Written by Krsnanandini Devi Dasi & Tariq Saleem Ziyad In our last post, we promised to provide some solutions to the spiraling divorce rates and to the failure of many people with children to marry. We’re excited about the transformation that is possible when some of these solutions are accepted and implemented. And we […]
Hammering Away at the Foundations of Marriage
December 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Kevin Senich Marriage is disappearing. Its once privileged status has been largely taken away by laws designed to make divorce easy. Once law ceased to protect marriage, it rapidly evolved in the direction of making marriage irrelevant. Legally, it makes increasingly little difference today whether one is married or not. A recent […]
Pre-Existing Conditions in a Marriage
December 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by David Schel Applications and tests tell things. Job applications and interviews determine if someone is qualified to do a particular job. A school application and SAT score determine if someone is qualified to attend a particular school. Several times in my career as a life insurance agent I’ve given a client news […]
Once Again…
November 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Nisa Muhammad Once again the latest news about Black women and divorce is bad news. Research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR) at Bowling Green State University, using 2010 Census data, shows that Black women have substantially higher rates of first divorce compared to all other racial and […]
Saving Marriages With “The Love Dare”
November 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Mike McManus Have you ever heard of pastors who are successful film-makers? Brothers Stephen and Alex Kendrick are Associate Pastors at Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, GA. They also produced a popular film, “Fireproof” whose characters are largely church members – that attracted millions of viewers. So, it should be no surprise […]
Until Death Do Us Part: Why Did Russell Armstrong Commit Suicide?
November 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Michele Weiner-Davis There is a lot of talk about high profile divorces these days. Celebrities and their miserable marriages are making front page news. So is the marriage between the late Russell and Taylor Armstrong of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” fame. I don’t know Russell Armstrong. And the truth is, I […]
Divorce Amidst Recession Impacts Women Especially Hard
November 10, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Lori Lowe Years ago, a divorcing friend told me she believed her financial situation would improve after her divorce due to the amount of child support and alimony she expected. Unsurprisingly, her financial situation greatly worsened after she filed for divorce. Within the year, she was filing for bankruptcy while caring for […]
The Beauty of the Pause
November 4, 2011 1 Comment
Written by Beverly Willett So many people I know seem caught up in a non-stop roll — constantly e-mailing, tweeting, Facebook status posting, Blackberrying, texting. Me included, at times. Whatever comes into our heads seems to move straight through our fingers and out into cyberspace. It seems we simply don’t have time to think anymore; in other cases, however, we don’t […]
Beginning at Home
October 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Jason Williams We are a nation in crisis. Our great-grandchildren are already in debt, nearly ten percent of the American workforce is still unemployed, and the stock market makes Charlie Sheen look like Mr. Rogers. But if the economy improves, everything’s going to be okay, right? Well…no. America’s greatness does not lie […]
A Look at Legislation and Policy to Strengthen Marriages and Prevent Unnecessary Divorces
October 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Alan J. Hawkins, Ph.D. This past summer a team of research assistants here at Brigham Young University helped me collect information about government efforts to help couples form and sustain healthy marriages and relationships. We collected information on legislation and government-supported educational initiatives in all 50 states (and Washington D.C.), including funding […]
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