
Gen 1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Father’s Day was invented on June 19, 1910 by American Mrs. Sonora Smart Dodd who wanted to honour her father, a veteran who had, as a single parent, raised his six children.
What is a Father?
A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations.
Fathers & Faith:
If a child is the first person in a household to become a Christian, there is a 3.5% probability everyone else in the household will follow.
If the mother is the first to become a Christian, there is a 17% probability everyone else in the household will follow.
However, when the father is first, there is a 93% probability everyone else in the household will follow.
Col 3:20 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
Eph 5: 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church
Tenants of Marxism in America:
(viii) Education of all children, from the moment they can leave their mother’s care, in national establishments at national cost.
What will be its attitude to existing religions?
All religions so far have been the expression of historical stages of development of individual peoples or groups of peoples. But communism is the stage of historical development which makes all existing religions superfluous and brings about their disappearance.
What will be the influence of communist society on the family?
It will transform the relations between the sexes into a purely private matter which concerns only the persons involved and into which society has no occasion to intervene. It can do this since it does away with private property and educates children on a communal basis, and in this way removes the two bases of traditional marriage – the dependence rooted in private property, of the women on the man, and of the children on the parents. (Marxism. Org)
Dad Facts:
About 24 million children in America, or 1 out of every 3, live in homes without a father.
About 67 percent of black children are born into a single parent household.
What percent of American kids live in homes without a biological father?
According to the statistics of fatherless homes, 17.4 million children lived in fatherless homes. This amounted to almost a quarter of all American children — (23.6%)
Multiple studies have shown that father absence can be linked to most societal ills, especially those impacting the growth, health and well-being of children. When dads are present and positively engaged, children thrive, families prosper and communities are made safer and stronger.
What percent of families have no father?
57.6% of black children,
31.2% of Hispanic children, and
20.7% of white children are living absent their biological fathers.
United States Census Bureau shows that nearly 18.5 million children grow up without their fathers, which has in return led to the United States owning the title of the world’s leader in fatherlessness.
Approximately 80% of single-parent homes are led by single mothers; therefore, leading to nearly 25% of our youth growing up without a father in the home.
Approximately 63% of youth suicides in the U.S. are kids who live in a home without a father.
The Importance of Dad’s Presence:
1)Absent Dads = Poverty
Children who grow up without the presence of their biological fathers are, on average, at least two to three times more likely to be poor. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, 23% of children in SC live in poverty and more than 50% live in low-income households.
2)Absent Dads = Teen Pregnancy
Teens without fathers are twice as likely to be involved in early sexual activity and seven times more likely to get pregnant as an adolescent.
3)Absent Dads = Drug Abuse
Youth are more at risk of first substance use without a highly involved father. Studies indicate as much as 75% of adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes.
4)Absent Dads = School Dropout
According to the UNICEF report on the well-being of children, 71% of high school dropouts are fatherless. Children with absent fathers have more trouble academically, scoring poorly on tests, develop critical thinking skills and are less likely to attain academic or professional success as adults.
5)Absent Dads = Incarceration
Father absence increases the likelihood of youth delinquency and crime, including violent crime. Statistics show 85% of youth in prison have an absent father. Additionally, fatherless children are more likely to go to jail as adults.
Good news!
The Importance of an Actively Engaged Dad:
1)Engaged Dads = School Readiness
Recent studies have shown that actively involved fathers positively influence early childhood development and school readiness. Children who grow up with a positive paternal relationship are 43% more likely to earn A’s in school and 33% less likely to repeat a grade than those without engaged dads.
2)Engaged Dads = Self Esteem
Love and support from both parents are crucial, but a father uniquely contributes to the intellectual, social, and emotional well-being of his child. The sense of security and eagerness to explore is heightened in babies born to involved fathers. In early childhood, engaged fathers influence development of self-esteem, risk-taking and cognitive functioning. Adolescents and teens are likely to stay in school, go to college and excel in career and economic achievements.
3)Engaged Dads = Mental Health
Scholars now know that boys and girls who grow up with an involved father, as well as an involved mother, enjoy elevated levels of physical and mental health, become better problem-solvers, and are more confident and empathetic. They also show greater moral sensitivity and self-control. Fatherless children are consistently overrepresented on a wide range of mental health problems, particularly anxiety, depression and suicide.
4)Engaged Dads = Economic Stability
When a dad is present, economically stability is more likely for children and families. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, children from absent-father homes are 3x more likely to be living in poverty. An absent father also means less networking connections to aid children in pursuing well-paid jobs.
5)Engaged Dads = Safer Communities
Fathers play a vital role in creating significantly safer neighborhoods. Crime rates - from violent crimes to criminal mischief - are markedly lower in communities with engaged dads than those with high father absence. Dads play an important role not only in socializing their daughters and sons, but also in making sure that the young people in the community behave themselves.
SC Center for Fathers and Families
Sources
US Census Bureau
US Department of Health and Human Services
Administration of Children and Families
National Center for Children in Poverty
Pew Research Center
Child Trends
Abraham: the Father of Faith (Ro 4)
Gen 18: 17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Deut 6: 3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.
4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Mal 4: 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers