There are a lot of things wrong in the world today. If you focus too much on the negative then, you become depressed and lose hope. I think many of us have. However, today, I saw something that gave me hope. Consider this quote from Lifesite…
Nearly 30,000 men attended the 2021 Promise Keepers Men’s Conference last weekend in Dallas, Texas with hundreds of churches hosting even more men online.
The two-day event aimed to bring a positive message that would inspire transformation and empower men so they could return home equipped to lead their families, communities, and country. On Thursday, Promise Keepers (PK) tweeted, “God did some amazing things” and that was only the first day.
DAY 1 WAS UNFORGETTABLE. God did some amazing things today, and we're just getting started! See you tomorrow Promise Keepers family!#PromiseKeepers#PKConference pic.twitter.com/2hjJzzZWKe
— Promise Keepers (@PromiseKeepers) July 17, 2021
30,000 men focused on God is a good thing because at the very least, it may inspire men to live up to their paternal responsibilities and that is a fix for many of society’s problems. Ponder these stats.
- The percentage of children without a father in the United States is 43% (US Census Bureau)
- 90% of runaway and homeless children are from fatherless homes (National Institute of Justice)
- The percentage of a rapist with rage that came from a fatherless home 80% (National Institute of Justice)
- 70% of minors housed in state facilities are from fatherless homes (U.S. Dept of Justice, 1988)
- 39% of inmates housed in jail are from homes with an absent father (U.S Dept of Justice, 2002)
- The rate of abuse and neglect in single-parent households is 27.3 children per thousand versus the rate of abuse and neglect in a two-parent household which is 15.5 children per thousand (Center of Disease and Control)
- Children without a father are more likely to show disciplinary issues (2017 U.S. Census).
- The percentage of children without a father in the United States is 43% (US Census Bureau)
- 90% of runaway and homeless children are from fatherless homes (National Institute of Justice)
- The percentage of a rapist with rage that came from a fatherless home 80% (National Institute of Justice)
- 70% of minors housed in state facilities are from fatherless homes (U.S. Dept of Justice, 1988)
- 39% of inmates housed in jail are from homes with an absent father (U.S Dept of Justice, 2002)
- The rate of abuse and neglect in single-parent households is 27.3 children per thousand versus the rate of abuse and neglect in a two-parent household which is 15.5 children per thousand (Center of Disease and Control)
- Children without a father are more likely to show disciplinary issues (2017 U.S. Census).
- The percentage of children without a father in the United States is 43% (US Census Bureau)
- 90% of runaway and homeless children are from fatherless homes (National Institute of Justice)
- The percentage of a rapist with rage that came from a fatherless home 80% (National Institute of Justice)
- 70% of minors housed in state facilities are from fatherless homes (U.S. Dept of Justice, 1988)
- 39% of inmates housed in jail are from homes with an absent father (U.S Dept of Justice, 2002)
- The rate of abuse and neglect in single-parent households is 27.3 children per thousand versus the rate of abuse and neglect in a two-parent household which is 15.5 children per thousand (Center of Disease and Control)
- Children without a father are more likely to show disciplinary issues (2017 U.S. Census).
- The percentage of children without a father in the United States is 43% (US Census Bureau)
- 90% of runaway and homeless children are from fatherless homes (National Institute of Justice)
- The percentage of a rapist with rage that came from a fatherless home 80% (National Institute of Justice)
- 70% of minors housed in state facilities are from fatherless homes (U.S. Dept of Justice, 1988)
- 39% of inmates housed in jail are from homes with an absent father (U.S Dept of Justice, 2002)
- The rate of abuse and neglect in single-parent households is 27.3 children per thousand versus the rate of abuse and neglect in a two-parent household which is 15.5 children per thousand (Center of Disease and Control)
- Children without a father are more likely to show disciplinary issues (2017 U.S. Census).
As a Christian, I am heartened to see this.
As an American citizen I am overjoyed to see this.
It gives me hope for the future of my country.
Hallelujah.
