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Monday, April 27, 2009

Canada’s teens value family and marriage

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Canada’s teenagers seem more inclined toward marriage and family and less inclined toward drugs, alcohol and sex compared to past years, according to new data from University of Lethbridge sociologist Reginald Bibby.

The findings are part of Bibby’s Project Teen Canada, a periodic survey of more than 4,500 older teens. As of 2008, 71 per cent said they drank alcohol (down from 78 per cent in 2000), 22 per cent smoked (down from 37 per cent), 31 per cent used marijuana or hashish (down from 37 per cent), and 56 per cent had never had sex (up from 51 per cent).

Monday, April 27, 2009

Canadian teens long to make family life work

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Written by Peter Jon Mitchell, a research analyst at the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada

Remember the TV show Kids Say the Darndest Things? A new survey of more than 4,500 Canadian youth reveals that teens say the darndest things, too. Except what they’re saying isn’t so much funny as surprising: 67 per cent of teens said family life is very important to them. A large majority of teens also reported finding significant enjoyment in their relationships with parents.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Poverty, social justice and family

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Written by Derek Miedema

Gang shootings in Vancouver during the first few months of this year have caught the attention of the nation. The problems on Vancouver’s Downtown East Side make us aware of the cracks in the fabric of our society. The more cracks we see, the more we wonder how our society can be healed.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Is legalized polygamy coming to Canada?

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The decision this month by B.C. Attorney General Wally Oppal to prosecute two leaders of the polygamous community of Bountiful could end up causing serious damage to both marriage and freedom of religion in Canada.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Recession seen as a way to restore work-life balance

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Large numbers of men wishing to spend more time looking after their children are accepting buy outs offered by employers hard-hit by Canada’s economic recession, the Globe and Mail reported.

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Christian Influence in Society

What does the Bible say about becoming involved with politics? Is there a reason why Christians should vote or care about an election?

HEARD AROUND

“Sarah Coyne, professor of family life at Brigham Young University, co-authored a recent study on media aggression and found that out of 120 hours of programming, an average of 52 acts of hostility (physical and verbal) are broadcast per hour on reality TV. Non-reality programming contained only 33 such incidents per hour. Coyne concludes, ‘[Programming is] producing this culture of being mean to each other,’ Coyne said. ‘We're setting up our culture to being overreactive.’ (The study was published in June's Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media.)”

[Pluggedin.com 7/6/10; USAtoday.com 6/29/10]

Listing of Pregnancy Care Centres

Pregnancy centres provide loving counselling, practical assistance and a variety of resources to pregnant women. For more information about these services available across Canada, please click here.

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What percentage of Canadian children from divorced families will see one of their parents divorce a second time?

	Almost 50 percent
	Almost 25 percent
	Almost 10 percent

Previous Poll Question Answer

In answer to our previous survey question, the number of Canadian children living in poverty is one in 10.

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