Penna Dexter Panelists on the year-end edition of CBS’s “Face the Nation” were asked to identify what they think is the most under-reported story of the year. Correspondent Jan Crawford’s choice was “the crushing impact that our COVID policies have had on young kids and children.” These policies, she said, have been implemented despite the fact that children face “the…
Read NowPenna Dexter New research on family life shows that COVID-19 has exacerbated a growing divide in family formation, with higher-income, better-educated Americans more interested in getting married and having children than those with less education and lower incomes. Marriage rates are falling. Birth and fertility rates are at record lows. The fertility rate is only about 1.7 children per woman….
Read NowPenna Dexter My prayer for 2022 is that Christians across America would have courage. When a person chooses to be the best person he or she can possibly be when the consequences for doing that could be very harmful to them — that’s courage. Principled Christians can be cancelled, lose jobs, even face criminal penalties for standing against evil and…
Read NowPenna Dexter The Institute for Family Studies and the Wheatly Foundation recently published a report about Americans’ attitudes regarding marriage and child-rearing. Its title is, “The Divided State of Our Unions: Family Formation in (Post-) Covid-19 America.” It shows the “desire to marry” has ticked up a bit overall since the onset of Covid, while “the desire to have a…
Read NowPenna Dexter After oral arguments in an abortion clinic’s challenge to Mississippi’s law banning most abortions before 15 weeks gestation, the question has become: Will Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey stay or go? The Chief Justice hinted at the possibility of a narrower ruling. But attorneys for the abortion clinic and for the Biden administration argued for…
Read NowPenna Dexter Of the books around my house meant for grandkids, Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been read the most. Often, several times at one sitting. The babies want to poke their little fingers through the nibble holes in the various foods the caterpillar eats. The older ones want to count the fruits, identify the days the caterpillar…
Read NowPenna Dexter I both love and dread the holiday season. A couple of years ago, the women of my church gathered over a meal to “ring in the holidays.” As our pastor addressed us, what we really wanted to know was how to get through the season without buckling under the pressure. Our young and wise pastor really gets it…
Read NowPenna Dexter For months now, politicians have been negotiating over trillions of dollars in new spending. Inflation is surging partially due to the “stimulus” dollars already injected into the economy for pandemic “relief.” Adding trillions more will exacerbate inflation. This spending has another devastating consequence in that it provides poor families with a disincentive to work. The Heritage Foundation’s news…
Read NowPenna Dexter Many churches did a wonderful job providing digital services during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The trouble is, now some are finding it difficult to wean significant proportions of their congregations off of the convenience of online church. It’s a worldwide problem. A Wall Street Journal op-ed by Paul Glader, a Kings College professor who is also Executive Director of…
Read NowPenna Dexter Do you ever search online for a minor ailment only to find so much information you begin to worry you’ve got a serious disease? The best thing to do in those cases is to check in with a real MD. The same wisdom applies to teens searching websites on gender identity. Crystal Cole, medical director of the Center…
Read NowPenna Dexter With a climate change confab taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, I thought I’d share the response of a woman, in perhaps her 60’s or 70’s, to a young grocery clerk who suggested that next time she bring her own reusable grocery bag because “plastic bags are not good for the environment.” When the woman apologized, the clerk pointed…
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