The most important domestic challenge facing the U.S. at the close of the twentieth century is the re-creation of fatherhood as avital social role for men. At stake is nothing less than the success of the American experiment. For unless we reverse the trend of fatherlessness, no other set of accomplishments--not economic growth or prison construction or welfare reform or better schools--will succeed in arresting the decline of child well-being and the spread of male violence. To tolerate the trend of fatherlessness is to accept the inevitability of continued social recession.
We’ve been fighting about gay marriage for what, 15-20 years now. Is there any evidence that fighting gay marriage is contributing to a greater appre… - David Blankenhorn
We’ve been fighting about gay marriage for what, 15-20 years now. Is there any evidence that fighting gay marriage is contributing to a greater appre…
- David Blankenhorn
Legislators in Kansas, Arizona and 23 other states who are properly determined to protect religious freedom can begin by asking themselves: Does any … - David Blankenhorn
Legislators in Kansas, Arizona and 23 other states who are properly determined to protect religious freedom can begin by asking themselves: Does any …
Commenting on paternity establishment programs: What these millions of children want and need is not a name on a form or a promise that the sheriff w… - David Blankenhorn
Commenting on paternity establishment programs: What these millions of children want and need is not a name on a form or a promise that the sheriff w…
The most urgent domestic challenge facing the United States at the close of the 20th century is the re-creation of fatherhood as a social role for me… - David Blankenhorn
The most urgent domestic challenge facing the United States at the close of the 20th century is the re-creation of fatherhood as a social role for me…
When a man does not live with his children and does not get along with the mother of his children, his fatherhood becomes essentially untenable, rega… - David Blankenhorn
When a man does not live with his children and does not get along with the mother of his children, his fatherhood becomes essentially untenable, rega…
Defining and celebrating the New Father are by far the most popular ideas in our contemporary discourse on fatherhood. Father as close and nurturing,… - David Blankenhorn
Defining and celebrating the New Father are by far the most popular ideas in our contemporary discourse on fatherhood. Father as close and nurturing,…
Even with all its problems, I will support marriage as an institution until something better comes along. - David Blankenhorn
Even with all its problems, I will support marriage as an institution until something better comes along.
A good father does these basic things: provides for his family, protects his family, and gives spiritual and moral guidance. - David Blankenhorn
A good father does these basic things: provides for his family, protects his family, and gives spiritual and moral guidance.
We would be more American on the day we permitted same-sex marriage than we were on the day before. - David Blankenhorn
We would be more American on the day we permitted same-sex marriage than we were on the day before.
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