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Senior Pictures Becoming Big Business
- Statesman
"Our average sale for a senior is $1,200 to $1,500, but some parents have spent up to $5,000," Meyer said.
Study Claims Moms Mimic Daughters in Fashion
- CNN
"We live in a society that one of the main values is to look younger," Ruvio said. "Most of these women have kids, work and they don't have time to monitor the market and see what is cool and hip, so they basically take a shortcut. Through their teenage daughters, they know they're safe."
New York: Sex Ed Becomes Mandatory
- Fox News
It’s the first time in nearly two decades that middle and high school students will be forced to take the mandatory classes, according to a report first published in The New York Times.
A nation in mourning for Navy SEAL Team 6
- Washington Examiner
As the nation mourns its loss, just as it has the losses of 10 years of a war it did not choose and which it cannot avoid, the greatest thing that civilians can do is remember that their lives and the lives of their children and grandchildren are what they are because of warriors flying through mountain passes half a world away
10 Hidden Benefits of Having Children
- Fox News
Come along as we explore the top 10 hidden benefits of having children.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/08/05/10-hidden-benefits-having-children/#ixzz1USLudd6r
“Heroes” Sue Rescued Woman
- AP
Two Ohio men honored as heroes for their actions after a 2009 car crash are now suing the woman they rescued from a burning vehicle.
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 9th Circuit Nominee: Constitution Must Adapt to Changes in the World
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Although President Obama has nominated over 40 judges for Federal District Courts and Circuit Courts of Appeal since his inauguration, one particular nomination has raised special attention recently. Goodwin Liu is President Obama's nominee to be a judge on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the interest he garners is due to statements he has made in the past regarding his view of the Constitution. A book Liu co-authored states that “Applications of constitutional text and principles must be open to adaptation and change,” implying that a judges interpretation of our founding Document will change over time based on changes in society and culture.
Liu’s critics believe a judge’s responsibility is to determine the original meaning of the constitution, and make decisions based on that standard, and that trying to interpret it based on changing social values is simply a way to incorporate personal values and biases into a ruling.
Biblical scholars have long had a similar debate about the interpretation of Scripture. Should God’s Word be understood the same today, with our big cities, cars, televisions, computers and internet; as it was by rural famers and shepherds thousands of years ago?
- Do you think that if the Ten Commandments were written today they would be same?
- Do you think our present-day understanding of medicine and science change the way that we understand Scripture?
- Things like marriage laws, tax laws, judicial systems and criminal punishment vary greatly from generation to generation and society to society – how are we expected to understand God’s Word in light of these widely changing perspectives?
- Psalm 119:105 says "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." Is it possible to rely on His words for this kind of guidance considering the complexity of our society? What ways can you think of to ensure God’s Word is a “light to my path?”
- Read 2 Peter 1:20-21 and 2 Timothy 3:16. The Holy Spirit’s role in the recording of Scripture gives the words authority. Does this authority lend to its timelessness? How?
- Do you think the writers of the Constitution saw the document as a “starting point” to be reinterpreted based on changes in society? Do you think God thought the same of His Word?
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How do you define success for your child? "Graduates from a prestigious college." "Nabs a high-paying job." "Settles down with a nice family." Sounds good. But what if you got it all wrong?
What about greatness? Where does it fit in? "If you aim your children at anything less than greatness, you'll set them up to miss the whole point of their lives," says author Tim Kimmel. In Raising Kids for True Greatness, Kimmel turns the definition of success on its head and guides you in preparing your child for a life that will easily eclipse the goals of those who are merely successful.
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