For feminists, hell is caring for the family

Mar 30, 2020 by

For feminists, hell is caring for the family

by Caroline ffiske, The Conservative Woman: IT HAS followed, as the night the day, that a feminist writer has concluded that the coronavirus will be a disaster for feminism and for women. In recent days, by way of motivating us, people have cheerfully noted that when England was previously ravaged by plagues, Shakespeare composed some of his greatest plays and Isaac Newton discovered calculus. But in her recent article for the Atlantic, Helen Lewis dourly points out that ‘neither of them had...

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A basic Christian primer on sex, marriage and family life. Article 8 – The importance of friendship.

Mar 30, 2020 by

A basic Christian primer on sex, marriage and family life. Article 8 – The importance of friendship.

by Martin Davie: As we saw in the previous article in this series, God calls human beings to be either single or married. What both of these vocations have in common is that they are undergirded by a call to friendship. The key biblical passage that tells us this is John 15:12-17 where Jesus’ speaks to his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion: ‘This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his...

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Radical liberal group: Corona panic perfect time to abolish the family

Mar 28, 2020 by

Radical liberal group: Corona panic perfect time to abolish the family

by Jonathon Van Maren, LifeSite: If you are a certain type of progressive, this global upheaval presents an opportunity. I’ve always been close to my family, but the coronavirus pandemic and the requisite social distancing have reminded me not to take them for granted. Never again will I “just drop by” my parents’ place without being reminded that it is a blessing to be able to do so. My toddler daughter is so fed up with not seeing her extended family that she frequently demands that we...

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New Marvel Comic Introduces ‘Non-binary’ Heroes Called ‘Snowflake’ and ‘Safespace’

Mar 19, 2020 by

New Marvel Comic Introduces ‘Non-binary’ Heroes Called ‘Snowflake’ and ‘Safespace’

by Steve Watson, Summit News: If there was ever any doubt that Marvel has totally lost the plot, it goes out of the window with the announcement that a new comic series will focus on a pair of twins who identify as ‘non-binary’ and are named ‘Snowflake’ and ‘Safespace’. […] Creator Daniel Kibblesmith described the series as a “story of teenage rebels.” adding that “a lot of the  names are about teens fighting against labels that are put on them.” Kibblesmith described how the names...

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Know your place, Lady Woke warns men who would be breadwinners

Mar 14, 2020 by

Know your place, Lady Woke warns men who would be breadwinners

by Gary Oliver, The Conservative Woman: LAST week, for an entire afternoon, the House of Commons ‘considered International Women’s Day’. Not to be outdone, this week it was the Lords’ turn to yak, for six hours, that ‘this House takes note of International Women’s Day and the United Kingdom’s role in advancing equalities for women everywhere’.  The opening contribution came from the Conservatives’ Baroness (Elizabeth) Berridge, who recently became an under-secretary of state and is newly...

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Why aren’t women having more babies?

Mar 13, 2020 by

Why aren’t women having more babies?

By Mary Harrington, UnHerd: Did feminism kill the birth rate? The circumstantial evidence is damning. The ‘Women’s Liberation’ movement kicked off in earnest in the Sixties and Seventies, demanding (among other things) free contraception and abortion on demand. And over the same decades, the fertility rate crashed. This should not be a surprise. Human babies take a long time to reach independence, which confers significant obligations on their parents. Before the existence of the welfare...

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