By Christy Barritt Three-Year-Old Collects 900 Teddy Bears for Sick Children When Bennett Nester was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2011, someone gave him a teddy bear. That teddy bear stayed with the Texas resident through his subsequent surgeries and treatment, bringing him immense comfort. Bennett, now 3, and his family want to […]
By Christy Barritt Last Comes Marriage? According to analysis by the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, today’s young, educated couples are waiting longer to get married. The study showed that the median age of first marriage for women is 26.6, which is the highest figure […]
By Christy Barritt Police Officer Gives Sweatshirt to Homeless Man A New York City police officer was patrolling Manhattan’s East Side when he saw a man who was homeless, Robert William, on the sidewalk. The temperature outside that day was sub-freezing, and William’s boots had gotten wet. When the officer saw him, William was […]
By Christy Barritt Most Americans Don’t Trust Religious Leaders Each year Gallup releases a poll showing which professions are considered the most and the least trustworthy. For the first time since the question was introduced in 1977, trust in clergy has dropped below 50 percent. This means that a large number of Americans no […]
By Christy Barritt Fatherlessness Neurologically Harms Children A new study has proven what many people already knew: kids need dads. A neurobiological study was conducted by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Canada, and published in the journal Cerebral Cortex. Their findings showed that paternal deprivation during development affects […]
