You Can’t Fix Tough Adoptions With ‘Re-Homing,’ Only Faithfulness
(Originally published at The Federalist) Myka Stauffer of YouTube fame has “re-homed” her autistic, adopted Chinese child, Huxley. Stauffer became widely known in large part due to the video documentation of her adoption journey. Huxley’s emotional gotcha-day video...
Why We Really Can’t Celebrate Both Surrogacy and Mother’s Day
Originally published at The Daily Signal When it comes to motherhood, our cultural stream produces both salt water and fresh water: We declare mothers to be irreplaceable in one breath, and say that mothers are completely optional in the next. While the nation was...
Texas Custody Case Pits Father Against (Deceased) Mother’s Boyfriend
Imagine: You and a woman have a daughter together. The relationship doesn’t work out, you break up/divorce and custody of your daughter is split between the two of you 50/50. Seems reasonable so far, right? Honestly this probably describes the state of childhood for...
Why Child Abuse Is More Likely In Polyamorous Homes Like The Woman With Four Boyfriends
Originally published at The Federalist A few months back, the media celebrated 20-year-old Tory Ojeda, a pregnant woman with four live-in boyfriends. In December, multiple outlets covered the five-some’s open relationship, dismissing opponents with “LOVE DON’T JUDGE.”...
Sacrificing the Well Being of Children: New York’s Legalization of Commercial Surrogacy
(Originally published on United Families International) Last year New York had a heated debate about overturning their decades-long ban on surrogacy enacted after the “Baby M” case where a surrogate did what mothers tend to do; bond with her baby and refuse to give...
Push To Legalize Polygamy Uses Same Arguments As Push For Same-Sex Marriage
(Originally published at The Federalist) “I just came out openly to friends.” “Love is love” and we deserve “equal protection under the law.” We are “not harming anybody.” “The world would be a better place if everybody was more open.” “I am proud of who I am” but I...
I Was Raised by Two Gay Men. I Still Think Children Deserve to be Adopted into a Home with a Mother and a Father
Originally published at The Tennessean Lawmakers here in Tennessee are catching a lot of flak for their support of HB 836, which supposedly allows adoption agencies to “discriminate against” LGBTQ applicants. At first glance, it looks unfair. After all, we all have...
Left Claims Women Are Essential To Business But Optional To Families
(Originally published in The Federalist) Washington state Democrats continue to run the table with their majority. They opened the new year with several egregious legislative initiatives, from decriminalizing underage prostitution to pushing the comprehensive sexual...
An Open Letter to Lois Smart
Dear Lois, My heart grieved when I heard your soon-to-be ex-husband, Ed Smart, came out as gay. Especially when I heard him say that coming out was “more difficult” for him than those agonizing months of Elizabeth’s kidnapping. Only in a world where adult sexual...
We Need More Judges Who Realize How Monetizing Wombs Hurts Women And Children
(Originally published at The Federalist) The liberal media collective has lost their minds over the confirmation of President Trump appointee Sarah Pitlyk to a seat in a federal court. What is the outrage du jour? That the Honorable Judge Pitlyk recognizes the...
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