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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Missing Fathers - The American Scene
bruce-church (https://bruce-church.myopenid.com/) has left a new comment on your post "Separating the Sheep from the Goats":
In the decade after the millennium, many more families in America became fatherless.
Toward the bottom of the article is an interactive map with census results that show the areas with fathers, and the areas without fathers in America. The South is the worst region for fatherlessness:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/fathers/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/image/fathersjpg/
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/27/missing-dads-not-problem-only-poor-households/
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Pastor emeritus Nathan Bickel has left a new comment on your post "Missing Fathers - The American Scene":
bruce-church -
Thanks for your comment, and links. Yes, this is a huge problem - and, epidemic in scope.
Have you heard of the whole "'Friend' of the Court" and "Paternity Fraud" problem in our country? Big government does not reinforce the traditional family; but by its actions contributes to its demise:
"Equal Justice Foundation - Families and Marriage:"
http://www.ejfi.org/family/family.htm