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)
E31 the one where we talk about intuitive eating, marriage, and how to name a person
E30 the one where we talk about the greeks and how to ask a question
E29 the one where we talk about how food makes us more human
E28 the one where we talk about baseball and discuss how to see the future
E27 the one where we talk about johnny cash, vocation, and how (not) to name a ship
E26 the one where we talk about making the world a better place, and also basketball
E25 the one where we talk about the Oscars and the coming Age of Ultron
E24 43 years after Roe v. Wade
E23 the one where we talk to bandmates and pizza people
E22 the one where we talk about meaning and happiness
E21 the one where we talk about invisibility and other superpowers
E20 the one where we talk about presents!
E19 the one where we talk to a singer and a magazine editor
E18 the one where we talk about science, science, science!
E17 the one where we talk to a food blogger and a photographer
E16 the one where we talk about james bond, work, and refugees
E15 the one where we talk about mental health, the gop debate, and garages
E14 the one where we talk about business and law
E13 the one where we talk about season 2
E12 the one where we talk to two future doctors
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