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The Taxpayer Costs of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing: First-Ever Estimates for the Nation and All Fifty States

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2007 was a Great Year for IFI

2007 was a great year for IFI, yet we face several urgent situations for 2008. Join IFI in our work to strengthen marriages and families in Indiana! Learn more here.

Faith Matters

Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. of the Heritage Foundation has produced some fascinating research on the importance of faith to many other areas of life.  “Regular attendance at religious services is linked to healthy, stable family life, strong marriages, and well-behaved children. The practice of religion also leads to a reduction in the incidence of domestic abuse, crime, substance abuse, and addiction. In addition, religious practice leads to an increase in physical and mental health, longevity, and education attainment. Moreover, these effects are intergenerational, as grandparents and parents pass on the benefits to the next generations.”  Click here to learn more.

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This is a question that Del Tackett of Focus on the Family asks and answers.  A worldview gives us a framework from which to draw consistent answers to the big questions that life throws at us.  Before we can discuss what is best for the family in the home or the public square this foundational concept must be explored.  Everyone, whether consciously or subconsciously, draws on some basic truths by which they make decisions.  Del argues for a biblical worldview so “we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.” – Ephesians 4:14.  Explore this important concept that only 4% of Americans have.

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