“In 1980, there were about 12,000 women in prison; by 2000, there were over 85,000 – more than a sevenfold increase in two decades.” “In 1990, the incarceration rate for female offenders was 31 out of 100,000 female (U.S.) residents; by 2000, it was 59 out of 100,000.” “Currently, over 950,000 women are under some … Continue reading
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Cursed Cults Vol. #1 Essay 9
Until the eruption of radical, second-wave feminism in the late 1960s, women had always deferred to the men in their lives when any major decision had to be made. Whether it had to do with money, moving, faith, discipline of children, work, family matters, education or in many cases their very survival, they trusted their men to … Continue reading
Quote: Norman Cousins on Blame
Humanity “Nothing about human life is more precious than that we can define our own purpose and shape our own destiny.” Checkout my link to related post – The Blame Game
Quote: Clint Eastwood on Crimes Against Children
“Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society.” Check out my link to a related post – Crimes Against Children
Quote: Seneca the Younger on Castrati
Life “It is not because things are difficult, that we do not dare. It is because we do not dare, that they are difficult.” Checkout my link to related post – Castrati Casualties
Poem: The Purpose by Leo Rosten
The Purpose The purpose of life is not to be happy. The purpose of life is to matter, to be productive, to have it make some difference that you lived at all. Happiness, in the ancient, noble version, means self-fulfillment and is given to those who use it to the fullest, whatever talents God … Continue reading
Household Haven Vol. #2 Essay 8
People have lived in shelters, of one form or another, for eons. Once tools, honed of stone, proved to be useful to fell trees, man abandoned the fixed locations of the cold and damp caves of their ancestors. Man began to travel about, building a new shelter of wood where the need arose. In doing so he began the … Continue reading
Quote: Pat Robertson on Brainwashing
Now here’s a man who doesn’t pull any punches. He was obviously around at the inception of radical, second-wave feminism. “Feminism encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.” Check out my link for related post – Brainwashed
Quote: Christina Hoff Sommers on Brainwashing
“We are turning against boys and forgetting a simple truth that the energy, competitiveness, and corporal daring of normal, decent males is responsible for much of what is right with the world.” Check out the reason why, on my link to a related post – Brainwashed
Crimes Against Children Vol. #1 Essay 7
We have all heard it before. “Our children are our future.” But, do we sincerely believe it? Do we live our lives as though that statement were true? Are our priorities arranged to reflect that principle? Or do we silently stand by while others denigrate, demean or even destroy children’s innocent lives? Between 2001 and 2007 federal … Continue reading
It's the Women, Not the Men! 