Penna Dexter

Columnist Penna Dexter says despite conventional wisdom that gay marriage eventually will be accepted because of changing attitudes, there are several reasons to think otherwise.

Columnist Penna Dexter examines a recent New York Times article that pointed to an increase in the rate of out-of-wedlock births -- and the negative societal consequences.

Columnist Penna Dexter says a growing number of scientists are questioning whether dramatic action needs to be taken on global warming.

Columnist Penna Dexter notes that despite a strong push nationwide to legalize same-sex "marriage," couples in same-sex "marriages" are much more likely to divorce.

Columnist Penna Dexter says that while prenatal testing can be used for good, far too often it is used simply to test for a deformity and is followed with an abortion. Legislation is needed to protect the unborn disabled, she says.

Gay "marriage" could end up before the Supreme Court in the near future, and the definition of marriage nationwide could ride on the vote of just one justice -- Anthony Kennedy, says columnist Penna Dexter.

Columnist Penna Dexter examines an Idaho case where a woman who was arrested after attempting her own abortion is suing the state.

Contrary to what is often thought, there is not a mass of same-sex couples wanting marriage licenses, as census data shows, says columnist Penna Dexter.

A growing body of evidence shows that abstinence education works, but the government's HHS department is working to oppose any funding of it, says columnist Penna Dexter.

Penna Dexter samples various reflections on the British riots pointing toward the need for intact families and, as one commentator put it, "the energetic transmission of biblical morality."