Family Issues

Five Myths about Same Sex 'Marriage'
(BLI) This social issue is a defining moment for mankind, not just this nation. What the homosexual activists are seeking is not a minor shift in the law, but a radical change in the fundamental institution that forms the basis for society. 3/9/2010 >>more

Honoring opportunity, acknowledging reality
(BLI) There is much to celebrate on International Women's Day - it has indeed been a century of progress - but that progress came at a very high price. 3/8/2010 >>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

Now, Pew Says, Marriage is a Better Deal for Men than Women
(BLI) Many women are finding it difficult, if not impossible, to find a husband who is their financial, career or social equal. 2/3/2010 >>more

Media Wake-Up Call for Parents
(BLI) When it comes to electronic media, things are changing so fast that parents are lagging behind. 2/2/2010 >>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

Children at Risk
(BLI) The completion of Children at Risk was a major accomplishment of 2009. 12/31/2009 >>more

How to Keep Christ in Your Christmas
(BLI) This year, why not resolve to make Christmas a blessing for your family? Here are some simple things you can do to keep Christ in your Christmas celebration. 12/18/2009 >>more

Of Marathons and Marriage
(BLI) Running a marathon has some lessons for marriage. No matter how easy things are in the beginning, there are going to be difficult periods. 12/8/2009 >>more

Census Taking or Agenda Making?
(BLI) The U.S. Census Bureau recently released data showing that there are currently 150,000 "married" homosexual couples. 10/2/2009 >>more

Nationalized Academic Standards?
(BLI) New effort to craft national academic standards of learning underway. 9/23/2009 >>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

Planned Parenthood to Run School Health Clinics?
(BLI) Provisions within the Health Care Reform Bill, H.R 3200, could open the door for groups like Planned Parenthood to run health clinics in or near schools. 8/24/2009 >>more

A Closer Look at Cohabitation
(BLI) Since 1970, America has seen a 1000 percent increase in cohabitating relationships and today 40% of our nation's children are born out of wedlock. 8/6/2009 >>more

Surprising News About the Divorce Rate
(BLI) The divorce rate has long been thought to be quite high; so high that many young people express fear of making a commitment themselves. 7/9/2009 >>more

The Vanishing Family Hour
(BLI) At a recent gathering of broadcasters, advertisers - the life blood of broadcasting - took issue with the lack of family programming available and announced steps to initiate family-friendly programming that they can associate their products with. 7/3/2009 >>more

Women Skipping Marriage Yet Having Children
(BLI) Despite efforts to reverse the influence of the welfare state and to promote responsible fatherhood, more urban women are choosing to skip marriage altogether on their path to motherhood. 6/23/2009 >>more

Being a Daddy’s Girl
(BLI) Research studies indicate that daughters tend to marry someone who treats them like their dad treated them. 6/19/2009 >>more

Is There A Fathers Day in You Son's Future?
(BLI) After decades of focus on women in our society, problems are growing among the young men in our society. 6/18/2009 >>more

It's a Book!
(BLI) Dr. Janice Crouse, Senior Fellow and Director of CWA's Beverly LaHaye Institute, has been away from our microphones for a while as she focused on an exciting new project. 6/4/2009 >>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

Re-Making Your Home into a Haven for Your Children in Just One Month
(BLI) Rebecca presents workable ideas for handling real-life situations with kids who want to live "in the world" without being "of the world." 4/22/2009 >>more

Reflections on Marriage
(BLI) By publicly exchanging vows of fidelity and promises of love, those who marry begin a work of building something larger than they know. 4/6/2009 >>more

California Supreme Court Considers Proposition 8
(BLI) The justices expressed their desire to uphold the will of the voters as expressed by 52 percent of the voters who passed Proposition 8. 3/6/2009 >>more

Learning about Leukemia
(BLI) During the past six weeks, our extended family has been learning things that nobody ever wants to learn. 1/12/2009 >>more

Girls Need a Dad and Boys Need a Mom
(BLI) A new study contains an excellent analysis of the importance of opposite-sex parent relationships. 1/9/2009 >>more

Same-Sex "Marriage" Battle Headed to the Heartland
(BLI) The battle to preserve marriage as the union between a man and a woman is no longer being fought in the liberal, coastal states. 12/15/2008 >>more

Marriage Unites as Politics Divides the Nation
(BLI) Ironically, many of those who voted for liberal president-elect Obama also voted to support traditional marriage. 11/7/2008 >>more

Rowena and Ruth
(BLI) With the passing of the survivors of the Great Depression and World War II, a whole era of our nation’s history is fading from our collective national memory. 10/6/2008 >>more

Mother - Remarks at Rowena's Funeral
(BLI) We hope that this beautiful tribute to a wonderful Christian lady will warm your heart and inspire you in your Christian walk. 10/3/2008 >>more

Speech: A Child’s Best Hope for Life, Health, and Family
(BLI) BLI's Dr. Janice Shaw Crouse addressed the members of Real Women of Canada this weekend. 9/24/2008 >>more

Rand Study Reports Teens Respond to Standards and Challenges
(BLI) Kids who have standards and are challenged to live up to them ultimately make better decisions. Who knew? 6/17/2008 >>more

Exposing Failed Radical Theories and Policies
(BLI) A healthy marriage provides a superior child rearing environment. No matter what the data show, some of the crowd insisted that other family arrangements could produce just as beneficial an environment. 5/28/2008 >>more

The Poetry of Ruth Baird Shaw
(BLI) A poetic moment for Mother's Day. 5/9/2008 >>more

Cultural Landmines Parents Should Avoid
(BLI) Parents today have a very difficult task guiding their children through America's dangerous cultural shoals. 4/14/2008 >>more

Don Baird: “The Voice of the South”
(BLI) It was not until his memorial service that I learned that he was called, "The Voice of the South." 4/8/2008 >>more

Graduation Rates Low in Large City Schools
(BLI) A report released by America's Promise Alliance shows that public schools in major cities are in trouble. 4/7/2008 >>more

Marriage is the Norm
(BLI) A new study from The Barna Group debunks the often-stated "fact" that half of all marriages end in divorce. 4/3/2008 >>more

Godly Wives vs. Jaded Looks
(BLI) Dr. Crouse shares with us a message of hope that love and romance can be rekindled and kept alive despite the difficulties a couple may face. 3/31/2008 >>more

The Incontrovertible Facts about Fathers
(BLI) A massive body of evidence shows that active fathers are absolutely essential in preventing behavioral problems with boys and psychological problems in girls. 2/26/2008 >>more

And Tango Makes Three
(BLI) A book has been written about the "gay" penguin couple that zoo keepers blessed with an orphaned egg. 2/22/2008 >>more

Children Are Eating the Fat of Our Land
(BLI) The obesity rate for preschoolers and teens has tripled and, for elementary school kids, the obesity rate quadrupled. 2/19/2008 >>more

A Valentine for Daddy and Mother
(BLI) Love is more than just a card or red roses once a year. 2/12/2008 >>more

Cleaning Up The Media Clutter In Your Kid’s Room
(BLI) With such exploding choices available to children, parents have difficulty in monitoring what their kids are watching and hearing. 2/6/2008 >>more

Chasing Excitement, Cheating Death
(BLI) A friend told reporters that Emily "enjoyed" posing for the pictures because "she wanted to be in the movies and she needed the extra money." 12/3/2007 >>more

The McCaughey Septuplets Turn 10
(BLI) The McCaugheys recently celebrated the tenth birthday of their miracle septuplets. The December issue of Ladies' Home Journal, now on newsstands, chronicles the last decade and the miracles that continue to unfold for this family. 11/27/2007 >>more

Married Today, Gone Tomorrow
(BLI) While the divorce rate remains fairly constant at about one in five, those married since 1980 are more likely to divorce. 9/26/2007 >>more

The Perennial Child Care Crisis
(BLI) The cliché is that “if working families can’t afford child care, law enforcement will end up taking care of the kids.” 8/29/2007 >>more

The Tell-Tale Touch
(BLI) Seeing that couple with their three children was a lasting image for our minds and hearts on this Sunday morning. 8/29/2007 >>more

American Youth Say Parents are Their Heroes
(BLI) 8/27/2007 >>more

Images From a High School Reunion
(BLI) Going back for a high school class reunion sharpened my focus on certain realities. 8/16/2007 >>more

How to Make Your Honeymoon a Success
(BLI) The book is packed full of meaningful, useful information for planning a honeymoon that will be the foundation of a life-long marriage. 8/2/2007 >>more

Young Adults Embracing Life
(BLI) 7/13/2007 >>more

Kids and Marriage No Longer Inseparable
(BLI) In a culture where everybody talks about doing what is best for kids, more and more people are separating marriage from childbearing and childrearing 7/3/2007 >>more

Marriage Lessons From Ruth Graham
(BLI) She took it as her calling to nurture and keep her whole family happy, especially Billy. 6/20/2007 >>more

“With All the Lamps Still Blazing”
(BLI) Sadly, young love doesn’t often see examples today of what old love can be. 6/19/2007 >>more

It Doesn't take Wealth to Leave an Inheritance
(BLI) We have a wonderful heritage - one of which I am enormously proud. 6/15/2007 >>more

World Congress of Families Wrap-up
(BLI) 5/18/2007 >>more

Teen Pregnancy Day Used to Attack Abstinence Education (3:20)
(BLI) 5/10/2007 >>more

Join Family Activists in Poland (7:52)
(BLI) 3/16/2007 >>more

CWA at the International Family Life Conference (4:48)
(BLI) 2/22/2007 >>more

Hangin' On To Hubby
(BLI) Women can dramatically transform a hostile environment into a peaceful, happy home. 2/6/2007 >>more

The Year of the Baby
(BLI) A Newborn was 2006’s Celebrity Accessory 1/3/2007 >>more

New Volleys in the Mommy Wars (3:09)
(BLI) 1/2/2007 >>more

Temptation in Toyland (5:54)
(BLI) 12/15/2006 >>more

America Faces a Popeye Moment
(BLI) Our culture has had all it can stand! It can't stands no more! 12/14/2006 >>more

The Girls Who Loved the Greatest Generation Guys
(BLI) They were just small-town boys going a long way from home and leaving behind everything they loved and valued. 11/1/2006 >>more

British Retailer Pulls Pole Dancing ‘Toy’
(BLI) 10/24/2006 >>more

Marriage Is Not Dead;
With TLC It Would Be Fine!
(BLI) Current trends toward changing the family structure are profoundly reshaping American society. 10/19/2006 >>more

Schools Adapting to Gender Confusion (7:21)
(BLI) 10/18/2006 >>more

Boys Will Be Boys
(BLI) In the process of taming those troublemakers, while cherishing their masculinity, my grandfather taught them how to become men. 10/10/2006 >>more

Belonging to the Beloved
(BLI) Nothing is more painful to lovers, even among those who were formerly promiscuous, than infidelity. 8/30/2006 >>more

New Data on Unmarried Motherhood
(BLI) 7/26/2006 >>more

The Inherent Vulnerability of Motherhood
(BLI) Hollywood and feminist rhetoric do little for women in a vulnerable time. 7/24/2006 >>more

America’s New Loneliness Epidemic
(BLI) 6/29/2006 >>more

Great Kids? Thank Dad!
(BLI) A Father’s Day tribute to my husband. 6/16/2006 >>more

Living a Triple-A Life
(BLI) Sometimes you can only adjust, adapt and appreciate. 6/13/2006 >>more

Debating Marriage: Sacred or Sham?
(BLI) Homosexuals really want divine sanction, not merely legalization, for their behavior. 6/5/2006 >>more

Pray for Poland’s March for Life and Family
(BLI) 6/1/2006 >>more

Whatever Happened To Fidelity?
(BLI) Without it, love is meaningless. 5/23/2006 >>more

Post-Mother’s Day Musings
(BLI) Love, sex, marriage and motherhood ... 5/17/2006 >>more

Big Love – Desperate Housewives with Only One Leading Man
(BLI) 3/20/2006 >>more

The Myths and Reality of Living Together Without Marriage
(BLI) Cohabitation has increased nearly 1,000 percent since 1980, and the marriage rate has dropped more than 40 percent since 1960. 2/28/2006 >>more

The Holiday Turkey
(BLI) 12/22/2005 >>more

Crouse Addresses International Conference on Family
(BLI) 10/17/2005 >>more

Nothing Can Replace Mom’s Care
(BLI) 10/4/2005 >>more

Myths of Motherhood
(BLI) Restoring Honor to Being a Mom 8/29/2005 >>more

The Depravity of "Desperate Housewives"
(BLI) 8/11/2005 >>more

Mad at My Mop
(BLI) 6/24/2005 >>more

Father's Day Reprint!! Evangelical Men Make Great Dads
(BLI) Good Parenting Related to Church Going 6/18/2005 >>more

Accept Self or Learn from Criticism?
(BLI) 4/6/2005 >>more

The Natural Family: A Manifesto
(BLI) 3/15/2005 >>more

BLI’s Crouse Speaks Today on Repercussions of Marriage Alternatives
(BLI) 3/15/2005 >>more

BLI’s Crouse Speaks Today on Repercussions of Marriage Alternaives
(BLI) 3/15/2005 >>more

Marriage: Best for Women, Children, and Nations
(BLI) Dr. Crouse argues that changes in family structure are profoundly reshaping American society. 3/3/2005 >>more

A Good Man Is Hard to Find
(BLI) 2/25/2005 >>more

BIG NEWS: PARENTS AND TEENS GET ALONG
(BLI) An overwhelming majority of teens think highly of their mom and dad. 12/20/2004 >>more

The Symptoms of Parent-Withdrawal
(BLI) Day care results in adverse effects for children. 12/17/2004 >>more

Cosby's Campaign Sets Off His Critics
(BLI) Too many of our young people, of all races, are drowning in the cultural cesspool that is their life. 11/18/2004 >>more

Media Influences, Materialism and Divorce Threatening Families
(BLI) 11/15/2004 >>more

Career or Family?
(BLI) 10/28/2004 >>more

‘Train Up A Child’ – How?
(BLI) 10/18/2004 >>more

Corporate Support for Marriage
(BLI) CWA and BLI Praise Promising Cultural Development 6/9/2004 >>more

Unmarried with Children
Has the Upward Trend of Cohabiting Couples with Children Halted?
(BLI) The painful consequences of single parenthood for children are well-documented. 5/26/2004 >>more

The Foster Care Revolving Door
(BLI) 5/19/2004 >>more

RX for Marriage
(BLI) Over the last century, the autonomous individual has come dangerously close to replacing the family ... 2/11/2004 >>more

Leaving on a Jet Plane:
Illegitimacy Trends and the Nation’s Children
(BLI) 1/16/2004 >>more

Bratz Against Beauty
(BLI) 10/27/2003 >>more

Marriage Protection Week
(BLI) 10/14/2003 >>more

Marriage and its Alternatives:
Opportunity versus Risk
(BLI) Common sense should tell us that the safest environment for a child is with its biological parents. 9/25/2003 >>more

Risqué Business –– Selling Sex to Children and Teens
(BLI) 9/9/2003 >>more

Family Dinners Provide "Parent Power"
(BLI) 9/3/2003 >>more

Media Corporations Take Advantage of Teen Struggles
(BLI) 8/7/2003 >>more

Bridal Brouhaha
(BLI) 7/29/2003 >>more

Congress Spends Billions on Bad Parental Substitute
(BLI) 7/29/2003 >>more

Raising a "Tolerant" Child
(BLI) 7/17/2003 >>more

Honing the Head Start Program
(BLI) 7/8/2003 >>more

"Hands-On" Love
(BLI) 7/8/2003 >>more

Sex Ed 101
(BLI) 6/20/2003 >>more

The Violent Reality of Lovin' and Leavin'
(BLI) 6/12/2003 >>more

Vineyard Appeals to School Board Over Sex Ed Curriculum
(BLI) 6/6/2003 >>more

A Blueprint for Bonding
(BLI) Which leads to a couple becoming one? Casual Sex or Commitment? 5/28/2003 >>more

Want to Reduce Poverty? Get Married
(BLI) 5/23/2003 >>more

Home Alone — Without the Hilarity
(BLI) 5/20/2003 >>more

Child Experts Meet at White House
(BLI) 5/16/2003 >>more

Court Deems Handicapped Girl,
(BLI) 5/15/2003 >>more

Head Start's Future: Perspectives from the Bush Administration, Congress, States, Advocates and Researchers
(BLI) 5/13/2003 >>more

Shock and Horror
(BLI) 5/12/2003 >>more

Billy's Funeral
(BLI) 3/26/2003 >>more

Yet Another Liberal Myth Exposed
(BLI) 2/13/2003 >>more

Fewer Women Tying the Knot
More women delay or skip the altar for careers and cohabiting
(BLI) The proportion of unmarried women of child bearing age -- as a percentage of all women -- is at the highest level ever. 1/1/2003 >>more

The Happy Mother and Poverty Data
(BLI) 11/21/2002 >>more

Census Bureau Ignores Crucial Data:
Family Structure and the Latest Poverty Statistics
(BLI) Our analysis of the Census Bureau's "Poverty in the United States, 2001," reveals that the number of single-parent families with and without children living in poverty increased by 469,000. 11/15/2002 >>more

Beverly LaHaye Institute Reports Census Bureau’s “Glaring Omissions”
(BLI) 11/14/2002 >>more

MORT AND MILLIE
(BLI) After the Clinton scandals, there's little about celebrity marriages that surprises Washington anymore. But the tell-all book that has the nation's capital abuzz these days is another shocker. 9/19/2002 >>more

Mothering Takes More Than a Moment
(BLI) 8/29/2002 >>more

Girls' Future—Going Up in Smoke?
(BLI) 8/27/2002 >>more

What's Really at Stake
(BLI) 8/26/2002 >>more

Breastfeeding: Preventive Health Care for Mothers and Babies
(BLI) 7/30/2002 >>more

Daycare Dilemma
(BLI) 7/25/2002 >>more

If You Would Fall In Love, Would You Fall For Anything?
(BLI) 7/16/2002 >>more

Welfare Reform Inadequate without Marriage Component
(BLI) 6/6/2002 >>more

Data Confirms Apparent Child Care Trends
(BLI) 5/24/2002 >>more

Parents, Don't Let Your Children Stay Tuned....
(BLI) 4/4/2002 >>more

Competition and Activities v. Family Time
(BLI) 3/28/2002 >>more

Choose Your Neighbors Well
(BLI) 3/14/2002 >>more

Marriage, Not Work Only, Fuels Real Welfare Reform
(BLI) 3/7/2002 >>more

Two Parent Families, Lies and Statistics
(BLI) 2/28/2002 >>more

Reported Findings of Study are Distorted
(BLI) 2/28/2002 >>more

Apathy & Childlessness
(BLI) 12/4/2001 >>more

Poor Parents Say They Wish to Marry, Too
(BLI) 11/2/2001 >>more

Teen Fathers More Likely to be Absent Fathers; Public Opinion Still Favors Moms at Home
(BLI) 9/21/2001 >>more

Stable Families Reduce Likelihood of Teen Sex; Federal Labor Law is Behind Times - Especially for Women
(BLI) 9/6/2001 >>more

Lasting Love in a “Hook-up” World
(BLI) 8/28/2001 >>more

Teen Births Down - Out of Wedlock Births at Record High; Salvation Army's Faith-Based Service
(BLI) 7/26/2001 >>more

Census Bureau Data on Number of Gay Households Unreliable
(BLI) 7/18/2001 >>more

Foster Care and Adoption: An Uneasy Non-Alliance
(BLI) 7/1/2001 >>more

Welfare Reform Shows Signs of Restoring Nuclear Family Norm
(BLI) 6/22/2001 >>more

Family Expert Concerned Over Census Figures, Images of Family Life
(BLI) 6/8/2001 >>more

The M-Word; Day Care Wars Continued...
(BLI) 5/22/2001 >>more

More Time with Mom & Dad?; Foster Care & Adoption Information Revolution
(BLI) 5/16/2001 >>more

Bad News on Day Care; Advertisers Admonished on Marketing to Children
(BLI) 5/7/2001 >>more

Covenant Marriages; Doctor Induced Death
(BLI) 4/23/2001 >>more

Child Care Linked to Aggressiveness in Pre-Schoolers
(BLI) 4/23/2001 >>more

"A Christian Declaration on Marriage"; Gay and Lesbian Scholarships
(BLI) 11/20/2000 >>more

Education Nondiscrimination Law; U.S. Missionaries Arrested;
(BLI) 8/31/2000 >>more