The Briefing 08-05-14

Podcast Transcript

1) Cohabitation has become replacement for marriage in a massive moral shift

Moving In and Moving On, Family Studies (Scott Stanley)

Trends in Cohabitation Outcomes: Compositional Changes and Engagement Among Never-Married Young Adults, Journal of Marriage and Family (Karen Benjamin Guzzo)

2) British government-funded sperm bank reflects shifting understanding of nature of family

New NHS sperm bank to help single women, The Sunday Times (Elizabeth Beynon)

3) Opposition to truth of biblical stories actually opposition to notion of divine revelation

Is Religion Good for Children?, Slate (Mark Joseph Stern)

Children Exposed To Religion Have Difficulty Distinguishing Fact From Fiction, Study Finds, Huffington Post (Shadee Ashtari)

State helps ark park defy science, Louisville Courier-Journal (Editorial Board)