Archive - Penna Dexter
Gay divorce would undermine marriage
Homosexual activists, fighting to attain legal same-sex “marriage,” are creating an unlikely battleground: divorce courts. In the latest skirmish, a Dallas judge, Tena Callahan, has ruled that her court has jurisdiction to hear the “divorce” case of two men “married” in Massachusetts in 2006 and now living in Texas. more »
By Penna Dexter - Oct 12, 2009 - (3)
Topic: Family, Marriage, Sexual Purity, Homosexuality
We don’t need NICE health care
True believers in the proposition that nationalizing health care will save money seemed a bit shell-shocked recently by cost estimates from the Congressional Budget Office. more »
By Penna Dexter - Aug 4, 2009
Defunding Planned Parenthood
When the movie Juno received four Academy Award nominations and actually won the Oscar for best screenplay, former Planned Parenthood President Gloria Feldt was worried. more »
By Penna Dexter - May 11, 2009 - (3)
A new pro-life battle: designer babies
Medical science has ushered in a brave new world in childbearing. A fertility clinic in Los Angeles recently announced it was ready to offer would-be parents designer babies. more »
By Penna Dexter - Mar 17, 2009 - (1)
Topic: Family, Parenting, Life
Virginity pledges: Still a good idea?
Before 2008 ended, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin welcomed her first grandchild into the world. Her daughter Bristol and fiancé Levi Johnston named their baby Tripp. more »
By Penna Dexter - Jan 12, 2009 - (3)
Topic: Family, Sexual Purity, Abstinence
Global greening vs. the economy
Widespread computer use was supposed to move us toward paperlessness. But, somehow, the opposite has happened. Since the emergence of the Internet, Americans are actually consuming 40 percent more paper. more »
By Penna Dexter - Dec 9, 2008
Topic: Science, Environment
Is the war over equal pay worth fighting?
During this election cycle there have been twists, turns, and, seemingly, some switching of sides in the gender wars. But one 60s feminist agenda item that should have gone away by now hasn’t. more »
By Penna Dexter - Oct 7, 2008
Topic: Family, Living, Finances, Citizenship, Legislation
Is common ground possible in the abortion wars?
Every four years each political party sends seasoned activists to the table to write a party platform for convention delegates to pass. Words are carefully chosen, positions painstakingly framed. more »
By Penna Dexter - Sep 9, 2008 - (1)
Is this what they mean?
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the only abortion clinic in the state, closed last month. It was either that or comply with a law recently upheld by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that requires abortionists in the state to tell women seeking their services that “the abortion will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being.” more »
By Penna Dexter - Aug 5, 2008 - (1)
Lessons from the divorce generation
A recent Newsweek cover story, entitled The Divorce Generation Grows Up, chronicles the history of divorce by spotlighting a middle class suburban community. more »
By Penna Dexter - May 6, 2008
Topic: Family, Children, Marriage, Divorce/Remarriage, Singles