Did You Know…

• That although having children reduced likelihood of attaining affluence for married individuals, married individuals with children were still more likely to become affluent than individuals who were not married and did not have children both among the younger group, age 25 to 25, and the older group, ages 45 to 65. (Source: FamilyFacts.org.)
  
  
• That research shows that while children in stepfamilies see their biological fathers as “more controlling” than stepfathers, they still view their stepfathers unfavorably and their biological fathers as “warmer” and “more successful” than stepfathers? A study published recently in The Journal of Divorce & Remarriage notes that “discipline . . . seems to be as much a problem in stepfamilies as it was 20 years ago,” which essentially says that “stepfathers cannot control their stepchildren even when they try.” (emphasis in original) Source: The Family in America: New Research, June 2007, p. 1, a publication of The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society.
  
• That a recent study published in Demography shows that “stability in non-traditional households [i.e., single-parent families, stepfamilies, cohabiting families, etc.] produces no better results for teens than does a family transition [i.e., divorce or remarriage].” Source: The Family in America: New Research, June 2007, p. 3, a publication of The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society.
  
• That a study published in September 2006 in The Journal of Marriage and Family, shows that “‘the odds of having cardiovascular disease among remarried, divorced, and widowed women are higher
  by 58%, 60%, and 34%, respectively, than continuously married women,’” when controlling for other variables.? The researchers conclude that being in a “‘continuous marriage’ brings the kind of ‘financial and emotional well-being’ that ‘offers women protection against the onset of cardiovascular disease.’” Source: The Family in America: New Research, June 2007, p. 3-4, a publication of The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society.
  
• That in 2005 on its required IRS Form 990, Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) did not record a single adoption referral? Source: CNSNews.com
  
• That the popular website MySpace has more than 500 homosexual groups, 100 Wicca groups, and more than 2000 “anti-religion groups, the vast majority of which are specifically opposed to Christianity”? Source: Special Reports, Life Decisions International, Spring 2007, vol. x, no. 2.
  
• That Planned Parenthood has its own page on MySpace, the wildly popular web site used primarily by 14-30 year-olds and that on that page Planned Parenthood encourages young people to “find a Planned Parenthood health center or to make an appointment”? Source: Special Reports, Life Decisions International, Spring 2007, vol. x, no. 2.
  

Have You Heard …

• That the Wisconsin state assembly is considering a bill that would designate feral pigs as "harmful wild animals.
  
• That the Florida state constitution was amended in 2002 (Article X, Section 21) to prohibit confining pregnant sows in small crates on industrial farms. The initiative takes effect in November 2008. More... Commentary...
  
• “We see birthrates as low as 1.2 in Italy and 1.15 in Spain. Anything under 2.1 cannot even replace the current population. So we’re really seeing an historical trend that will take us back to the Dark Ages, and really collapse Europe into another dark time, as far as population is concerned.” Source: Larry Jacobs, Global Coordinator, World Congress of Families, as quoted in “Report from Warsaw,” The World Congress of Families IV.
  
• “Today, we need a great charter for rights of the family and nations that defines the right to life—that would define abortion as murder. Whether three months before birth, whether 60 or 90 years old, murder is always murder. It is always a crime.” Source: Roman Giertych, Polish Minister of Education, as quoted in “Report from Warsaw,” The World Congress of Families IV.