For You, Ed

Ed Swiderski, the 29-year-old tech from Chicago, made a stunning proposal in Monday night’s final episode of ABC’s The Bachelorette that will go down as the biggest comeback in franchise history. Swiderski had left the program early in the season under pressure from his boss and a skyrocketing U.S. unemployment rate, but the charming, soft-spoken ex-workaholic  returned [...]

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Vancouver ‘Hillbilly’ Meets Parents, Gives Ed Surprise Rose

She may have felt like “a hillbilly” while hanging out with all those aristocratic bachelor families this week, but ABC Bachelorette Jillian Harris proved her inner cultivation by welcoming back Ed from Chicago. In a previous episode, bachelor Ed made an untimely exit from the show at the urging of his computer systems boss, who [...]

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Bachelorette Jillian ‘In It for the Right Reasons’

While Wes revealed his boozy inner user after taking truth serum, and Tanner showed off his pervy side in his undies, Bachelorette Jillian Harris demonstrated once again that she’s “in it for the right reasons.” In this week’s episode of ABC’s Bachelorette, the fashionable Vancouverite said her goodbyes to nice guy Jake and passed up [...]

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New Bachelorette Jillian!

We’re only weeks into the new season of ABC’s The Bachelorette, and already Vancouver native Jillian Harris is advocating powerfully for the traditional model of marriage. Lovely and passionate Lady Jillian was of course a fan favorite in last season’s The Bachelor, where fate dealt her a happy rejection resulting in her own starring role [...]

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Jon & Kate Plus Octomom Equals GR8 Case for Child-focused Marriage Laws

The nonstop media buzz about “Octomom”  Nadya Suleman’s new TV series and also Jon & Kate’s marital meltdown has created a 16-ring media circus, featuring 16 needy children doing tricks for live audiences–and big ratings. But unlike most tabloid like coverage, for once this media circus has the right focus: the well-being of children. Whether it’s Octomom’s [...]

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The Church Gets Sexy, as ABC News Reports

Did anyone see the ABC News report on the “Theology of the Body” movement and relationships expert Christopher West?  Although it’s clear that ABC crafted the report to be sensational and controversial (as seen by watching West speak in context: “The Playboy and the Pope”), the coverage seemed to affirm the importance of having the [...]

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Florida Family Policy Council To Take Part in Largest Annual Marriage Gathering

Mark your calendars, everyone. The Florida Family Policy Council has announced its participation in the upcoming 13th Annual Smart Marriages conference, which will take place July 8-11 in Orlando, Florida. The summer event, which will be held at the Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, is the largest annual gathering of pro-marriage forces in America. A full 2,000-plus attendees [...]

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