The web (including Marvin Olasky’s online column on Monday) is buzzing about a recent New York Times article that expounds on the shameful trend of having children without the benefit of marriage to the children’s father. Read it, but you’ll find nothing new or profound there. The article might evoke anger at the excuse-making (one of which Heather Mac Donald at National Review lays bare), and it’ll confirm what most know about human nature.
Some parents sacrifice and put their children’s needs before their own. They bring these tiny, helpless, and dependent human beings into the world, and it’s up to us, the adults, to do what’s best for them. And what’s best for them is an intact family. Generally, a stable family provides the best chance for positive life outcomes for these impressionable and vulnerable people.
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