"If we do not define the purpose of marriage we cannot protect the definition of marriage," asserted Princeton Professor Robert George at the summit that produced the Manhattan Declaration. My contention has long been that beyond even the purpose we must reassert the design, the value and the integrity of marriage or adopting amendments will ultimately fail to stop the destruction.

The truth is that marriage was in trouble for decades before same sex marriage rolled onto the scene and in fact is what produced the moral chaos driving that train. Divorce, adultery, cohabitation, sexual promiscuity before and after marriage all laid the foundation for the assault.

One of the shining lights in bringing positive solutions to reverse course and restore the institution is Mike McManus of Marriage Savers, an incredibly effective plan to mobilize churches to cut divorce rates as well as increase marriage rates.

There are many secular and faith based marriage counseling, marriage improvement, marriage intervention programs, resources and organizations doing good work. The problem is that the institution charged with promoting and protecting God's first institution of marriage – the church – has been largely ineffective at even stopping the tide of divorce within our own families...

If a lie is repeated often enough, at some point people will start to believe it.

Such is the case with the notion that the State Board of Education is removing all mention of Cesar Chavez and Thurgood Marshall from Texas’ curriculum standards and textbooks.

As chairman of the board, I can attest that the board has been inundated with correspondence and phone calls from across the country, demanding that these individuals not be excised.

But the rumor is untrue.

The State Board of Education has stated publicly at each meeting since July 2009 — when the rumor was fueled by erroneous media reports and e-mail blasts by national organizations — that our members have no intention of removing either Chavez or Marshall from the social studies curriculum, which is currently under review. A vote to adopt these revised standards will come this spring.

We believe students should know the legacy of Chavez, who secured better working conditions for migrant farm workers and co-founded the United Farm Workers organization. We also expect students to understand the contributions of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Marshall and his role in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling on civil rights.

James Dixon Charged With Assaulting Family Member

 POSTED: Wednesday, January 27, 2010

HOUSTON -- A prominent Houston-area pastor has been charged with domestic violence, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.

 

  WATCH IT: Dixon Charged With Assault

  READ IT: State of Texas Vs. James Dixon

 

 The Rev. James Wallace Dixon, 47, the senior pastor of a north Houston church located at 1024 Pinemont Drive, is accused of assaulting his wife.

 According to court papers, the couple has been separated for a while.

 Investigators said on Monday, Dixon pushed his estranged wife, Tanisha Dixon, with his hand, and then picked her up and threw her to the ground twice.