http://dir.salon.com/topics/family_values/?source=rss&aim=family_values en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT By Joe Conason Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/10/05/evangelicals/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2007/10/05/evangelicals/index.html?source=rss Endorsing GOP front-runner Giuliani would be anathema to Dobson's evangelical base, but his "third-party" alternative could be a boon for Democrats. By Cary Tennis Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/17/stepson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/17/stepson/index.html?source=rss He's 17, and I know it's wrong, but I think he has the hots for me, too. By Cary Tennis Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/03/lesbian_parents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/01/03/lesbian_parents/index.html?source=rss I think the child will want to know who the father was, but my partner is concerned about interference and complications. Sarah Goldstein Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/23/shelltrack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/23/shelltrack/index.html?source=rss Black Jack, Mo., says no marriage certificate, no home. The Shelltrack-Lovings are fighting back. By David Beers Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/01/25/canada/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/01/25/canada/index.html?source=rss Canada just elected a right-wing prime minister, Stephen Harper. But he had to distance himself as far as possible from George W. Bush to win. By Mark Follman Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/10/01/ashley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/10/01/ashley/index.html?source=rss Ashley Smith was sainted by conservatives for reading "The Purpose-Driven Life" to her captor. Now she admits to also giving him crystal meth. By Cecelie S. Berry Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/30/bennett_remarks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/30/bennett_remarks/index.html?source=rss Bill Bennett's statement about blacks and crime shows that we have not yet achieved America's greatest value: Equality. By Tim Grieve Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/lotp/2005/06/20/wes_clark/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/lotp/2005/06/20/wes_clark/index.html?source=rss Wes Clark talks about cleaning up the mess in Iraq and says Democrats better start convincing Americans that they can keep our country safe. By Mark Follman Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2005/03/18/faith_in_ashley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2005/03/18/faith_in_ashley/index.html?source=rss Evangelicals in awe of hostage hero Ashley Smith fire up the family-values campaign, while Limbaugh and Coulter bash feminists. Julia Scott Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/17/family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/17/family/index.html?source=rss After California's ruling in defense of same-sex marriage, religious conservatives launch a new line of attack in the morality wars. By Cliff Schecter Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/05/lobbyist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/10/05/lobbyist/index.html?source=rss Republican congressman Steven LaTourette of Ohio left his wife for a female aide who now makes a lucrative career out of lobbying his committee. By Robert Scheer Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/scheer/2003/09/24/terminator/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/scheer/2003/09/24/terminator/index.html?source=rss Republican women rationalize that Arnold Schwarzenegger "supports family." Mark that endorsement the death knell of GOP claims to represent traditional family values. By Louise Witt Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/03/christian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/03/christian/index.html?source=rss With its allies now controlling Congress and the White House, the religious right launches a crusade to cleanse America of sin. The first battlefield: Women's bodies. By Amy Benfer Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/06/07/family_values/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/06/07/family_values/index.html?source=rss Census data deals a blow to an American icon -- and the conservative groups that promote it. By Chris Colin Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/05/17/polygamy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2001/05/17/polygamy/index.html?source=rss As Utah cracks down on multiple-wife holder Tom Green, decent Americans ask: When will this depraved wildfire be extinguished? By Cathy Young Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/10/03/wallerstein/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/tues/2000/10/03/wallerstein/index.html?source=rss After conducting a massive 25-year study, Judith Wallerstein concludes that children of divorce are hit hardest after they grow up. By Kerry Lauerman Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/06/20/schlessinger/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/06/20/schlessinger/index.html?source=rss A gay activist boycott of the conservative radio host backfires when the religious right jumps in. By Lisa Moricoli Latham Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/24/divorce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/01/24/divorce/index.html?source=rss But their methods ignore social science, solutions and their neediest constituents. By Melanie Rehak Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/17/howard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/12/17/howard/index.html?source=rss In his new collection, "Trappings," Richard Howard makes an old question shine again. By Susan Crabtree Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/08/bauer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/08/bauer/index.html?source=rss Gary Bauer talks about why he's running for president. By Jake Tapper Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/26/bennett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/10/26/bennett/index.html?source=rss William Bennett offers unofficial counsel to a number of Republican presidential wannabes. By Stephanie Coontz Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/11/30/feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/11/30/feature/index.html?source=rss Sociologist Stephanie Coontz on how American leaders have spent more time on the Clinton sex scandal than they have on issues that will affect the families of the future. By Richard Rodriguez Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/11/05/newsc950314416/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/11/05/newsc950314416/index.html?source=rss Richard Rodriguez declares Tuesday's elections to be a resounding moral defeat for the moralizers By Richard Rodriguez Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/11/05/cov_05newsc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1998/11/05/cov_05newsc/index.html?source=rss American voters refuse to bow before the high priests of scolding. By Lori Leibovich and Dawn MacKeen Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/04/08/08feature/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/04/08/08feature/index.html?source=rss Pro-family advocates would rather pass judgment on Monica Lewinsky's mom than on the government forcing her to testify against her child.