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Are the Moms All Right? Busting the Myths about Motherhood

Are the Moms All Right? Busting the Myths about Motherhood

Last fall, cultural observer and former BuzzFeed writer Anne Helen Petersen published an e-book about the difficulties of motherhood during the pandemic. Based on interviews with 1,000 women, her conclusions were telegraphed in the title: The Moms Are Not Alright. I think most parents would agree that parenting during a pandemic is, well, not ideal.

However, according to scholars Brad Wilcox and Wendy Wang in a recent article in The Atlantic, married mothers fared quite well during the pandemic, including indicating a greater degree of happiness than their single counterparts. 

Best of Breakpoint 2022: What Are Women For?

Best of Breakpoint 2022: What Are Women For?

Our culture has long struggled with the realities of sexual difference, or “gender.” While first- and second-wave feminism generally asserted that women were equal in value to men, transgenderism now asserts that women are interchangeable with men. Notice the underlying assumption:  in order for men and women to have equal value, they have to be the same thingYielding to this fallacy has been a disaster, not just for the concept of gender, but also for the concept of human dignity. It’s as if many think there’s not enough of it to go around.

700 Southern Baptist Pastors Call for Ban on Women Pastors 'of Any Kind'

700 Southern Baptist Pastors Call for Ban on Women Pastors 'of Any Kind'

Some 700 Southern Baptist pastors have written an open letter to the Southern Baptist Convention asking for an amendment to the Convention’s constitution that would prohibit women from serving “as a pastor of any kind.”

Do Pro-Life Laws Threaten the Lives of Women?

Do Pro-Life Laws Threaten the Lives of Women?

One of the most common pieces of misinformation being floated by media outlets, politicians, and cultural commentators since Roe v. Wade was overturned is that certain pro-life laws triggered by the Dobbs decision place the lives of pregnant women at risk, especially those facing an ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage.

How Should Pro-Lifers Respond to the Claim That Overturning Roe Puts More Women in Danger?

How Should Pro-Lifers Respond to the Claim That Overturning Roe Puts More Women in Danger?

Pro-life supporters like me should obviously care as much for the life of the mother as for the life of the child. Our pro-choice opponents claim that overturning Roe puts more women in danger. How should we respond to this common assertion?

Rick Warren's Church Remains in SBC, for Now, after Debate over Female Pastors

Rick Warren's Church Remains in SBC, for Now, after Debate over Female Pastors

The California church founded by Pastor Rick Warren remains a Southern Baptist congregation – for now – after a contentious debate Tuesday and after Warren himself appealed to messengers at the SBC Annual Meeting.

Abortion Twice as Popular as Adoption among Young Women, Poll Finds

Abortion Twice as Popular as Adoption among Young Women, Poll Finds

Abortion is twice as popular an option as adoption among women of childbearing age, according to a new survey that asked what they would likely do if faced with an unintended pregnancy.

SI's Swimsuit Edition Isn't Empowering

SI's Swimsuit Edition Isn't Empowering

Pornography and sexually suggestive material of any kind objectifies women, training consumers that female bodies are things to be leered at, to be lusted after, rather than persons to be loved and valued.

What Are Women For?

What Are Women For?

Our culture has long struggled with the realities of sexual difference, or “gender.” While first- and second-wave feminism generally asserted that women were equal in value to men, transgenderism now asserts that women are interchangeable with men. Notice the underlying assumption:  in order for men and women to have equal value, they have to be the same thing.