Today on Vernacular, we are announcing (and launching) a three episode collaboration with the Center for Public Justice.
The Center for Public Justice (or CPJ) describes itself as “an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to policy research and civic education. Working outside the familiar categories of right and left, conservative and liberal, CPJ seeks to help citizens and public officeholders achieve justice.” Last year, CPJ launched the Families Valued initiative, a project that promotes organizational and public policies that better support family life and respect the family responsibilities of all workers.
In this collaboration between The Vernacular Podcast Network and The Center for Public Justice, we’re teaming up with the people behind the Families Valued initiative to talk about the struggles that modern families face and to learn how we can better support families through private enterprise, charitable initiatives, and public policy.
Supporting today’s families is a bipartisan imperative.According to 2018 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Americans are waiting longer than ever to get married, yet delaying marriage has done nothing to drive down divorce rates. As marriage rates have declined over the past three decades, divorce rates have steadily risen. And while marriages face challenges of permanence, married couples are having fewer children.In a 2013 survey by Pew, only 49% of people listed “having kids” as a main reason for getting married; a summer 2018 Pew survey found that71% of parents under 50 described themselves as “not likely” to have kids or more kids.
And yet, despite these symptoms of pressure, today’s families overwhelmingly describe family as the primary source of meaning in their life. In a 2017 survey, 69% of adults listed family as a source of meaning in their life--more than double the amount of the next highest answer--career. This is why it’s important for us to find ways to support families. We shouldn’t have an economy that makes it necessary for82% of parents to work outside of the home. We shouldn’t have to fight for paid parental leave ata majority of private companies. And we shouldn’t make quality healthcare a luxury that parents can’t afford for their children. We need churches, employers, community organizations, courts, and legislatures to support the family at all stages of life. And that’s why we’re happy to announce this collaboration with CPJ’s Families Valued initiative.
For more information, reach out to us at zacandsally@vernacularpodcast.com, head tovernacularpodcast.com, or visit familiesvalued.org. To support us, visit patreon.com/vernacular.
Our music: “Laugh and Cry” (intro); “Heroine Queen” (outro)
E51 the one where we talk about meaning
E50 the one where we take a break from the book club
E49 the one where we try to pronounce Ove
E48 the one where we can't stop talking about Quiet
E47 the one where we talk about Thanksgiving, South Sudan, and the purpose of medicine
E46 the one where we talk about porn and rape culture
E45 the one where we talk about our favorite media
E44 the one where we learn more about hop farming & GMOs
E43 the one where we gather at the round table and talk about editing human genes
E42 the one where we talk about the coming robot taxi apocalypse
E41 fall sports preview!
E40 the one where we talk to a former Googler and current Uber-er
E39 the one where we talk about adoption and suffering
E38 the one where we talk about donuts, brains, and more Pokémon
E37 the one where we talk about how God finds us and we find little pocket monsters
E36 the one where we talk about how to build the perfect road trip playlist
E35 the one where we spend a night at the round table
E34 the one where we talk about London, a baby, and leaving a law firm to be a mom
E33 the one where we talk about car safety, friendship, & basketball
E32 the one where we talk about surrogacy, space travel, and how to land a rocket on a lily pad
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