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Coalition For Divorce Reform
The Coalition for Divorce Reform (CDR) was established in early 2011 in the United States by Chris Gersten as "a non-partisan group of divorce reform leaders, marriage educators, domestic violence experts, scholars, and concerned citizens dedicated to supporting efforts to reduce unnecessary divorce and promote healthy marriages." - Coalition for Divorce Reform website. About From 2001-2005, Gersten served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, , |
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CDR may refer to: Technology * Carbon dioxide removal, ways to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere * Call detail record, a record of a (billing) event produced by a telecommunication network element * Charging data record, a record of a (billing) event produced by a data network element in 3GPP networks * China Digital Radio, a Chinese standard for digital radio broadcasting; competitor to DAB, HD Radio, DRM+ * Climate Data Record, a time series of measurements of sufficient length, consistency, and continuity to determine climate variability and change * Committed data rate, in telecommunications, related to the committed information rate * Crash Data Retrieval, a tool for imaging or downloading data from an Event data recorder Computing * CD-R, a recordable compact disc format * Character Detection & Recognition, the detection and recognition of images with typed characters. * CAR and CDR, in the programming language Lisp * CDR coding, in the programming language Lisp * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Weiner-Davis
Michele Weiner-Davis is a licensed clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist and author in the field of family therapy. She is frequently quoted in the media and has been interviewed on television news programs regarding divorce prevention. Weiner-Davis has often been referred to as ''The Divorce Buster'' after coining the term “divorce busting” at an American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy conference in 1989. She currently writes a regular column, ''Divorce Busting: Musings From an Unabashed Marriage Saver'' in ''Psychology Today''. Personal life Weiner-Davis grew up in New York City along with two brothers. She has described her young childhood as idyllic, similar to the "Walton Family". During Weiner-Davis' senior year in high school, her parents divorced after twenty-three years of marriage. Her mother had been speaking with a therapist for several years, and she had been advised by the therapist that the differences between her and her husband were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marriage In The United States
Marriage in the United States is a legal, social, and religious institution. The marriage age in the United States is set by each state and territory, either by statute or the common law applies. An individual may marry in the United States as of right, without parental consent or other authorisation, on reaching 18 years of age in all states except in Nebraska, where the general marriage age is 19, and Mississippi, where the general marriage age is 21. In Puerto Rico the general marriage age is also 21. In all these jurisdictions, these are also the ages of majority. In Alabama, however, the age of majority is 19, while the general marriage age is 18. Most states also set a lower age at which underage persons are able to marry with parental and/or judicial consent. Marriages where one partner is less than 18 years of age are commonly referred to as child or underage marriages. Marriage laws have changed considerably in the United States over time, including the removal of bans o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harville Hendrix
Harville Hendrix (born 1935) is an American writer. Hendrix is best known for the book ''Getting the Love You Want'', which gained in popularity during Hendrix's 17 appearances on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. He is a member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors as well as a clinical member of the American Group Psychotherapy Association and the International Transactional Analysis Association, and has produced 10 written works in partnership with his wife and American activist, Helen LaKelly Hunt. Career Hendrix was born in 1935 in Statesboro, Georgia. At the age of 17 he became an ordained Baptist minister, after which he continued on to receive his B.A. at Mercer University in Georgia, in 1957, and his B.D. from Union Theological Seminary in 1961. Following this, Hendrix then went on to receive both an M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology and religion from the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. Hendrix, along with his wife Helen LaKelly Hunt, developed Imag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concerned Women For America
Concerned Women for America (CWA) is a socially conservative, evangelical Christian non-profit women's legislative action committee in the United States. Headquartered in Washington D.C., the CWA is involved in social and political movements, through which it aims to incorporate Christian ideology. The group is primarily led by well-funded anti-feminist interests. The group was founded in San Diego, California in 1978 by Beverly LaHaye, whose husband Timothy LaHaye was an evangelical Christian minister and author of ''The Battle for the Mind'', as well as coauthor of the ''Left Behind'' series.Ronnee Schreiber, 'Pro-Women, Pro-Palin, Antifeminist: Conservative Women and Conservative Movement Politics', in ''Crisis of Conservatism? The Republican Party, the Conservative Movement, & American Politics After Bush'', Gillian Peele, Joel D. Aberbach (eds.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, , 2011, p. 133 The CWA identifies itself as an amalgam of "policy experts and...activists wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beverly LaHaye Institute
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janice Shaw Crouse
Janice Shaw Crouse was executive director of the World Congress of Families IX. She is Senior Fellow of Concerned Women for America. She is on the advisory board of Coalition for Divorce Reform. Biography She was raised in Milstead, Georgia. She graduated from Asbury University in 1961. There she met her future husband Gilbert Crouse. She was a college dean and public high school teacher. She became George H. W. Bush's speechwriter in 1991. In the 90s, she was executive director of Institute on Religion and Democracy's Ecumenical Coalition on Women and Society project. George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ... appointed her as an official US delegate to the 2002 U.N. Children's Summit and 2003 U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. Bibliography * ''Child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike McManus (columnist)
Michael McManus (born June 11, 1941) is the author of "Ethics & Religion", a socially conservative but economic liberal syndicated opinion column which appears in several small and mid-range US publications. The column, archives of which are linked below, is shaped much like a 'gathering point' of views; quotes from prominent conservative activists make up the bulk of each. McManus, an evangelical Christian, is also the founder and president of Marriage Savers, a non-profit organization that purports to prepare couples for marriage. McManus previously wrote syndicated columns called "Solutions" and the "Northern Perspective." Stance on issues McManus has addressed many modern social, ethical and political issues in his column. Among his published views are: *Gay marriage: McManus has described LGBT relationships as "sordid", "tawdry", "lewd" and a "perversion". He opposes both gay marriage and civil unions, or any legal recognition of same-sex relationships, pointing to "the tyranny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Noe
Cindy J. Noe is an American politician who served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives for the 87th District from 2002 to 2012. She served on the Education, Family, Children and Human Affairs committees. Early life and education Noe was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business from the Indiana University Bloomington. Career Rep. Noe is the founder and CEO of IHM Facility Services, Inc., located in Fishers, Indiana. She graduated from the Indiana University School of Business and became the first Lugar Series and Indiana Leadership Forum graduate to serve in the House of Representatives. She has been elected Republican Precinct Committeewoman for Washington Township #36, 1996 – present. Rep. Noe also serves on the National Federation of Independent Business The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is an association of small businesses in the United States. It is he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administration For Children And Families
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It is headed by the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Children and Families. It has a $49 billion budget for 60 programs that target children, youth and families. These programs include assistance with welfare, child support enforcement, adoption assistance, foster care, child care, and child abuse. The agency employs approximately 1,700 staff, including 1,200 federal employees and 500 contractors, where 60% are based in Washington, DC, with the remaining in regional offices located in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Denver, San Francisco, Missouri and Seattle. Mission statement "The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), provides national leadership and creates opportunities for families to lead economical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PAIRS Foundation
Concentration, also known as Memory, Shinkei-suijaku (Japanese meaning "nervous breakdown"), Matching Pairs, Match Match, Match Up, Pelmanism, Pexeso or simply Pairs, is a card game in which all of the cards are laid face down on a surface and two cards are flipped face up over each turn. The object of the game is to turn over pairs of matching cards. Concentration can be played with any number of players or as a solitaire or patience game. It is a particularly good game for young children, though adults may find it challenging and stimulating as well. The scheme is often used in quiz shows (in fact, several game shows have used its name in their titles) and can be employed as an educational game. Rules Any deck of playing cards may be used, although there are also commercial sets of cards with images. The rules given here are for a standard deck of 52 cards, which are normally laid face down in four rows of 13 cards each. The two jokers may be included for a total of six row ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation (abbreviated to Heritage) is an American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. that is primarily geared toward public policy. The foundation took a leading role in the conservative movement during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, whose policies were taken from Heritage's policy study '' Mandate for Leadership''. The Heritage Foundation has had significant influence in U.S. public policy making. It is among the most influential public policy organizations in the United States. History and major initiatives Early years The Heritage Foundation was founded on February 16, 1973, by Paul Weyrich, Edwin Feulner, and Joseph Coors. Growing out of the new business activist movement inspired by the Powell Memorandum, discontent with Richard Nixon's embrace of the " liberal consensus" and the nonpolemical, cautious nature of existing think tanks, Weyrich and Feulner sought to create a version of the Brookings Institution that advanced conservative acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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