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An Unstable Foundation

Steep rise in births to cohabiting couples means more kids in less stable homes

Randy Hicks, President of Georgia Family Council
April 20, 2012

It’s hardly news to hear about the huge number of couples who live together outside of marriage. The numbers have risen sharply over the past few decades, such that a majority of young adults will cohabit with their significant other at some point and most couples who marry today are already living together.

Now that cohabitation is becoming so common, it shouldn’t surprise us that more kids are being born into homes where mom...

Reforming the Criminal Justice System

Georgia needs to be tough on crime, but smart too

Randy Hicks, President of Georgia Family Council
March 16, 2012

The prison population in Georgia has doubled in the past twenty years and the cost to incarcerate criminals is at an all-time high. With rising costs and tighter budgets, Georgia lawmakers are faced with preserving...

The President’s Health Care Mandate Imperils Compassionate Faith-Based Work

Randy Hicks, President of Georgia Family Council
February 17, 2012

One of the greatest forces for good in this country is the irreplaceable collection of faith-based institutions that, with the support of tens of millions of volunteers and financial supporters, engage in works of compassion for the...

Parenting and Marital Generosity

Parenting can strain a happy marriage, but it doesn’t have to

Randy Hicks, President of Georgia Family Council
January 19, 2012

Will having children sink a happy marriage?

If television, movies and magazines are any indication, then it’s a certainty. A caricature of parenting misery seems as easy to spot in popular...

I Have a Bone to Pick with Dino Dan

By Eric Cochling, V.P. of Public Policy, Georgia Family Council
December 15, 2011

Before I rip into Dino Dan, a show on Nick Jr. about an elementary- aged paleontologist with a terrific imagination, some disclaimers are in order.

First, my five year old loves the show and I enjoy watching it with him. The dinosaurs that come to life...