Marriage & Family
So, if you were to see the headline “Priest compelled to reveal he’s gay,” what would you expect to see in the story? That the Church (or somebody) forced him to admit his orientation as a targeted effort laced with malice. But in actuality, the LA Times story to which the Providence Journal gave that…
In the past decade or so, every divorce of which I’ve been aware has been initiated by the wife. That’s hardly a broad or representative sample, but I do wonder whether the post-divorce cards are so heavily stacked in women’s favor that it affects their understanding of and behavior toward their marriages. With this sort…
So Damien Baldino, blogger at RIRepublican.com and candidate for the Rhode Island House, supports same-sex marriage. I sympathize. I do. In fact, when I began considering the issue back in the spring/summer of 2001, I held the libertarian view, as a government matter, but I rapidly discerned the weakness of the pro side for SSM,…
In his two-part (one, two) revisitation of Humanae Vitae, Fr. John Kiley misses the mark in one instance. From part two: [Contraception] destroys unitive intimacy by dividing the couple: the condom places all responsibility on the husband; the pill or diaphragm places all responsibility on the wife. By passing responsibility to one or the other,…
A recent editorial from National Review highlights one of the procedural detriments that has been advanced in conjunction with the cause of a progressive marriage regime: … Connecticut, at least, decided the matter democratically. Those people who objected could try to persuade their fellow citizens to repeal the law. Now Connecticut’s supreme court has decided…
Same-sex marriage advocates can make erroneous emotional appeals to Americans’ sense of equality, but the pattern that Connecticut’s Supreme Court further solidified will have broad and oppressive consequences: Striking at the heart of discriminatory traditions in America, the court — in language that often rose above the legal landscape into realms of social justice for…
For this post, I was tempted to create another A.R. category – “Children” – because their best interest should be the focus of this issue. A couple of commenters to Justin’s post have expressed scepticism as to Trayce Hansen’s thesis – that it is better for a child to be raised by a mother and…
Trayce Hansen explains plainly and accurately why children need one parent of each sex: All else being equal, children do best when raised by a married mother and father. It’s within this environment that children are most likely to be exposed to the emotional and psychological experiences they need in order to thrive. Men and…
Evidently, my Anchor Rising shirt with the target on the back ended up in Marc’s laundry, yesterday. Perhaps if I make a similar point to his, but stepping outside the boundaries while the garment is in the wash, we’ll manage a fruitful discussion. Although it is without doubt the hope of many who support same-sex…
After reading Justin’s post, it hit me: why couldn’t I marry myself? So, I am here to ask that you join me in advocating for Same-Self marriage (SsM). It’s too late for me, but I’m going to fight for those of you who love yourselves more than anyone else and want to spend the rest…