The anecdotal evidence that Americans are remaining single longer into their lives has more and more data backing it up. No longer is it merely the musings of worried relatives hoping to see that young man or woman in their life find a spouse. According to a recent story over at Bloomberg—Is Everybody Single?—we’ve reached a statistical, verifiable relationship tipping…
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Hayden Mathias digs for her buzzing iPhone, and taps the FaceTime icon. “Oh, hey Dave,” the tall, blond haired eighth-grader says to the face filling her screen. Is it her boyfriend? Her slacker biology lab partner? Guess again. Dave is Hayden’s dad. For more than a year, the 47-year-old Denver software sales executive has been Dave to his 13-year old…
This nation was founded by Christians, and Thanksgiving is a time when we can reflect upon this rich, Christian heritage. But many of us are often ignorant of our country’s origins, so we have put together a Thanksgiving quiz to test your knowledge about this nation’s biblical foundations. We hope that you will not only take this test and pass…
The United States became a unique, prosperous and admired nation because of its faith in God and the willingness of the people to abide by God’s standards and principles. Over time, however, the urge to glorify oneself rather than God has seriously eroded the strength and potential of the nation. Based on shocking new research and compelling interviews, FrontLine’s newly…
Political analysts still are arguing over why the Democratic party was washed away in the midterm election. Since 2008, ascendant progressives had been crowing over a fresh mosaic of energized minorities, newly franchised immigrants, single young urban women, greens, gays, and — less often mentioned — upscale professionals and the 1-percenter super-wealthy. Source: Victor Davis Hanson, nationalreview.com
Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, said that the unarmed teenager taunted and threatened him, and accused him of being too cowardly to shoot. According to NBC News, Wilson detailed the confrontation with police detectives following the killing and said he was afraid for his life. Specifically, he was asked what he was…
Globally, 1 woman in 3 is beaten, coerced into sex, or abused in some other way, most often by a man she knows—her husband, domestic partner, or another male family member. Astonishingly, 1 woman in 4 is abused during her pregnancy. Worldwide, 275 million children witness domestic violence—the vast majority perpetrated against their mothers. These stunning statistics bring to mind…
There was not probable cause to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown this summer in Ferguson, Mo., a grand jury decided, according to county prosecutor Robert McCulloch. The grand jury was asked to consider five possible counts, from first-degree murder to involuntary homicide, but in all cases, they decided not to indict him. A federal investigation…
FERGUSON, Mo. — A white police officer will not face charges for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager in a case that set off violent protests and racial unrest throughout the nation. A St. Louis County grand jury declined to indict officer Darren Wilson, 28, for firing six shots in an August confrontation that killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, St. Louis…
Can the president make fraud and theft legal? How about assault? Cocaine use? Perjury? You’d have to conclude he can — and that we have supplanted the Constitution with a monarchy — if you buy President Obama’s warped notion of prosecutorial discretion. Tonight, Mr. Obama will unveil his executive order granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. According to news…
President Obama held a private screening of the Steven Spielberg movie Lincoln at the White House in late 2012, and an ABC News reporter tweeted that Obama was “incredibly moved” by the movie, which depicts how President Lincoln used both high- and low-minded tactics to secure passage of the anti-slavery 13th Amendment. That screening may have set Obama on a…