After allowing television cameras into their home and their lives only to have their marriage and family fall apart, Jon and Kate Gosselin and their children are still celebrities of sorts. Now, though, many people are licking their chops for more dirt and titillation, and watching with bated breath for further news of this couple's demise. The custody arrangements of this soon-to-be-broken family illustrate the confusion that occurs after a divorce. Jon and Kate will soon have to maintain 1½ residences apiece.
Not having followed the show or the resulting fallout, I'm not 100 percent sure who said or did what, but regardless of the emotional wounds inflicted, unless there is Divine intervention, it's probably too late for reconciliation because of no-fault divorce laws. From the beginning, these laws were a bad idea and have led to great suffering and social conflict. The "no-fault" fault lines are a classic example of good intentions paving the road to hell.
But for couples who are thinking about divorce or even divorced, there's hope. For one, there's a great program called Retrouvaille. Then there is Mike and Harriet McManus's Marriage Savers. The McManuses have been fighting for marriages for a long while now, offering resources for engaged, newly wed, and failing couples.
With so much help available, maybe we shouldn't despair even about Jon & Kate and their eight.
According to a report in the Daily Mail (London), a company in Switzerland has begun production of “extra small” condoms. The intended market for the product—12- to 14-year-old boys.
Currently, the condoms are only being produced in Switzerland, but the manufacturer has indicated a desire to expand distribution to areas where unprotected pubescent sex is prevalent.
Starting tomorrow morning, Stuff Christians Like is holding a 24-hour prayer event. Click here to find out how you can be a part of it. READ FULL ARTICLE »
"Why is there such a fury against religion now? Because religion is the one reliable force that stands in the way of the power of the strong over the weak. The one reliable force that forms the foundation of the concept of the rule of law.
The one reliable force that restrains the hand of the man of power. In an age of powerworship, the Christian religion has become the principal obstacle to the desire of earthly utopians for absolute power."
This is really sad. I wish more of those nearby parishes and churches had used the pharmacy. Ventures like this need to be supported by local communities or else we’ll always be stuck with only secular options. READ FULL ARTICLE »
'To Thine Own Self Be True'
By: Kim Moreland|Published: March 12, 2010 9:26 AM
Haiti had a significant number of orphans -- an estimated 380,000 -- even before the Jan 12th earthquake. Now, according to this World article by Jamie Dean (subscribers only), thousands more have been added to that number, and orphanages which existed before the quake, and which escaped destruction, are strained to the limit trying to care for them.
Posted by Martha on 2009-11-24 12:15:14