In the US, more than half the births to women under 30 now occur outside of marriage. The fastest growth is among white women (with some college education). Overall, "73 percent of black children are born outside marriage, compared with 53 percent of Latinos and 29 percent of whites." The key difference is education: "About 92 percent of college- ( Read more... )

When it comes to beliefs,issues and politics do you think kids should be left out of it until they reach an age of understanding?

examples: Taking kids to protests,kid's clothes with certain statements printed on them or forcing kids to play with certain toys only.

What is your opinion on parents taking their children to rally's, riots, protests etc ( Read more... )

I was recently invited to a nationwide Facebook "event," encouraging people to get out and vote this election day. (If you're not from the U.S. and may not know, our voter turnout is, more often than not, pathetic.) I noticed a woman comment on the event saying that she won't be voting because she's uninformed. A few people asked her why, and she ( Read more... )

A few days ago, there was a debate show on the tv. The subject of the debate? Gays: the rights, the discrimination, suicides, attitudes and suchlike. Naturally, the opposing team consists of religious folk including people from your church and they present arguments they arduously studied before the debate: gays shouldn't be able to marry or have ( Read more... )

A Texas school district that banned President Obama's speech in classrooms says it will bus 500 students to see former President George W. Bush speak.How would you feel if your child went to a school district that banned a speech by the current president so as not to interrupt instruction, but planned to bus hundreds of kids to a speech by a former ( Read more... )

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/02/schoolchildren-get-assignment-obama/Read more... )

If your child was sent home from school for wearing a shirt with a political message you strongly supported, would you fight for their right to freedom of speech, or tell them to follow the rules and find a different place to wear the shirt?

What if your child was wearing a message you didn't agree with?

I'm not going to ask what if it were this ( Read more... )

When it comes to a teacher's political standpoint, how much is too much to introduce to a primary school/elementary school class? Is their political standpoint re: what other countries are doing more, or less acceptable to tell the class about than their opinion of what is going on in their own country/the country in which the class is taking place ( Read more... )

Your spouse has decided to run for a prominent, state-wide public office. S/he is an experienced lawyer with an actual shot at being elected. Upon further discussion, you discover that s/he would pursue the career to higher, more prominent positions, if the opportunity arose (As the adoring spouse, you think this is likely, since s/he is charming, ( Read more... )