Received: from evaki.its.uow.edu.au (130.130.68.32) by staffmail.uow.edu.au (10.5.102.13) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 8.1.291.1; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:40:50 +1000 Received: from febris-nat.its.uow.edu.au ([130.130.68.210] helo=febris.its.uow.edu.au) by evaki.its.uow.edu.au with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KMtNa-0003ne-Ex for blane@uow.edu.au; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:40:50 +1000 Received: from c3.confirmedcc.com (c3.confirmedcc.com [64.95.77.164]) by febris.its.uow.edu.au (MOS 3.8.7a) with ESMTP id MOR19171; Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:40:45 +1000 (EST) Received: from p1-ws008.ad.prodcc.net (unknown [10.250.0.101]) by c3.confirmedcc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DA3C3FE068 for ; Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:51:58 -0400 (EDT) From: Fatherhood Foundation To: Brian Lane Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:40:43 +1000 Subject: The Greatest Power in the Universe Thread-Topic: The Greatest Power in the Universe Thread-Index: AcjveQlHVNID8UABRbCaETBzVAlULA== Message-ID: <1102179084589.1101938345415.1211.8.109194002@scheduler> List-Unsubscribe: http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=un&v=001jm8CFGIzLJHYg-gJRLc-3d90mBLDU8ykFZQk-cduE0y39UmHGW_2lQ== Reply-To: "info@fathersonline.org" Accept-Language: en-AU, en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthAs: Anonymous X-MS-Exchange-Organization-AuthSource: excasht01.ad.uow.edu.au X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-junkmail-status: score=10/49, host=febris.its.uow.edu.au x-junkmail-sd-raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A090202.488BB601.012E,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=64.95.77.164, so=2008-05-01 23:44:25, dmn=5.4.3/2008-02-01 x-return-path-hint: ESC1102179084589_1101938345415_1211@in.confirmedcc.com x-roving-id: 1101938345415.1211 x-roving-campaignid: 1102179084589 x-roving-streamid: 0 x-lumos-senderid: 1101938345415 x-junkmail-iwf: false Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_1102179084589110193834541512118109194002scheduler_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_1102179084589110193834541512118109194002scheduler_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/11.jpg?a=3D11= 02179084589] 28th July 2008 Inspiring Fathers Encouraging Families Issue 310 [http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/1101093164665/people3_header= 1.jpg] The Greatest Power in the Universe Dear Brian, Welcome to the Fatherhood Foundation newsletter and email information servi= ce for the fathers and families as we present the greatest power in the Uni= verse. In This Issue Frontline...The Greatest Force in the universe is Love Laughter..Ideal Marriage Grandfathers...Vision without action is a dream Single Dads...Changes to Child Support Scheme All You Need is Love..SmartMarriages Conference Special Feature...The Pursuit of Teen Girl Purity News & Info..News Links for Parents Dad's Prayer..Being a true man Next Week Being the Kind Father Join our Mailing List! [http://img.constantcontact.com/ui/images1/ftf_btn_1.gif] Quick Links Fatherhood Foundation Lone Fathers Fatherhood Project Fatherhood Institute UK Smart Marriages Centre for Action and Contemplation Festival of Light Richard Hillman Men's Confraternity CSA Adverts Thought of the Week [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/334.jpg?a=3D1= 102179084589] Unconditional love is the greatest force in the Universe. Chris Walker Frontline Sting sang, "We are spirits in the material world." Perhaps that was also the theme of the Pope's last message at the = World Youth Day event at Randwick Racecourse in front of 400,000 peopl= e before he left Australia. Pope Benedict XVI said, "The power of the Holy Spirit does not only enlighten and console us, it al= so points us to the future, to the coming of God's kingdom . . . The world = needs this renewal. In so many of our societies, side by side with material= prosperity, a spiritual desert is spreading; and interior emptiness, and u= nnamed fear, a quiet sense of despair. How many of our contemporaries have = built broken and empty cisterns in a desperate search for meaning, the ulti= mate meaning that only love can give. . . It reveals humanities sublime cal= ling which is to find fulfillment in love. It discloses the truth about man= and the truth about life . . . This power can create a new world. . . A ne= w age in which love is not greedy or self-seeking but pure, faithful and ge= nuinely free, open to others, respectful of their dignity, seeking their go= od, radiating joy and beauty. . . a new age in which hope liberates us from= the shallowness, apathy and self absorption which deaden our souls and poi= son our relationships." [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/332.jpg?a=3D= 1102179084589] The greatest force in the universe is the force of love. This was brought h= ome to me this week reading a story in Time Magazine called 'The Pursuit of= Teen Girl Purity' by Nancy Gibbs. We enclose an abbreviated version in the Spec= ial Feature this week. The Father Daughter Purity Ball movement was kicked off by Randy and Lisa W= ilson, proud parents of seven children. Having five = beautiful daughters was definitely one of Randy Wilson's inspirations to ho= ld his first Father Daughter Purity Ball 10 years ago. The eldest daughter,= Lauren= , recently married. Today there are approximately 4,000 such events in USA = and around the world. The event is all about Dads covenanting publically an= d verbally to lead a life of sexual integrity and purity for their daughter= s, and their daughters silently doing the same - mixed with food, celebrati= on and dancing. A great excuse for a more than memorable gala celebration f= or both dads and daughters. However the story that grabbed my heart was that of David Diefenderfer who = had slipped outside for a cigarette when Time Magazine interviewed him. David's a leathery South Dakotan in a big black cowboy hat, and he hands ov= er his card. HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL: BREEDER SERVICE, it says, with a pictur= e of a syringe. He's in the cattle-reproduction business. He's also the fat= her of nine children by seven women. Three of his daughters are with him tonight, including 10-year-old Taylor. = I asked what purity means to her. "I don't really know," she says, and she'= s shy about talking about all this. "But it means you make a promise to you= r dad to be a virgin until you are married and not have a lot of boyfriends= ." That's what her oldest half sister Juliet was taught as well; she remembers= hearing how her mother got pregnant the very first time she had sex. Julie= t is now 37 and has come from Reno, Nev., where she works for Microsoft Lic= ensing. She has watched the evening unfold with some skepticism. "I think I= 'm finding I'm more of a feminist than I thought," she says with a sly smil= e. "I had a hard time there hearing about 'rescuing' our girls. I was broug= ht up to be a strong woman. Why would I need rescuing?" It's the boys who s= he thinks need help these days. "It's great for girls to have a Cinderella = night with Dad, but families still need a good strong father role model," s= he says. The role-model question is tender for her. "I didn't have that--no= offense, Dad," she says, and then she looks hard at him. "But my siblings = do. He really stepped up to the plate. He's a great dad now. I say that wit= h a tinge of jealousy. I'm not afraid to admit it." Her father hopes his kids will learn from his mistakes. "I never planned to= have nine children by seven women," he says. "I believe it's necessary to = instill a set of values, give them tools to make good decisions." But he wo= n't be there to help. Juliet explains when he goes back inside the ballroom= to catch up to the younger girls: "We're sort of here on borrowed time," s= he says. David Diefenderfer has Stage 4 inoperable lung cancer; they figure= tonight is something of a gift. "He won't be at their wedding," Juliet say= s, looking into the glowing room, "but they can look back and remember the = dance they had tonight." It was the story of David Diefenderfer that really ripped my heart out. In = admitting his mistakes and declaring his commitment to staying true for his= daughters, he was giving his girls something that money could never buy, a= nd in doing so, was giving them an insight into the Greatest Power in the U= niverse, as only a father can. Lovework[http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/333.j= pg?a=3D1102179084589] Only a true man can admit his mistakes to his children. Only a true man can openly confess to his children his intention to live ri= ght. Only a true man knows he can't do it on his own but needs the help of heave= n. Only a true man can find 'the ultimate meaning of life' that only love can = give. Be a true man! Yours for more true men Warwick Marsh PS. This Monday (28th July, 9.40 am) my daughter and I will be appearing on= the Channel 7 Morning Show to talk about Father Daughter Purity Balls. The Sydney Morning Herald did a story on my comments on = the wonderful work of Randy and Lisa Wilson in starting the Father Daughter= Purity Ball movement. If any fathers and daughters = are interested in getting an Australian version of these Balls kicked off i= n Australia please contact me at info@fatherhood.org.au ____________________________________________________________________ Warwick Marsh has been married to Alison for 32 years. He is the grandfath= er of two children and father of five children, four boys and one girl, ran= ging in age from 27 years to 15 years. Warwick is a musician, songwriter, = producer and public speaker who likes to think he can still laugh at himsel= f. Laughter [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/330.jpg?a= =3D1102179084589] Adam and Eve had an ideal marriage. He didn't have to hear about all the me= n she could have married... and she didn't have to hear about how well his = Mother cooked. ____________________________________ Although a bright and able man, my husband is almost completely helpless wh= en faced with even the simplest domestic chore. One day, in exasperation, I= pointed out to him that our friend, Beaa, had taught her husband, Frank, t= o cook, sew and do laundry, and that if anything ever happened to Beaa, Fra= nk would be able to care for himself. Then I asked, "What would YOU do if a= nything happened to me?" After considering that possibility for a moment, m= y husband said happily, "I'd move in with Frank." ___________________________________ While attending a marriage seminar on communication, David and his wife listened to the instructor declare, "It is essential that husbands and wive= s know the things that are important to each other." He addressed the man, "C= an you describe your wife's favorite flower?" David leaned over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "White Wing= s Self Rainsing, isn't it?" Grandfathers [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/331.jpg?a=3D= 1102179084589] Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. Joel Arthur Baker Single Dads [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/335.jpg?a=3D= 1102179084589] Changes to the Child Support System As a man with first hand experience of the problems associated with the col= lection of Child Support payments I was absolutely disgusted by the recent = article in the Fatherhood newsletter written by John Flanagan. This issue is so important to many Australian families. It needs a credible= voice that can be respected and taken seriously by mainstream Australians.= Unfortunately the comments attributed to John Flanagan falls far short of = that objective. They are fundamentally flawed ramblings. I object most strongly to the emotive use of sad faced children in this sto= ry. I accept the point that the best solution is with both parents being involv= ed in the decision making process. In fact there is a legal framework allow= ing parents to come to an agreement. My experience is that CSA staff are on= ly too willing to encourage agreement between parents to get them off their= books. The downside to this solution of course is the fact that the parent= s have just agreed to go their separate ways and deprive the child (childre= n) of a loving environment consisting of a mother and a father. History wou= ld suggest that at such a time agreements on money are hard to come by. Sub= sequently most of the 3452 employees of CSA spend their time trying to forc= e fathers to provide financially for their children, sorry absolute fact, a= fact that as a man I am absolutely ashamed of. There are gross irregularities with the CSA legislation, but why would any = government devote time to legal injustices when the major issue by a long w= ay is the attitude of fathers who ignore their legal and moral obligation t= o financially support their children. Let's a look at the recent legislative changes. Better legal framework to pursue defaulters, seizing assets. Is this any di= fferent to the enforcement of any other debt? Why should it be? Amounts salary sacrificed into superannuation to be included in assessable = CSA income. Is there an argument here? Why should a payer be able to defer = income for their benefit, thereby artificially reducing CSA assessable inco= me? Fringe benefits are grossed up by exactly the same method used for calculat= ing tax. Without going through each of John's examples, it is clear the log= ic of each example is equally flawed. It seems as if the suggestion is that= only the net fringe benefit should be included. Example (a) Salary $35,000= . If the salary component is $14,500 then the income for CSA purposes is gr= ossed up to $47,603. This is exactly the gross salary needed to generate th= e original $35,000. And you have to ask yourself why would you sacrifice sa= lary at this level of income which is taxed at 15% for fringe benefits whic= h are taxed at 45%? There are two possible answers, one, you are stupid, tw= o to avoid child support. When the voice of single parents becomes a credible one, when the motivatin= g factor of the voice is to get a fairer but honest deal instead of a voice= trying to cheat the system, then we will have hope for rational negotiatio= n for a fairer system. At it stands the CSA is the only thing that stands between the disgraceful = behaviour of many men and poverty of their children. Peter Ferguson All You Need is Love [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/336.jpg?a=3D= 1102179084589] Founded by Diane Sollee, the 12th Annual SmartMarriages Conference from July 2-6, 2008 in San Francisco, California is the pre= mier conference of its kind in the world. More than 2,000 people from all o= ver the globe come to share, present, gain insight and get inspiration from= marriage and family books, programs, dvds, and presentations. Marriage edu= cators, therapists, ministers, teachers, youth project leaders, government = officials, judges, couples and other lay persons converge in a wonderful, n= ear week-long experience of marriage and family strengthening workshops, ke= ynotes, exhibits, roundtables and networking. Some highlights from the 2008 SmartMarriages conference include: From Dr. Gary Chapman (Author of the Five Love Languages): "Many coupl= es love each other but don't know how to connect. Sacrificing for one's spo= use is important. When it (a service for your spouse) doesn't come naturall= y, it's actually a greater expression of love. We must learn to speak one a= nother's love language." From Dr. John Gray (Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus) : "Men ta= lk to solve problems; Women talk to express feelings." From Dennis Stoica's (Director California Healthy Marriage Initiative): "Marriage matters to children. Divorce is hard on kids and it is a serious = national problem." From Michele Weiner-Davis: (Founder, Divorce Buster Programs) "Rea= l giving means giving what your spouse wants - no matter if you don't under= stand it - its mutual caring." Dr. Sue Johnson (Sociologist and author): "Without e= mpathy and secure connection, there can be no real love. All humans need nu= rturing, soothing and protection. Key moment which defines forgiveness: whe= n the injured party looks into the eyes of the offender and sees that their= pain matters.They have to see it in their faces." Dr. Steven Stosny (Author and founder of CompassionPower.com): "You ca= n turn your resentful, angry or emotionally abusive relationship into a com= passionate, loving one.. The urge to improve, appreciate, connect or protec= t are the motivations of our core values. The experience of value gives you= meaning and purpose. Crime goes up when the sense of community goes down. = People feel disconnected." Many of these thoughts are reminiscent of the teachings of an ancient Vedic= wise man, Rupa Goswami. In his treatise on Devotional Service, Goswami del= ineates 6 Kinds of Loving Exchanges which keep healthy connections between = people: 1. Giving gifts in charity 2. Accepting gifts with appreciation 3. Offering food prepared with love and devotion 4. Accepting such food with grace and care 5. Revealing one's mind confidentially 6. Respecting and honoring such confidential sharing. Over 125 workshops and 16 keynotes were presented at the conference, coveri= ng a wide spectrum of marriage, family, fatherhood and healthy relationship= topics. Next year's 2009 SmartMarriages Conference will take place in Orla= ndo, Florida, July 6-12, 2009. Special Feature The Pursuit of Teen Girl Purity By NANCY GIBBS/COLORADO SPRINGS Thursday, Jul. 17, 2008 [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/339.jpg?a=3D1= 102179084589] There are some mothers and some uncles among the 150 people in the ballroom= of the Broadmoor hotel, but the night belongs to fathers and daughters. Th= e girls generally range in age from college down to the tiny 4-year-old dre= ssed all in purple who has climbed up into her father's arms to be carried.= Some are in their first high heels--you can tell by the way they walk, lik= e uncertain baby giraffes. Randy Wilson, co-inventor of the Father-Daughter= Purity Ball, offers a blessing: he calls on the men to be good and loving = listeners, tender, gracious and truthful. And he prays that the girls might= "step into the world with strength and passion, to lead this generation." . . . Randy and his wife Lisa Wilson believe in celebrating God's design an= d life's little growth spurts. But the origin of the purity-ball movement w= as not so much about their five daughters; it was about the fathers Randy s= aw who, he says, didn't know what their place was in the lives of their dau= ghters. "The idea was to model what the relationship can be as a daughter g= rows from a child to an adult," Randy says. "You come in closer, become ava= ilable to answer whatever questions she has." So he and Lisa came up with a ceremony; they wrote a vow for fathers to rec= ite, a promise "before God to cover my daughter as her authority and protec= tion in the areas of purity," to practice fidelity, shun pornography and wa= lk with honor through a "culture of chaos" and by so doing guide their daug= hters as well. That was in 1998, the year the President was charged with ly= ing about his sex life, Viagra became the fastest-selling new drug in histo= ry, and movies, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, reflected "a sur= ge in the worldwide relaxation of sexual taboos." . . . Out on the terrace under an almost moon, the black swans have vanishe= d into the lake. David Diefenderfer has slipped outside for a cigarette; he= 's a leathery South Dakotan in a big black cowboy hat, and he hands over hi= s card. HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL: BREEDER SERVICE, it says, with a picture of = a syringe. He's in the cattle-reproduction business. He's also the father o= f nine children by seven women. Three of his daughters are with him tonight, including 10-year-old Taylor. = I asked what purity means to her. "I don't really know," she says, and she'= s shy about talking about all this. "But it means you make a promise to you= r dad to be a virgin until you are married and not have a lot of boyfriends= ." That's what her oldest half sister Juliet was taught as well; she remembers= hearing how her mother got pregnant the very first time she had sex. Julie= t is now 37 and has come from Reno, Nev., where she works for Microsoft Lic= ensing. She has watched the evening unfold with some skepticism. "I think I= 'm finding I'm more of a feminist than I thought," she says with a sly smil= e. "I had a hard time there hearing about 'rescuing' our girls. I was broug= ht up to be a strong woman. Why would I need rescuing?" It's the boys who s= he thinks need help these days. "It's great for girls to have a Cinderella = night with Dad, but families still need a good strong father role model," s= he says. The role-model question is tender for her. "I didn't have that--no= offense, Dad," she says, and then she looks hard at him. "But my siblings = do. He really stepped up to the plate. He's a great dad now. I say that wit= h a tinge of jealousy. I'm not afraid to admit it." Her father hopes his kids will learn from his mistakes. "I never planned to= have nine children by seven women," he says. "I believe it's necessary to = instill a set of values, give them tools to make good decisions." But he wo= n't be there to help. Juliet explains when he goes back inside the ballroom= to catch up to the younger girls: "We're sort of here on borrowed time," s= he says. David Diefenderfer has Stage 4 inoperable lung cancer; they figure= tonight is something of a gift. "He won't be at their wedding," Juliet say= s, looking into the glowing room, "but they can look back and remember the = dance they had tonight." . . . If you listen long enough, you wonder whether there is really such a = profound disagreement about what parents want for their children. Culture w= ar by its nature pours salt in wounds, finds division where there could be = common purpose. Purity is certainly a loaded word--but is there anyone who = thinks it's a good idea for 12-year-olds to have sex? Or a bad idea for fat= hers to be engaged in the lives of their daughters and promise to practice = what they preach? Parents won't necessarily say this out loud, but isn't it= better to set the bar high and miss than not even try? Maybe mixed messages aren't just inevitable; they're valuable. On the one h= and, for all the conservative outcry, there is no evidence that giving kids= complete and accurate information about sex and contraception encourages p= romiscuity. On the other, a purity pledge basically says sex is serious. Th= at it's not to be entered into recklessly. To deny kids information, whethe= r about contraception or chastity, is irresponsible; to mock or dismiss as = unrealistic the goal of personal responsibility in all its forms may suit t= he culture, but it gives kids too little power, too little control over the= ir decisions, as though they're incapable of making good ones. The research= suggests they may be more capable of high standards than parents are. "It'= s always tempting as a parent to say, Do as I say, not as I do," says a fat= her who's here for the first time. "But it's more valuable to make the comm= itment yourself. Children can spot hypocrisy very quickly." Purity Pictures To see more of Marvi Lacar's photos, go to time.com/purity With reporting by With Reporting by Alexandra Silver/New York, Carolyn Sayr= e/New York Full Story Link Here News & Info News Links for Parents [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/75.jpg?a=3D1= 102179084589] Flexi Hours for Dads - Sex Discrimination Commissioner agrees Ms Broderick said that, until the workplace culture changed to give men as = well as women an equal right to time off work for family duties, men would = be unable to do housework and childcare. Forgetful dads leave Toddlers to die in car No Sex - We cry, cook and love Purity Balls Heading Down Under By Daniel Emerson Sydney Morning Herald 23 July 2008 One of the people considering bringing the concept of Father Daughter Purit= y Balls to Australia, Wollongong man Warwick Marsh, runs a not-for-profit p= arenting organisation called the Fatherhood Foundation. "I would love to do something like it," he said. "I'm not sure if all Austr= alians are ready to embrace an event like this but I think some people are"= . Read More Letters Editors Note: We are grateful for Prof Colin Campbell's encouraging words. = We again encourage our readers to make comment at Dr Campbell's health blog= = and get hold of his groundbreaking book 'The China Study'. Dear Fatherhood Foundation I have so enjoyed your newsletter. It gives me a great deal of comfort to k= now that caring and love is central to everything we do! I hope that I am n= ot too presumptuous to say that I see that the ideas in our book, "The Chin= a Study" really emanated from the same place! (Incidentally, the book conti= nues to go like gangbusters.) T. Colin Campbell, PhD Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 _________________________ Dear Fatherhood Foundation I liked your Short Course on Human Relations in your current newsletter. I was brought up to say please, thank you and sorry and I am very grateful = for the education. On a visit to Australia at the turn of the millennium, Archbishop Desmond T= utu said that the most powerful force for human healing are the three words= : "I am sorry". I was also bought up to be a bit of a 'people-pleaser' - an inheritance I h= ope I have now put out to graze. In that journey, I found the following adv= ice an eye-opener - Say what you think, say how you feel, ask for what you = want, (hold your breath), and celebrate the 'No's'! Best wishes Michael ______________________________________________________________ [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/1.jpg?a=3D110= 2179084589] Father Daughter Purity Ball The first real knowledge of the Father Daughter Purity Ball movement by the= Fatherhood Foundation was gained by reading the Time Magazine article released= on 17 July 2008. The Sydney Morning Herald had a story = by Daniel Emerson with comment by the Fatherhood Foundation about 'The Purs= uit of Teen Girl Purity' on 23 July 2008. The Fatherhood Foundation applauds Randy and Lisa Wilson and Generations of= Light, Colorado Springs, USA as the instigators and= initiators of the Father and Daughter Purity Ball movement. The Wilsons ar= e an exemplary family who model the truth of a loving and pure family to a = society that appears morally bankrupt. Porn has become the wallpaper of our= western society and women and children have suffered as a result. For this= reason the Fatherhood Foundation hosted Australia's first Sexual Integrity= Forum at Parliament House, Canberra in 2005. Our consumerist society has made sex a commodity and our young daughters ar= e being exploited by big business in the name of profit. The Fatherhood Fou= ndation rejects this ever-increasing exploitation of our daughters and beli= eves that men and fathers must make a stand for their sons and daughters. T= he proliferation of pornography reduces women to body parts and so we make = a stand against the demeaning of women in our society and join in solidarit= y with those brave persons who are working against such capitalistic exploi= tation. The Fatherhood Foundation applauds the families of Australia: the fathers, = mothers and children who are making a stand for a sexually sane society. We= call on the men of Australia to model sexual integrity to their children a= nd lead by example. The Fatherhood Foundation would love to hear from fathers and daughters who= would be interested in developing an Australian type of the Father Daughte= r Purity Ball to further encourage a joyful celebration of our sexuality in= a positive way. Sexuality is a wonderful gift that should be honoured and esteemed by all. = Marriage between a man and a woman is the best way to protect that gift and= protect our children. Our children deserve the best, why not give it to them? Enquiries: Warwick Marsh info@fatherhood.org.au Dad's Prayer [http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs007/1101938345415/img/341.jpg?a=3D1= 102179084589] Dear God Being a true man is easier said than done, especially in a world where untruth is glorified. Truth is a commodity that is bought and sold to the highest bidder . . . and yet it is not really the truth. Help me be a man who can embrace the truth even at great cost. Help me be a man that understands that the truth will never be traded, no matter what the loss. Help Us! The Fatherhood Foundation is a Harm Prevention Charity. Fatherlessness and inadequate fathering has been proven to be a source of h= arm. The Fatherhood Foundation helps children by promoting excellence in f= athering. Excellent fathers are in word and deed: responsible, involved, pr= otective, loving and committed to the well-being of their children and thei= r children's mother. If you would like to give financially to the Fatherhood Foundation Public F= und and receive tax deductibility: Fatherhood Foundation Public Fund (Name, address and amount details must be emailed for a receipt for tax ded= uctibility) Westpac Branch Wollongong DONATE ONLINE BSB: 032 695 A/C: 25-5558 Or mail cheque and address details to: PO Box 542 UNANDERRA NSW 2526 AUSTRALIA The Fatherhood Foundation Public Fund is a public fund listed on the Regis= ter of Harm Prevention Charities under Subdivision 30_EA of the Income Tax = Assessment Act 1997. You have received the fathersonline.org newsletter because you have subscri= bed, or you have been subscribed by a friend. If you do not wish to receiv= e future emails, please click the UNSUBSCRIBE button below. 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28th July 2008  &= nbsp;      Inspiring Fathers  Encouraging Families Issue 310
The Greatest Power in the Universe
Dear Brian,

Welc= ome to the Fatherhood Foundation newsletter and email information service f= or the fathers and families as we present the greatest power in the Un= iverse.

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Frontline...The Greatest Force in the universe is Love=
Laughter..Ideal Marriage
Grandfathers...Vision without action is a dream
Single Dads...Changes to Child Support Scheme
All You Need is Love..SmartMarriages Conference
Special Feature...The Pursuit of Teen Girl Purity<= /td>
News & Info..News Links for Parents
Dad's Prayer..Being a true man
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 Bein= g the Kind Father
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 Sting sang, "We are spirits in the material world." <= /a>Perhaps that was also the theme of the Pope's last message at the World Youth Day<= /a> event at Randwick Racecourse in front of 400,000 people before he left = Australia. Pope Benedict XVI said,
 
"The power of the H= oly Spirit does not only enlighten and console us, it also points us to the= future, to the coming of God's kingdom . . . The world needs this renewal.= In so many of our societies, side by side with material prosperity, a spir= itual desert is spreading; and interior emptiness, and unnamed fear, a quie= t sense of despair. How many of our contemporaries have built broken and em= pty cisterns in a desperate search for meaning, the ultimate meaning that o= nly love can give. . . It reveals humanities sublime calling which is to fi= nd fulfillment in love. It discloses the truth about man and the truth abou= t life . . . This power can create a new world. . . A new age in which love= is not greedy or self-seeking but pure, faithful and genuinely free, open = to others, respectful of their dignity, seeking their good, radiating joy a= nd beauty. . . a new age in which hope liberates us from the shallowness, a= pathy and self absorption which deaden our souls and poison our relationshi= ps."
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The greatest force in the universe is the force of love. T= his was brought home to me this week reading a story in Time Magazine calle= d 'The Pursuit of Tee= n Girl Purity' by Nancy Gibbs. We enclose an abbreviated version in the= Special Feature this week.
 
The Father Daughter Purity Ball movement was kicked off by = Randy and Lisa Wilson, proud parents of seven children. Having five bea= utiful daughters was definitely one of Randy Wilson's inspirations to hold = his first Father Daughter Purity Ball 10 years ago. The eldest daughter,Lauren, recently mar= ried. Today there are approximately 4,000 such events in USA and around the= world. The event is all about Dads covenanting publically and verbally to = lead a life of sexual integrity and purity for their daughters, and their d= aughters silently doing the same - mixed with food, celebration and dancing= . A great excuse for a more than memorable gala celebration for both dads a= nd daughters.
 
However the story that grabbed my heart was = that of David Diefenderfer who had slipped outside for a cigarette when Tim= e Magazine interviewed him.
 
David's a leathery South Dako= tan in a big black cowboy hat, and he hands over his card. HAVE GUN, WILL T= RAVEL: BREEDER SERVICE, it says, with a picture of a syringe. He's in the c= attle-reproduction business. He's also the father of nine children by seven= women.
 
Three of his daughters are with him tonight, inclu= ding 10-year-old Taylor. I asked what purity means to her. "I don't really = know," she says, and she's shy about talking about all this. "But it means = you make a promise to your dad to be a virgin until you are married and not= have a lot of boyfriends."
 
That's what her oldest half si= ster Juliet was taught as well; she remembers hearing how her mother got pr= egnant the very first time she had sex. Juliet is now 37 and has come from = Reno, Nev., where she works for Microsoft Licensing. She has watched the ev= ening unfold with some skepticism. "I think I'm finding I'm more of a femin= ist than I thought," she says with a sly smile. "I had a hard time there he= aring about 'rescuing' our girls. I was brought up to be a strong woman. Wh= y would I need rescuing?" It's the boys who she thinks need help these days= . "It's great for girls to have a Cinderella night with Dad, but families s= till need a good strong father role model," she says. The role-model questi= on is tender for her. "I didn't have that--no offense, Dad," she says, and = then she looks hard at him. "But my siblings do. He really stepped up to th= e plate. He's a great dad now. I say that with a tinge of jealousy. I'm not= afraid to admit it."
 
Her father hopes his kids will learn= from his mistakes. "I never planned to have nine children by seven women,"= he says. "I believe it's necessary to instill a set of values, give them t= ools to make good decisions." But he won't be there to help. Juliet explain= s when he goes back inside the ballroom to catch up to the younger girls: "= We're sort of here on borrowed time," she says. David Diefenderfer has Stag= e 4 inoperable lung cancer; they figure tonight is something of a gift. "He= won't be at their wedding," Juliet says, looking into the glowing room, "b= ut they can look back and remember the dance they had tonight."
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It was the story of David Diefenderfer that really ripped my heart ou= t. In admitting his mistakes and declaring his commitment to staying true f= or his daughters, he was giving his girls something that money could never = buy, and in doing so, was giving them an insight into the Greatest Power in= the Universe, as only a father can.
 
Lovework3D"Purity
 
Only a true man = can admit his mistakes to his children.
Only a true man can openly co= nfess to his children his intention to live right.
Only a true man kn= ows he can't do it on his own but needs the help of heaven.
Only a tru= e man can find 'the ultimate meaning of life' that only love can give.
Be a true man!
 
Yours for more true men
Warwick Marsh=
PS. This Monday (28th July, 9.40 am) my daughter and I will be appeari= ng on the Channel 7 Morning Show to talk about Father Daughter Purity Balls= .
 
The Sydney Morning Herald did a story on my com= ments on the wonderful work of Randy and Lisa Wilson in starting the Father Daughter Purity Ball movement. If any fathers and daughters ar= e interested in getting an Australian version of these Balls kicked off in = Australia please contact me at info@fatherhood.org.au  

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Warwick Marsh  has been married to Alison for 32 year= s. He is the grandfather of two children and father of five children, four = boys and one girl, ranging in age from 27 years to 15 years.  War= wick is a musician, songwriter, producer and public speaker who likes to th= ink he can still laugh at himself.
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Adam and E= ve had an ideal marriage. He didn't have to hear about all the men= she could have married... and she didn't have to hear about how well his M= other cooked.
 
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Although a bright and able man, my husband is almost completely helple= ss when faced with even the simplest domestic chore. One day, in exasperati= on, I pointed out to him that our friend, Beaa, had taught her husband, Fra= nk, to cook, sew and do laundry, and that if anything ever happened to Beaa= , Frank would be able to care for himself. Then I asked, "What would YOU do= if anything happened to me?" After considering that possibility for a mome= nt, my husband said happily, "I'd move in with Frank." 
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While attending a marriage seminar on communication, David and his wif= e
listened to the instructor declare, "It is essential that husbands a= nd wives
know the things that are important to each other." He address= ed the man, "Can you describe your wife's favorite flower?"
David lean= ed over, touched his wife's arm gently and whispered, "White Wings Self Rai= nsing, isn't it?"
Grandfathers
 3D"Action
 
Vision without action is merely a dream.
Action witho= ut vision just passes the time.
Vision with action can change the worl= d.
 
Joel Arthur Baker
Single Dads
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Changes to the Child Suppor= t System
 
As a man with first hand experience of the problems associ= ated with the collection of Child Support payments I was absolutely disgust= ed by the recent article in the Fatherhood newsletter written by John Flana= gan.
 
This issue is so important to many Australian familie= s. It needs a credible voice that can be respected and taken seriously by m= ainstream Australians. Unfortunately the comments attributed to John Flanag= an falls far short of that objective. They are fundamentally flawed ramblin= gs.
 
I object most strongly to the emotive use of sad faced= children in this story.
 
I accept the point that the best= solution is with both parents being involved in the decision making proces= s. In fact there is a legal framework allowing parents to come to an agreem= ent. My experience is that CSA staff are only too willing to encourage agre= ement between parents to get them off their books. The downside to this sol= ution of course is the fact that the parents have just agreed to go their s= eparate ways and deprive the child (children) of a loving environment consi= sting of a mother and a father. History would suggest that at such a time a= greements on money are hard to come by. Subsequently most of the 3452 emplo= yees of CSA spend their time trying to force fathers to provide financially= for their children, sorry absolute fact, a fact that as a man I am absolut= ely ashamed of.
 
There are gross irregularities with the CS= A legislation, but why would any government devote time to legal injustices= when the major issue by a long way is the attitude of fathers who ignore t= heir legal and moral obligation to financially support their children. &nbs= p;
Let's a look at the recent legislative changes.
 
Be= tter legal framework to pursue defaulters, seizing assets. Is this any diff= erent to the enforcement of any other debt? Why should it be?
 Amounts salary sacrificed into superannuation to be included in assessa= ble CSA income. Is there an argument here? Why should a payer be able to de= fer income for their benefit, thereby artificially reducing CSA assessable = income?
 
Fringe benefits are grossed up by exactly the same= method used for calculating tax. Without going through each of John's exam= ples, it is clear the logic of each example is equally flawed. It seems as = if the suggestion is that only the net fringe benefit should be included. E= xample (a) Salary $35,000. If the salary component is $14,500 then the inco= me for CSA purposes is grossed up to $47,603. This is exactly the gross sal= ary needed to generate the original $35,000. And you have to ask yourself w= hy would you sacrifice salary at this level of income which is taxed at 15%= for fringe benefits which are taxed at 45%? There are two possible answers= , one, you are stupid, two to avoid child support.
 
When th= e voice of single parents becomes a credible one, when the motivating facto= r of the voice is to get a fairer but honest deal instead of a voice trying= to cheat the system, then we will have hope for rational negotiation for a= fairer system.
 
At it stands the CSA is the only thing tha= t stands between the disgraceful behaviour of many men and poverty of their= children.
 
Peter Ferguson
 

All You Nee= d is Love
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 Founded= by Diane Sollee, the 12th Annual SmartMarriages Conference fro= m July 2-6, 2008 in San Francisco, California is the premier conference of = its kind in the world. More than 2,000 people from all over the globe come = to share, present, gain insight and get inspiration from marriage and famil= y books, programs, dvds, and presentations. Marriage educators, therapists,= ministers, teachers, youth project leaders, government officials, judges, = couples and other lay persons converge in a wonderful, near week-long exper= ience of marriage and family strengthening workshops, keynotes, exhibits, r= oundtables and networking.
 
Some highlights from the 2008 S= martMarriages conference include:
 
From Dr. Gary Chapman (Author = of the Five Love Languages): "Many couples love each other but don't know h= ow to connect. Sacrificing for one's spouse is important. When it (a servic= e for your spouse) doesn't come naturally, it's actually a greater expressi= on of love. We must learn to speak one another's love language."
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From Dr. John Gray (Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus) : "Men talk t= o solve problems; Women talk to express feelings."
 
From De= nnis Stoica's (Director California Healthy Marriage Initiative):
"Marr= iage matters to children. Divorce is hard on kids and it is a serious natio= nal problem."
 
From Michele Weiner-Davis: (Founder, Divorce B= uster Programs) "Real giving means giving what your spouse wants - no matte= r if you don't understand it - its mutual caring."
 
Dr. Sue Johnson (Sociologist and author): "Without empathy and secure = connection, there can be no real love. All humans need nurturing, soothing = and protection. Key moment which defines forgiveness: when the injured part= y looks into the eyes of the offender and sees that their pain matters.They= have to see it in their faces."
 
Dr. Steven Stosny (Author and = founder of CompassionPower.com): "You can turn your resentful, angry or emo= tionally abusive relationship into a compassionate, loving one.. The urge t= o improve, appreciate, connect or protect are the motivations of our core v= alues. The experience of value gives you meaning and purpose. Crime goes up= when the sense of community goes down. People feel disconnected."
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Many of these thoughts are reminiscent of the teachings of an anci= ent Vedic wise man, Rupa Goswami. In his treatise on Devotional Service, Go= swami delineates 6 Kinds of Loving Exchanges which keep healthy connections= between people:
 
    1. Giving gifts in cha= rity
 
    2. Accepting gifts with appreciati= on
 
    3. Offering food prepared with love = and devotion
 
    4. Accepting such food wit= h grace and care
 
    5. Revealing one's min= d confidentially
 
    6. Respecting and hono= ring such confidential sharing.
 
Over 125 workshops and 16 = keynotes were presented at the conference, covering a wide spectrum of marr= iage, family, fatherhood and healthy relationship topics. Next year's 2009 = SmartMarriages Conference will take place in Orlando, Florida, July 6-12, 2= 009.
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The Pursuit of Teen Girl Purity
By NANC= Y GIBBS/COLORADO SPRINGS Thursday, Jul. 17, 2008
 
3D"Purity
There are some mothers and some uncles among the 150 p= eople in the ballroom of the Broadmoor hotel, but the night belongs to fath= ers and daughters. The girls generally range in age from college down to th= e tiny 4-year-old dressed all in purple who has climbed up into her father'= s arms to be carried. Some are in their first high heels--you can tell by t= he way they walk, like uncertain baby giraffes. Randy Wilson, co-inventor o= f the Father-Daughter Purity Ball, offers a blessing: he calls on the men t= o be good and loving listeners, tender, gracious and truthful. And he prays= that the girls might "step into the world with strength and passion, to le= ad this generation."
 
. . . Randy and his wife Lisa Wilson= believe in celebrating God's design and life's little growth spurts. But t= he origin of the purity-ball movement was not so much about their five daug= hters; it was about the fathers Randy saw who, he says, didn't know what th= eir place was in the lives of their daughters. "The idea was to model what = the relationship can be as a daughter grows from a child to an adult," Rand= y says. "You come in closer, become available to answer whatever questions = she has."
 
So he and Lisa came up with a ceremony; they wro= te a vow for fathers to recite, a promise "before God to cover my daughter = as her authority and protection in the areas of purity," to practice fideli= ty, shun pornography and walk with honor through a "culture of chaos" and b= y so doing guide their daughters as well. That was in 1998, the year the Pr= esident was charged with lying about his sex life, Viagra became the fastes= t-selling new drug in history, and movies, according to the Encyclopaedia B= ritannica, reflected "a surge in the worldwide relaxation of sexual taboos.= "
 
. . . Out on the terrace under an almost moon, the blac= k swans have vanished into the lake. David Diefenderfer has slipped outside= for a cigarette; he's a leathery South Dakotan in a big black cowboy hat, = and he hands over his card. HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL: BREEDER SERVICE, it says= , with a picture of a syringe. He's in the cattle-reproduction business. He= 's also the father of nine children by seven women.
 
Three = of his daughters are with him tonight, including 10-year-old Taylor. I aske= d what purity means to her. "I don't really know," she says, and she's shy = about talking about all this. "But it means you make a promise to your dad = to be a virgin until you are married and not have a lot of boyfriends."
 
That's what her oldest half sister Juliet was taught as well;= she remembers hearing how her mother got pregnant the very first time she = had sex. Juliet is now 37 and has come from Reno, Nev., where she works for= Microsoft Licensing. She has watched the evening unfold with some skeptici= sm. "I think I'm finding I'm more of a feminist than I thought," she says w= ith a sly smile. "I had a hard time there hearing about 'rescuing' our girl= s. I was brought up to be a strong woman. Why would I need rescuing?" It's = the boys who she thinks need help these days. "It's great for girls to have= a Cinderella night with Dad, but families still need a good strong father = role model," she says. The role-model question is tender for her. "I didn't= have that--no offense, Dad," she says, and then she looks hard at him. "Bu= t my siblings do. He really stepped up to the plate. He's a great dad now. = I say that with a tinge of jealousy. I'm not afraid to admit it."
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Her father hopes his kids will learn from his mistakes. "I never pl= anned to have nine children by seven women," he says. "I believe it's neces= sary to instill a set of values, give them tools to make good decisions." B= ut he won't be there to help. Juliet explains when he goes back inside the = ballroom to catch up to the younger girls: "We're sort of here on borrowed = time," she says. David Diefenderfer has Stage 4 inoperable lung cancer; the= y figure tonight is something of a gift. "He won't be at their wedding," Ju= liet says, looking into the glowing room, "but they can look back and remem= ber the dance they had tonight."
 
. . . If you listen long = enough, you wonder whether there is really such a profound disagreement abo= ut what parents want for their children. Culture war by its nature pours sa= lt in wounds, finds division where there could be common purpose. Purity is= certainly a loaded word--but is there anyone who thinks it's a good idea f= or 12-year-olds to have sex? Or a bad idea for fathers to be engaged in the= lives of their daughters and promise to practice what they preach? Parents= won't necessarily say this out loud, but isn't it better to set the bar hi= gh and miss than not even try?
 
Maybe mixed messages aren't= just inevitable; they're valuable. On the one hand, for all the conservati= ve outcry, there is no evidence that giving kids complete and accurate info= rmation about sex and contraception encourages promiscuity. On the other, a= purity pledge basically says sex is serious. That it's not to be entered i= nto recklessly. To deny kids information, whether about contraception or ch= astity, is irresponsible; to mock or dismiss as unrealistic the goal of per= sonal responsibility in all its forms may suit the culture, but it gives ki= ds too little power, too little control over their decisions, as though the= y're incapable of making good ones. The research suggests they may be more = capable of high standards than parents are. "It's always tempting as a pare= nt to say, Do as I say, not as I do," says a father who's here for the firs= t time. "But it's more valuable to make the commitment yourself. Children c= an spot hypocrisy very quickly."
 
Purity Pictures To see mo= re of Marvi Lacar's photos, go to time.com/purity
With reporting by Wi= th Reporting by Alexandra Silver/New York, Carolyn Sayre/New York  Full Story Link Here=   
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Flex= i Hours for Dads - Sex Discrimination Commissioner agrees = =20
 
Ms Broderick said that, until the workplace culture changed to give me= n as well as women an equal right to time off work for family duties, men w= ould be unable to do housework and childcare.
 
 


 No Sex - We cry, cook and love
 
 
Puri= ty Balls Heading Down Under
 
By
 
Daniel Emerson
Sydney Morning Herald 23 July 2008
 
One of the people considering bringing the concept of Father = Daughter Purity Balls to Australia, Wollongong man Warwick Marsh, runs a no= t-for-profit parenting organisation called the Fatherhood Foundation.
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"I would love to do something like it," he said. "I'm not sure = if all Australians are ready to embrace an event like this but I think some= people are". Read More
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Editors Note: We are grateful for Prof Colin Campbell's encou= raging words. We again encourage our readers to make comment at Dr Campbell's health blog and get hold of his groundbreaking book 'The China Study'.
 Dear Fatherhood Foundation
 
I have so enjoyed your news= letter. It gives me a great deal of comfort to know that caring and love is= central to everything we do! I hope that I am not too presumptuous to say = that I see that the ideas in our book, "The China Study" really emanated fr= om the same place! (Incidentally, the book continues to go like gangbusters= .)
 
T. Colin Campbell, PhD
Jacob Gould Schurman Profes= sor
Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry
Cornell University
= Ithaca, NY 14853
 
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Dear Fatherhood Foundation
 
I liked your Short Course on= Human Relations in your current newsletter.
 
I was brought= up to say please, thank you and sorry and I am very grateful for the = education.
 
On a visit to Australia at the turn of the mill= ennium, Archbishop Desmond Tutu said that the most powerful force for = human healing are the three words: "I am sorry".
 
I wa= s also bought up to be a bit of a 'people-pleaser' - an inheritance I hope = I have now put out to graze. In that journey, I found the following ad= vice an eye-opener - Say what you think, say how you feel, ask for wha= t you want, (hold your breath), and celebrate the 'No's'!
 
= Best wishes
Michael
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Father Dau= ghter Purity Ball 

The fir= st real knowledge of the Father Daughter Purity Ball movement by the Father= hood Foundation was gained by reading the  Time Magazine article released on 17 = July 2008. The Sydney Morning Herald had a story by Daniel Emerson = with comment by the Fatherhood Foundation about 'The Pursuit of Teen Girl P= urity' on 23 July 2008.
 
The Fatherhood Foundation applauds= Randy and Lisa Wilson and Generations of Light, Colorado Spri= ngs, USA as the instigators and initiators of the Father and Daughter Purit= y Ball movement. The Wilsons are an exemplary family who model the truth of= a loving and pure family to a society that appears morally bankrupt. Porn = has become the wallpaper of our western society and women and children have= suffered as a result. For this reason the Fatherhood Foundation hosted Aus= tralia's first Sexual Integrity Forum at Parliament House, Canberra in 2005.
 
Our consumerist society has made sex a commodity and our young= daughters are being exploited by big business in the name of profit. The F= atherhood Foundation rejects this ever-increasing exploitation of our daugh= ters and believes that men and fathers must make a stand for their sons and= daughters. The proliferation of pornography reduces women to body parts an= d so we make a stand against the demeaning of women in our society and join= in solidarity with those brave persons who are working against such capita= listic exploitation.
 
The Fatherhood Foundation applauds th= e families of Australia: the fathers, mothers and children who are making a= stand for a sexually sane society. We call on the men of Australia to mode= l sexual integrity to their children and lead by example.
 
= The Fatherhood Foundation would love to hear from fathers and daughters who= would be interested in developing an Australian type of the Father Daughte= r Purity Ball to further encourage a joyful celebration of our sexuality in= a positive way.
 
Sexuality is a wonderful gift that should= be honoured and esteemed by all. Marriage between a man and a woman is the= best way to protect that gift and protect our children.
 
O= ur children deserve the best, why not give it to them?
 
Enq= uiries: Warwick Marsh
info@fatherhood.org.au  
 
 
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Dad's Prayer

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3D"True
 
Dear God
 
Being a = true man
is easier said than done,
especially in a world whereuntruth is glorified.
Truth is a commodity that is bought
and = sold to the highest bidder
. . . and yet it is not really the truth. 
Help me be a man
who can embrace the truth
even a= t great cost.
 
Help me be a man
that understands that = the truth
will never be traded,
no matter what the loss.
 
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