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		<title>Anonymous Father’s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/25/anonymous-father%e2%80%99s-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Donor Conceived Persons]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Carolyn Moynihan Watch the video. It&#8217;s Father&#8217;s Day again &#8212; that is, Anonymous Father&#8217;s Day, a time to become aware of what the children of donor dads think of their absent, unknown progenitors. Jennifer Lahl, President of the Center for Bioethics and Culture Network and director of Eggsploitation, now brings us Anonymous Father&#8217;s Day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fatherhood makes the man</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/10/fatherhood-makes-the-man/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/11/10/fatherhood-makes-the-man/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Carolyn Moynihan There is an increasing amount of fatherhood research going on, which is a good thing. A father’s place in the family has been undervalued in recent decades while single motherhood was socially accepted and supported. Children need their fathers. But it’s not just kids who benefit from having a dad; dads benefit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fatherhood and biology</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/14/fatherhood-and-biology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Carolyn Moynihan If you asked a normal father why he stayed around after his child was born he might be a bit offended, and then he might say that it was because he loved his child and its mother (his wife) and because, anyway, he is responsible, along with his wife, for the children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fathers&#8217; Presence Linked to Enhanced Intellect, Well-Being Among Children</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/14/fathers-presence-linked-to-enhanced-intellect-well-being-among-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/14/fathers-presence-linked-to-enhanced-intellect-well-being-among-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:34:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2011) — Fathers who actively engage in raising their children can help make their offspring smarter and better behaved, according to new research from Concordia University. Published in the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, the long-term study examined how fathers can positively influence the development of their kids through hands-on parenting. &#8220;Fathers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Nobody Gets Married Any More, Mister”</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/08/%e2%80%9cnobody-gets-married-any-more-mister%e2%80%9d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/08/%e2%80%9cnobody-gets-married-any-more-mister%e2%80%9d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An urban high school teacher in Connecticut talks about unwed motherhood, fatherlessness, and how it affects the kids in his classroom. by Gerry Garibaldi &#8230;Here’s my prediction: the money, the reforms, the gleaming porcelain, the hopeful rhetoric about saving our children—all of it will have a limited impact, at best, on most city schoolchildren. Urban [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The importance of dad</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/07/the-importance-of-dad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/07/the-importance-of-dad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Carolyn Moynihan The importance of fathers in their children’s lives has been underscored by Canadian research. Hands-on parenting by the dad tends to make kids smarter and better behaved, the study published in the Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science found. Lead researcher Erin Pougnet says: &#8220;Compared with other children with absentee dads, kids whose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia to give new dads two weeks paid leave</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/07/australia-to-give-new-dads-two-weeks-paid-leave/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/09/07/australia-to-give-new-dads-two-weeks-paid-leave/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Babies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Way to go, Australia! Boy, wouldn&#8217;t I love to have this here! by Carolyn Moynihan Sunday was Father’s Day in Australia (and New Zealand) and dads-to-be got a present from the federal government &#8212; or rather, the promise of one. Starting In January 2013 they will be entitled to two weeks paid paternity leave on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain’s deadbeatest Dad</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/19/britain%e2%80%99s-deadbeatest-dad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/19/britain%e2%80%99s-deadbeatest-dad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At what point are people going to realize that this hedonistic anything goes mentality is destroying society? by Zac Alstin He’s 34 years old, has 15 children, 13 lovers and no job. What Jamie Cumming’s serial polygamy tells us about the state of the family in Britain. Apparently there’s a man in Britain who has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fatherless youths run riot</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/17/fatherless-youths-run-riot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/17/fatherless-youths-run-riot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[college students]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Joanna Bogle Will the mayhem in British cities this week finally convince doubters that family structure matters? No structure to life, no moral values, no father, little or no ability to read and write, a passion for consumer goods fuelled by an upbringing focused on the fulfilment of immediate needs – all this plus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When you&#8217;re giving thanks for those who made the British riots possible&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/11/when-youre-giving-thanks-for-those-who-made-the-british-riots-possible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/08/11/when-youre-giving-thanks-for-those-who-made-the-british-riots-possible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ari</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ruthblog.org/?p=8233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;don&#8217;t forget to thank the single mothers, the welfare state, and the culture of fatherlessness that helped make these riots possible. Here&#8217;s Theodore Dalrymple: British youth leads the Western world in almost all aspects of social pathology, from teenage pregnancy to drug taking, from drunkenness to violent criminality. There is no form of bad behaviour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Husband&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/06/20/husbands-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/06/20/husbands-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D First published at NationalReview.com on June 16, 2006. Father’s Day is a day for honoring fathers. But I would like to take a step back and honor men as husbands. In our enlightened, liberated era, we have a tendency to overlook men as husbands, since the father is so often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Dad’s Day, the importance of his way of parenting</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/06/18/on-dad%e2%80%99s-day-the-importance-of-his-way-of-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/06/18/on-dad%e2%80%99s-day-the-importance-of-his-way-of-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Carolyn Moynihan Sue Schellenbarger at the Wall Street Journal has put together a great article on the importance of dad-style parenting. As an estimated 70.1 million fathers prepare to celebrate Father&#8217;s Day in the U.S., recent research shows that their distinct style of parenting is particularly worth recognition: The way dads tend to interact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse&#8217;s radio show tonight</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/06/06/dr-jennifer-roback-morses-radio-show-tonight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/06/06/dr-jennifer-roback-morses-radio-show-tonight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We aim to support a culture of marriage, here on Catholic Radio of San Diego. The fallout from divorce creates some of the deepest wounds that people experience in their lifetimes. In this edition of &#8220;From the Front Lines of the Culture Wars,&#8221; we’re going to look at the divorce experience up close and personal, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There Are No Illegitimate Kids, Just Illegitimate Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/05/28/there-are-no-illegitimate-kids-just-illegitimate-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/05/28/there-are-no-illegitimate-kids-just-illegitimate-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 18:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Reagan, adopted son of President Ronald Reagan, says, The recent headlines about Arnold Schwarzenegger’s infidelities and the son he fathered out of wedlock have stirred many old memories and emotions&#8230; I keep hearing chattering heads on TV referring to the boy as Schwarzenegger’s “illegitimate” son. It makes my blood boil. Listen, there’s no such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Courageous&#8221;:  Coming to theaters Sept. 30, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/05/17/courageous-coming-to-theaters-sept-30-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/05/17/courageous-coming-to-theaters-sept-30-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 18:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a new movie on the way, from the makers of Fireproof.  And what Fireproof did for marriage, Courageous promises to do for fatherhood. A reporter writes, “Courageous,” which is expected to be released in 2011, is about four police officers in Albany, Ga., who while giving their best to their job are not putting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New book claims all women want to be ‘daddy’s girl’</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/05/11/new-book-claims-all-women-want-to-be-%e2%80%98daddy%e2%80%99s-girl%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/05/11/new-book-claims-all-women-want-to-be-%e2%80%98daddy%e2%80%99s-girl%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 17:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Laura Donovan Women have risen economically, professionally and academically since the 70s, but these accomplishments don’t substitute for a father’s love. Dr. Peggy Drexler, an assistant professor of psychology at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College, has just released her new book, “Our Fathers, Ourselves,” which attests that father-daughter relationships remain a crucial part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Arguments From Social Science Against Same-Sex &#8216;Marriage&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/03/03/ten-arguments-from-social-science-against-same-sex-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/03/03/ten-arguments-from-social-science-against-same-sex-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>leland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the frc.org article: A large and growing body of scientific evidence indicates that the intact, married family is best for children. In particular, the work of scholars David Popenoe, Linda Waite, Maggie Gallagher, Sara McLanahan, David Blankenhorn, Paul Amato, and Alan Booth has contributed to this conclusion. This statement from Sara McLanahan, a sociologist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planned Parenthood Tried to Keep a 14-year-old Girl &#8211; Impregnated by a 20-year-old &#8216;Man&#8217; &#8211; From Her Father and Police</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/02/21/planned-parenthood-tried-to-keep-a-14-year-old-girl-impregnated-by-a-20-year-old-man-from-her-father-and-police/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/02/21/planned-parenthood-tried-to-keep-a-14-year-old-girl-impregnated-by-a-20-year-old-man-from-her-father-and-police/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 23:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>leland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This incident is just more evidence of Planned Parenthood&#8217;s mindset and priorities.]]></description>
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		<title>Two &#8216;Brave New Worlds&#8217;: One For Women, One For Men (And Never The Twain Shall Meet?)</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/02/19/two-brave-new-worlds-one-for-women-one-for-men-and-never-the-twain-shall-meet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>leland</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally on this blog, same-sex &#8216;marriage&#8217; proponents have challenged those of us who would seek to protect the institution of marriage to explain why, if we truly believe that (part of) the public purpose of marriage is to attach parents to their children, we nevertheless maintain that even a man and woman who are (for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should dads lay off baby care?</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/02/02/should-dads-lay-off-baby-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthblog.org/2011/02/02/should-dads-lay-off-baby-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betsy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kind of a fun, funny article. I&#8217;m with the author on this one. by Mariette Ulrich One hates to be cynical, but I often cringe when I see an article that begins with the words: “Psychologists have found…” Usually, they have found something that wasn’t lost. Or else they find something that works for some [...]]]></description>
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