Family Values

Cheney's Right: Limbaugh's A Better Republican Than Powell

Ron Kuby | Posted 06.12.2009 | Comedy


Ron Kuby

Powell wasted his time going to college and graduate school when he could have been out making real money. Limbaugh dropped out of college after only two semesters and never went back to those liberal-infested halls.

Left-Overs

Stephanie Gertler | Posted 05.15.2009 | Living


Stephanie Gertler

On Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Bobbi and I met at neighborhood restaurant. Our meeting had a purpose: our endless discussions of pragmatic issues regarding our parents' care.

How Passover Night Is Not So Different From All Other Nights

Susan Kaiser Greenland | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living


Susan Kaiser Greenland

Each year around the Passover holiday we pause, set aside all the to-ing and fro-ing for a moment, and rest.

Losing Your Religion? How to Talk to Your Kids

Valerie Tarico | Posted 04.25.2009 | Living


Valerie Tarico

No matter what age the kids are or what the situation, telling them you no longer believe can be tricky. Help them to understand your changes as a matter of spiritual growth rather than spiritual abandonment.

Rush, Race, and the Religious Right

Randall Balmer | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics


Randall Balmer

I have come to the reluctant conclusion that one reason politically conservative evangelicals so adore Limbaugh is that he expresses the racism they feel but cannot allow themselves to articulate.

Religious Conservatives Turning On Senator Brownback

CBN | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics


The Brody File has learned that the Family Research Council is taking a "temporarily leave of absence" from the socially conservative "Values Action T...

My Hollywood Family: The Shocking Truth

Erin Kotecki Vest | Posted 03.25.2009 | Entertainment


Erin Kotecki Vest

As my husband and I celebrated the addition of another Academy Award to his resume, I remarked online how nice it was to hear so many of the acceptance speeches include thanks to wives and kids.

Exploiting Kids on YouTube is Not Okay

Sara Catania | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media


Sara Catania

Is it okay for a parent to publicly post his child's private moment of confusion? The child had no control over his actions in that moment, and he has no control over his dad's decision to share that private moment with others.

A Journey to Remember

Tamar Abrams | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living


Tamar Abrams

My child's increasing self-reliance has given me the time to reflect on my parents' lives. I've always been grateful to have arrived at midlife with two vital parents who live nearby.

Change for the Aged

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living


Arthur Rosenfeld

At a time when our country is in a paroxysm of economic self-doubt and cleansing itself of corruption, it is tempting to equate what has come before with "old" and the incoming, the new, with "young".

Eight Things Parents Can Do -- Immediately, Easily!

Robert Rose | Posted 02.05.2009 | Living


Robert Rose

Some intellectuals tend to think they can detach themselves from their emotions and think purely and more clearly. Dangerous.

A Post-Christmas Meditation on The Santa Lie

Lisa Wade | Posted 01.29.2009 | Style


Lisa Wade

What experiences have you had with the Santa lie? Why have you chosen to lie or tell the truth to your children? Do you think you did the right thing?

Pope Urges Spanish Catholics To Protect Family Values

AFP | Posted 01.29.2009 | World


Hundreds of thousands of people Sunday attended an open-air Catholic mass in Madrid designed to promote family values in a country where the Socialist...

Rancid Materialism Is Corrupting Our Community

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 01.16.2009 | Living


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

For years now I have been passionately arguing the need for the Jewish community to serve as a light unto the nations by promulgating our values to the non-Jewish world.

For The Holidays, The Best Family-Friendly Movies By Farr-Part 1

John Farr | Posted 01.12.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

Regardless of one's faith, at its core the holidays involve gatherings of extended family spanning all life-stages, so it makes sense to lay in a store of films that all generations can watch and enjoy together.

What Happened in Mumbai is Very Personal

Mallika Chopra | Posted 01.04.2009 | World


Mallika Chopra

My hope is that as a global community we can address the deeper issues that have fostered terrorism in the first place.

A Tasty Mom's Take On This Holiday Season

Liane Weintraub | Posted 01.02.2009 | Living


Liane Weintraub

This holiday season, my wish for you and your loved ones is to be filled with the same sense of hope that my family and friends are.

A Grandmother's Love

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 12.09.2008 | Living


Dr. Tian Dayton

The strange timing of Obama's grandmother's death underlines what a grandmother's love is really meant to do; which is to prepare a child for a world that she may never lay eyes on.

A Democrat's Advice to the GOP For the Future: My Top 20 Suggestions For a Winning Strategy

Andy Ostroy | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

3. Stop being so partisan. Some things (global warming, supporting the troops) are black and white, not red or blue.

Obama: Lesson Learned from Grandmother's Death

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 12.04.2008 | Living


Jamie Stiehm

How Obama dealt with the death of a loved one speaks volumes about his character. He told campaign aides the trip to see his grandmother in Hawaii was "non-negotiable."

Causes of the Collapse

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Sadly, religion in America seems incapable of rising to the challenge of giving people inner contentment and pulling them away from insatiable materialism.

The Plumber's Son

Tom Cosgrove | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics


Tom Cosgrove

My dad was a plumber. My dad was a Republican. And if my dad were alive today, he would never vote for John McCain. My father would respect McCain's ...

Family Values

Paula Gordon | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics


Paula Gordon

Two weeks out from the most momentous day in a guy's life, he drops everything to go be with his very sick Grandma because, well, it's the right thing...

Indie Music: A Soundtrack for Troubling Financial Times

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.20.2008 | Entertainment


Georgianne Nienaber

Like southern sweet tea on a hot afternoon, everything about the album Hush is just plain excellent and singer/songwriter Claire Holley's voice is nothing short of achingly beautiful.

Clergy Stand Up for Marriage -- Same-Sex and Otherwise

Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 11.20.2008 | Living


Rev. Debra Haffner

The conventional wisdom is that religious people oppose marriage rights for same-sex couples. The conventional wisdom is wrong.