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The IYF and Culture Wars

Dec 8, 1993

Forgive me for being recalcitrant, but the Prime Minister’s Launch of the International Year of the Family on 6 December was at best, a complete non-event; at worst, it was a pitiful display of a government selling its soul to

The International Year of the What?

Nov 15, 1993

The United Nations has declared 1994 to be the International Year of the Family. The UN has said that the main purpose of the Year is “to enhance awareness of family issues and improve national institutional capability to carry out

A review of Biotechnology and the Assault on Parenthood. By Donald De Marco.

Oct 11, 1993

Ignatius Press, 1991.

The family has faced assorted threats throughout history. The French and Russian revolutions come to mind as two especially hostile forces to the traditional family. More recently the sexual and feminist revolutions have also done their bit

Payments to Parents

Sep 28, 1993

A new proposal to pay parents of young children $50 a week to stay at home is worth exploring. Queensland Labor backbencher, Mr Gary Johns, has recently come up with the proposal which would encourage the second wage earner to

A review of The Feminist Gospel. By Mary Kassian.

Apr 10, 1993

Crossway Books, 1992.

Several good critiques of religious feminism have appeared lately, including two from Ignatius Press: Ungodly Rage, by Donna Steichen, and What Will Happen to God: Feminism and the Reconstruction of Christian Belief, by William Oddie.

The Great Family Cover-up

Apr 4, 1993

Are all forms of living arrangements just the same? Do all family structures offer similar environments for a child’s development? Yes, according to the media. The papers regularly come out with stories about how the traditional family no longer exists

All in the Liberal Family

Mar 2, 1993

The murderers of little James Bulger had a least two strikes going against them even before they embarked upon their lives of petty crime in England. Both of these boys came from broken homes and both were reared in a

A review of Marriage, Divorce and Family Justice. By Barry Maley.

Mar 1, 1993

Centre for Independent Studies, 1992.

It seems that the amount of pro-family rhetoric heard rises in proportion to the nearness of the March 13 federal election. But the policies being put forward by both Mr Keating and Dr Hewson seem

A review of Economic Consequences of Divorce: The International Perspective. Edited by Lenore J. Weitzman and Mavis Maclean.

Feb 1, 1993

Oxford University Press, 1992.

In this volume 26 authors examine the social and economic consequences of divorce in a number of Western nations and in some Third World countries. Despite the differences which exist between these countries, the results of

The Assault on the Family

Jul 28, 1992

I am beginning to suspect a conspiracy. A conspiracy of silence, of cover-ups, of misleading information. A conspiracy of what? – ASIO nefariousness? American imperialism? No, something that is more important, something that affects every one of us: a conspiracy

Dan Quayle vs Murphy Brown

Jun 13, 1992

Several weeks ago U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle caused a minor uproar concerning comments he made about television character Murphy Brown’s out-of-wedlock birth. The liberal-left establishment went ballistic, accusing Quayle of, at best, making a “gaffe”, and at

A review of What Should My Child Read? By Susan Moore.

May 10, 1992

Albatross Books, 1992.

In America nearly 60 per cent of all adults have never read a book. Bachelor’s degrees in English literature have declined by 33 per cent in the last 20 years. As much as 40 per cent of

Child Abuse Concerns

Mar 2, 1992

The Australian Medical Association has recently come out in favour of a Victorian proposal to require people to report child sexual abuse. The proposal, made by the Minister for Community Services, Ms Setches, would involve mandatory reporting of suspected cases

A review of Enemies Of Eros. By Maggie Gallagher.

Oct 25, 1990

Bonus Books, 1989.

A number of helpful books critical of feminism and the sexual revolution have appeared, including Midge Decter’s The New Chastity and Other Arguments Against Women’s Liberation (1972), Brigitte and Peter Berger’s The War Over the Family (1983),

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

The IYF and Culture Wars

The International Year of the What?

A review of Biotechnology and the Assault on Parenthood. By Donald De Marco.

Payments to Parents

A review of The Feminist Gospel. By Mary Kassian.

The Great Family Cover-up

All in the Liberal Family

A review of Marriage, Divorce and Family Justice. By Barry Maley.

A review of Economic Consequences of Divorce: The International Perspective. Edited by Lenore J. Weitzman and Mavis Maclean.

The Assault on the Family

Dan Quayle vs Murphy Brown

A review of What Should My Child Read? By Susan Moore.

Child Abuse Concerns

A review of Enemies Of Eros. By Maggie Gallagher.

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