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Obama Reinvents Sacred Themes for 2012
(BLI) While his record as president makes it abundantly clear that he does not walk on water, the president is still incorporating the same religious code words that ensured his victory in 2008. 6/11/2012 >>more

CROUSE: ‘I do’ does matter
(BLI) Though marriage is a critical institution in civil society, researchers agree that it is endangered and in a fragile state. 2/8/2012 >>more

Listen Up Girls: This is the Way Things Work
(BLI) In just about every area of life, there are rules. Listen and learn, ladies. 1/19/2012 >>more

Seven Billion People: Over-Population or Birth Dearth?
(BLI) Today, our world reaches a major population milestone, and that is great cause for celebration. And while many around the world are doing just that, far too many have bought into warped statistics and faulty estimates — the “overpopulation myth.” 10/31/2011 >>more

Social Issues Are Not Going Away in 2012
(BLI) Frankly, how the government spends taxpayer money comes down to moral issues. 9/15/2011 >>more

Abortion Drugs Compliments of Neighbors and Friends
(BLI) Pregnancy and childbirth have moved from a woman’s natural, wonderful privilege to a medical “state” needing government and insurance representatives’ intervention for prevention and/or elimination. 8/8/2011 >>more

Fiscal Crisis at a Tipping Point
(BLI) The only way out of this fiscal crisis is to go back to those historically-proven, time-honored principles that are the foundation of this great nation. 7/11/2011 >>more

A “Swing Bang Hum Dinger” of a Divorce
(BLI) Children who live without the safe, defined space that a married mom and dad provide are alone on the sea of life, buffeted by winds of chance and cruelty. 6/14/2011 >>more

SlutWalking our way to Gomorrah
(BLI) No amount of women marching the streets demanding the right to act however they please will ever do away with the risks that arise from the evil of which the human heart is capable. 6/8/2011 >>more

Marriage Trends and the Evangelical Faithful
(BLI) Over the last half century, the institution of marriage has lost authority, power, and social functions in the U.S. 5/20/2011 >>more

Why is President Obama 'Leading From Behind'?
(BLI) An Obama adviser who describes the president's style as "leading from behind." 4/26/2011 >>more

Obamatizing the Church
(BLI) Dr. Janice Crouse discusses Rob Bell's latest book on the front page of today's Washington Times editorial section. Don't miss it! 4/19/2011 >>more

Family Deformation
(BLI) One in five of all American mothers have children from different men. 4/8/2011 >>more

Marriage Doesn’t Count; Feds Tabulate Same-Sex Behavior
(BLI) The federal government deems it too expensive to track marriage and divorce data; instead, turns its attention to tracking data about sexual activity, behavior, attraction, and identity of teens and adults. 3/15/2011 >>more

President Obama Won’t Protect Marriage
(BLI) This is the president’s latest bow to “gay” rights activists and his latest move out of mainstream values over to far-left policies that undermine the nation’s foundations and social structure. 2/25/2011 >>more

Keys to President Reagan’s Effectiveness
(BLI) President Reagan was a highly effective president, even though he came to the presidency in times that were just as uncertain as today. 2/3/2011 >>more

Obama: Big government is back, baby
SOTU speech focused on more power for feds
(BLI) The president called for the nation to do “big things,” yet he cited only government programs and initiatives as examples of “innovation.” 1/27/2011 >>more

Pillars and Bipartisan Pairs
(BLI) Is this subliminal bow to Mecca worth opening that “can of worms” at the same time he is making a head fake towards center? 1/25/2011 >>more

Peace in Our Time?
(BLI) In these times when irrational hatreds erupt in such terrifying tragedy, Rodney King's nearly 20-year-old question re-echoes. Hard experience answers: No, not really. 1/19/2011 >>more

The Witch Hunt vs. Evil Doers
(BLI) All decent human beings mourn the heinous action that felled so many wonderful people and touches the lives of so many others. 1/10/2011 >>more

Protecting our Children from Porn
(BLI) The statistics are shocking; every second, nearly 30,000 Internet users are viewing porn and 35 percent of all Internet downloads are porn. This can be overwhelming for parents trying to protetct their children from pornography. 12/28/2010 >>more

Obama’s Blind Spot
(BLI) Despite the Democratic Party's 2010 election "shellacking," President Obama still doesn't understand that the public is outraged. 12/9/2010 >>more

The Tribe of Young Unbelievers Increases
(BLI) Most young people leaving the church “had been exposed to a superficial form of Christianity that effectively inoculated them against authentic faith.” 12/6/2010 >>more

CWA Praises Dr. Mildred Jefferson, Pro-life Physician and Advocate
(BLI) Dr. Mildred Jefferson earned an obituary in the New York Times, where she was described as “a prominent, outspoken opponent of abortion and the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School.” 12/6/2010 >>more

Popping the New Question: “Will You Live With Me?”
(BLI) Our present situation is a product of a tangle of factors that have brought us to the point where more and more young people, because they have seen too much divorce and too many miserable marriages, do not believe in lasting love or in marriage. 11/19/2010 >>more

President Obama and the Radical Socialist Agenda
(BLI) Stanley Kurtz has written a highly detailed and definitive account of the president's conversion as a radical activist; he provides minute and abundant evidence confirming the long-disputed label of "socialist." 11/1/2010 >>more

OP-ED BY JANICE CROUSE!
Why Young Black Males Are Not Graduating High School
(BLI) Here are some irrefutable facts that Judge Walker and his ilk need to ponder. 8/20/2010 >>more

Who Needs Torrid?
(BLI) Is “torrid” just for newlyweds and not for paunchy, graying, past-middle-age types who have long ago grown past such nonsense? 8/17/2010 >>more

Clinton Wedding Raises Questions of Interfaith Marriage
(BLI) The American Religious Identification Survey of 2001 noted that mixed marriages are three times more likely to end in divorce or separation than same-religion marriages. 7/29/2010 >>more

Reflections on England and Scotland
(BLI) Not only have England and Scotland instructed me in my heritage, they have given me a glimpse of what may lie in the future. The erosion of their national identity and the picture this reveals of what may become of our country is not an appealing one. 6/4/2010 >>more

AAP Gives FGM an AOK
(BLI) How ironic that those living where the practice is most common are trying to “eradicate” the procedure, while here in the United States where the practice is rare, there is a move to downplay the serious nature of it. 5/21/2010 >>more

What You Get With Free Health Care
(BLI) Under ObamaCare, Uncle Sam becomes Santa Claus. But sooner or later, the bills come in and all those “gifts” turn out to be pretty expensive after all. 3/26/2010 >>more

Tiger’s Authentic Apology and Reasonable Demands
(BLI) I, for one admire the way he has handled this whole sordid mess with as much dignity and privacy as possible. I will be praying for his complete healing and for the restoration of both his personal and public life. 2/22/2010 >>more

The Bachelor Sends the Virgin Home
(BLI) The very popular Bachelor series continues the myth that “love” is all about jumping in bed as soon as possible — skipping all the steps along the way. 2/4/2010 >>more

Abusegate and Children
(BLI) The sad reality is that we are spinning our wheels as a nation in trying to keep up with the problems of children who are denied the presence and protection of mature, concerned fathers. 1/26/2010 >>more

Stress and Marital Happiness
(BLI) Problems nearly always arise if the couple fails to draw back when the stress lessens to make refurbishing their relationship a priority. 1/4/2010 >>more

If Obama Wins the Battle, Will He Lose the War?
(BLI) As more details about specific costs, the long-range timetable and inevitable rationing are revealed, the public is growing more skeptical and the president more determined. 10/9/2009 >>more

Being Sexually Deprived in a Sex-Saturated Culture
(BLI) According to the popular television personality and psychologist, Dr. Phil there is an epidemic of “sexless marriages” these days. 9/15/2009 >>more

Looking for Right-Wing Terrorists
(BLI) In preparation for the National TEA Party, the Capitol Police turned the area surrounding Capitol Hill into a virtual fortress. 9/15/2009 >>more

The Danger of Exploiting
(BLI) Actually, itwould be entirely appropriate to have a bloated package of entitlements and misguided benevolence named for a man who has spent his Senate career promoting radical causes. 9/2/2009 >>more

A Report on the U.N.’s Shocking Sexuality Guidelines
(BLI) Once again, the worst of U.S. radical ideology is being exported around the world through these guidelines based on SIECUS recommendations. 8/31/2009 >>more

HPV Vaccine Facts All Parents Need to Know
(BLI) Few parents would want their child to be among the 39 deaths to girls who had just taken the Gardasil shot. Nor would most parents want their child to take the risk of hospitalization, disability, or a life-threatening illness. 8/25/2009 >>more

Obama’s Daunting Challenge: Regaining Trust
(BLI) The President campaigned on a promise of “hope and change.” We got plenty of change, but hope is dwindling fast. 8/19/2009 >>more

President Obama’s Fishing Expedition
(BLI) This week as the White House announced a chilling, very scary project to have ordinary citizens report to them the names of their friends, colleagues, and neighbors who hold “fishy” views about the proposed health care legislation. 8/6/2009 >>more

Admitting the Power of Evil
(BLI) Prominent persons aren't the only ones who pay an exorbitant price for personal transgressions. 7/31/2009 >>more

Thank You, Sarah Palin
(BLI) Sarah Palin appeals to women who want to “have it all” –– including staying happily married to the love of their youth … and bearing his children. 7/23/2009 >>more

Who Cares About a Politician's Affair?
(BLI) Does it matter that he was obviously moved in his references to his time with the mistress and at disappointing his friends and co-workers, yet showed no emotion as he talked about betraying and hurting his wife and sons, "those boys?" 7/2/2009 >>more

Notre Dame Commencement Becomes a Campaign Event
(BLI) Our President believes that the nation can find "common ground" by reducing the "need" for abortion and the "number of women" who seek abortions. 5/20/2009 >>more

Our Schools Be Broke
(BLI) Public schools are failing too many of the nation's children by not preparing them to meet even the most basic standards for being well educated. 5/14/2009 >>more

Mother's Day 2009
(BLI) Becoming a mother doesn't make you into a saint, but there is something about becoming a mother that does bring out the best in most women. 5/8/2009 >>more