from Disfigured Praise blog, originally titled “How Women Destroy Civilization” Sex and Culture by J. D. Unwin is a remarkable book. The book analyzes 80 primitive cultures (anthropology) and a number of past empires (history) and finds that, without exception, the level of advancement or decline of all cultures is directly tied to the level […]
Why Sexual Morality May be Far More Important than You Ever Thought
by Kirk Durston One winter afternoon I was relaxing with a half-dozen fellow graduate philosophy students discussing theories of law and punishment. About an hour into the discussion, it occurred to me that some moral laws are necessary because, although they might limit pleasure and enjoyment in the short term, they actually minimize suffering and […]
New Jersey Catholic church to host second annual Homosexual ‘Pride Mass’
by Lisa Bourne A Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Newark is hosting its second annual Mass associated with gay pride events later this month. Our Lady of Grace in Hoboken, New Jersey, along with its merged parish St. Joseph, is advertising its “2nd Annual Pride Mass in Support of Our LGBTQ Brothers and Sisters.” The Mass […]
Religious Couples Have Happier Marriages
New study examines egalitarianism, religion in 21st-century relationships Both religion and egalitarianism have something to offer those seeking a happy marriage in a world of shifting mores—though religion leads to more children—a new report on international perspectives on marital happiness shows. The report, a joint project of the Institute for Family Studies and the Wheatley […]
Homosexuals Persecuting Christians in America – Do You Feel The Walls Closing In?
Note: In 2015, the homosexual movement achieved a major milestone in the United States of America. The Supreme Court ruled that homosexual “marriages” must be performed in all 50 states. The Thought Police are at the door of your church. Some Christians shrugged and said, “This won’t affect me.” Other Christians researched the history of the LGBT movement in […]
‘LGBTQ Ministry’ Dominates the Agenda Yet Again at Roman Catholic LA Religious Ed Conference
Hide your kids, hide your wife. It’s later than you think. You know what this means. by Lisa Bourne The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (LA REC) provided a platform for LGBT affirmation in conflict with Catholic teaching again this year. The LA REC is billed as the largest gathering of its kind in the […]
Another City:An Open Letter to a “Gay-Rights” Advocate
Editors Note. This essay, written by Dr. David C. Ford, Professor of Church History at St. Tikhon’s Seminary, responds to a homosexual activist who argues that the Orthodox moral tradition should be retooled to sanction homosexual behavior. The arguments, while unfamiliar to some Orthodox readers, are not new. They were first used against the Episcopal […]
Proof: Premarital Sexual Permissiveness is a Major Cause of Divorce
The more permissive a person is regarding premarital sex, the more likely that he/she will cheat on their spouse. Attitudinal research strongly supports premarital sexual permissiveness as the most significant correlate of Extramarital sexual permissiveness (EMSP). Evidence in support of other predictors is tenuous. From the paper: Premarital Sex and the Destruction of the Nuclear Family […]
Happy Earth Day – Get and Stay Married
The data is in. Divorce is bad for the environment. A novel study that links divorce with the environment shows a global trend of soaring divorce rates has created more households with fewer people, has taken up more space and has gobbled up more energy and water. Solution? Marriage or monastery. The data are in. […]