Redefining Parenthood

18 December 2008 @ 10:21 am | 3 comments

New U.S. Census findings on the state of two-parent black families.

The good news:

The number of black children being raised by two parents appears to be edging higher than at any time in a generation, at nearly 40 percent, according to newly released census data.

The bad news:

The Census Bureau attributed an indeterminate amount of the increase to revised definitions adopted in 2007, which identify as parents any man and woman living together, whether or not they are married or the child’s biological parents.

A great effort was made to preserve the traditional definition of marriage. It seems like a lot of that will go to waste if the government is allowed to quietly redefine what a parent is, regardless of relation or responsibility to children.

[via Best of the Web Today]

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  1. robyn’s avatar

    robyn on 18 December 2008 at 10:24 am

    Just as long as we feel good about those stats!

  2. David H. Sundwall’s avatar

    David H. Sundwall on 18 December 2008 at 10:28 am

    I suppose that’s what is the most important.

    While we’re at it, the govt. should just call job losses, “job gains” and we can go back to being happy again.

  3. m&m’s avatar

    m&m on 18 December 2008 at 5:15 pm

    I don’t like to be all gloom and doom, but things like this make me wonder how much more subtle, not-so-publicized undermining of marriage and other important things are going on at the government level.

    Thanks for the heads-up.