced to hire even unqualified homosexual candidates or face the Homosexual Lobby’s army of rabid lawyers.
I know this all sounds like something out of a nightmare. If I didn’t spend so much time in the nation’s capital fighting for the Family, I wouldn’t believe it could happen here in America.
All around me, agents of the radical Homosexual Lobby are strutting through the halls of Congress bragging about how they’ve finally beaten us.
And if you and I don’t act now, they may be right.
This is our last chance to stop the Gay Bill of Special Rights. It can be done, but I need your help right away!
If Public Advocate is going to to mount a successful lobbying campaign against the Gay Bill of Special Rights, I must have you sign the petition to your Congressman.
With your signed petition in hand, I can prove that Public Advocate supporters still stand for the American family and against the radical Homosexual Agenda.
First, I need your signature on the petition to Congressman .
http://www.traditionalvalues.us/gbsrpetition.aspx?cd=NC01&pid=ws3
MESSAGE FROM PUBLIC ADVOCATE
of the United States
The Homosexual Onslaught is relentless.
First the Homosexual Lobby rammed their disastrous Thought Control Bill into law. Now the Healthcare bill packed with homosexual paybacks has passed.
And it’s about to get worse.
The Homosexual Lobby is whipping up a tsunami of political momentum. And it is up to pro-family Americans like you and I to save our precious traditional values.
The Gay Bill of Special Right may come up up for debate in the House of Representatives any time now. We are running out of time, and I need your help to keep our lobbying efforts alive.
First, I need your signature on the petition to Congressman.
DONATE TO HELP FIGHT THIS BILL IF YOU CAN!
Should the Gay Bill of Special Rights become the law of the land, the consequences will be disastrous for the family, individual freedom, workplace safety and American business.
If the Homosexual Lobby rams through the Gay Bill of Special Rights, the federal government will hand control of the American economy over to radical homosexuals.
In addition to preferential hiring quotas for homosexuals as a protected “minority,” it will be nearly impossible to terminate or even discipline an open homosexual -- even in day cares or churches.
Employers will be forced to hire even unqualified homosexual candidates or face the Homosexual Lobby’s army of rabid lawyers.
I know this all sounds like something out of a nightmare. If I didn’t spend so much time in the nation’s capital fighting for the Family, I wouldn’t believe it could happen here in America.
All around me, agents of the radical Homosexual Lobby are strutting through the halls of Congress bragging about how they’ve finally beaten us.
And if you and I don’t act now, they may be right.
This is our last chance to stop the Gay Bill of Special Rights. It can be done, but I need your help right away!
If Public Advocate is going to to mount a successful lobbying campaign against the Gay Bill of Special Rights, I must have you sign the petition to your Congressman.
With your signed petition in hand, I can prove that Public Advocate supporters still stand for the American family and against the radical Homosexual Agenda.
First, I need your signature on the petition to Congressman .
http://www.traditionalvalues.us/gbsrpetition.aspx?cd=NC01&pid=ws3
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