SAVE creates flyer regarding James Ball

Flyer here. Feel free to make copies and hand it out as you see fit. News of this man's struggle and final end has to be spread. Excerpt:

'Following a 10-year battle to clear his good name, Thomas Ball took his own life on June 15, 2011 in front of the Cheshire County, New Hampshire courthouse. Ball was a 21-year military veteran with no prior history of violence.

The saga began when Ball physically disciplined his child, cutting her lip. CPS warned the mother, Karen Ball, to report the incident to the police, or face a child abuse charge. The police department mistakenly classified the action as “domestic violence” and arrested the man.

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Children as young as 10 vomit to lose weight, with highest rates in boys

Story here. Excerpt:

'Children as young as ten are making themselves vomit in order to lose weight and the problem is more common in boys than girls, according to a study of nearly 16,000 school pupils published online early, ahead of print publication, by the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

The findings have prompted researchers to issue a warning that self-induced vomiting is an early sign that children could develop eating disorders and serious psychological problems, such as binge eating and anorexia.
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“Our study found that children as young as ten were aware of the importance of weight control, but used vomiting to control their weight” concludes Dr Liou. “This reinforces the need for public health campaigns that stress the negative impact that vomiting can have on their health and encourage them to tackle any weight issues in a healthy and responsible way.'

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Women Should Stop Male-Bashing, says the Author of a New Book

Article here. Excerpt:

'Alex Dalton, author of the new book Women Are No Good Either, says too many women have a negative view of men today, and it’s causing them to give up hope that they’ll ever find someone to marry. He argues that women should stop calling men “dogs” and learn to judge men individually in a more positive light. “For years, I’ve heard women talk about how sad the dating scene is,” said Dalton. “Ask any man, and he’ll tell you that finding a good woman is just as hard.”

Dalton wrote Women Are No Good Either to disprove the notion that all men love to cheat and break the rules in relationships. According to Dalton, men are dishonest with women who encourage them to be dishonest. Therefore, women are partly to blame for their own problems with men. “Think of all the men who have been dumped for being too nice,” said Dalton. “Those guys can’t win with women.”

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Will Obama’s speech this Father’s Day promote the lie or tell the truth about fathers?

Article here. Excerpt:

'20 Million children in America are growing up fatherless, Obama continues to place the blame not on those responsible, but on fathers.

Growing up fatherless tends to lead to flawed development and psychological issues, namely the narcissistic personality disorder so obvious in our president who himself, grew up fatherless. Fatherless children leading other fatherless children.
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Previously, on Father’s day, Obama made a speech in a Chicago church urging black fathers to be more engaged in raising their children. Read full text of Obama’s Father’s Day Speech.

As usual we find the truth to be the opposite of what Obama says as well as the “conventional wisdom” or what I call the “conventional ignorance”.'

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Man Immolates Self in front of Courthouse

Anywhere in the mainstream media? Not that I can see. The story is here. Excerpt:

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Deadbeats, Duds and Doofusses: Dads in the Media

Article here. Excerpt:

'These are tough times to be an American dad, and indeed, an American man. The recession, or "mancession," as it's been called, hit men harder than women; male unemployment was 8.9 percent compared to 8 percent for women in May. Adding insult to injury, leftwing journalists have sniggered about the plight of the "beached white male." In 2010, women became the majority in the work force for the first time in history. More women receive college degrees than men do.

Culturally, in article after magazine article, on TV and in films, fathers and men in general are portrayed as hapless bumblers at best, abusive deadbeats at worst.

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A United Nations Treaty Will Undermine Both the Family & the US Constitution

Article here. Excerpt:

'Indeed, human rights conventions like the CRC can even transform the very nature of treaties, especially in the United States. At the time of the American founding, treaties were forged between sovereign states and were clearly limited to matters of foreign policy, such as alliances and trade. That is why the Constitution provides for them to be concluded by the president and Senate alone, without the participation of the more democratic House of Representatives.

Modern human rights conventions, however, increasingly govern not just nation-states but also sub-national groups and even individuals. Whereas in most countries treaty enforcement is carried out as part of a nation’s foreign policy, in America a ratified treaty becomes by constitutional stipulation the “supreme law of the land,” equal to the Constitution itself. That means that domestic courts are automatically required to enforce its provisions, without recourse to international tribunals.

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Candidates Pawlenty, Huntsman Tell F & F Activists 2 Parent Involvement After Divorce Is Crucial

Article here. Excerpt:

'A contingent of Fathers and Families’ Election 2012 Campaign activists attended New Hampshire GOP events over the weekend and asked presidential candidates Tim Pawlenty and Jon Huntsman about family court reform.

F & F member Jeff Oligny asked Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, a popular presidential candidate, about family court reform. Oligny, a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, told Pawlenty:

In today’s family law system, most non-custodial parents only get to spend a few days a month with their children. This is devastating for a lot of children who love both of their parents and want to spend time with them. How do you plan on fixing it?

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Do fathers know best? 5 ways dads are better parents

Article here. Nice but it could have been a lot better. Still, for the MSN Moms section, not bad. Excerpt:

'Father’s Day is clearly an afterthought on the holiday calendar. Which is too bad, because when push comes to shove, dads are better than moms.

Tacked on at the last minute –- Mother’s Day was officially recognized in 1914, while dads didn’t get an official day until 1972 (proclaimed by Richard Nixon, of all people) -- Father’s Day is the family slacker of the phony holidays created by greeting card companies.

There are lots of pros and cons for either parent, of course, and the margin isn’t big, and there’s lots of credit to go around. And it’s not a competition. But: Let’s say it is! Dads are better. If your mind isn’t so incredibly blown that you need to take some deep breaths and sip some cool water, read on:'

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Right on schedule: a father-shaming article on the cusp of Father's Day

Article here. It's like clockwork. Every year at Father's Day, we have some t**l who fancies himself as a caped crusader and demands that fathers stop being such bad fathers, and for once start being good fathers. Anyone care to give Jeff Pearlman a piece of your mind?

A father's day wish: Dads, wake the hell up!
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Excerpt #1: "Really, wake the hell up. Now. I understand that most of you have 9-to-5 jobs, that you leave tired and come home tired and just wanna chill in front of SportsCenter with a bowl of chips. But, seriously, you have no remote idea: Being a stay-at-home parent is exhausting. At the office, you can hide. You can take lunch. You can pretend you're working while scrolling the Internet for Yankees-Blue Jays and, ahem, Lindsay Lohan news."

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Modern fathers face changing roles, says Pew study

Here's an article that summarizes the status of fathers in today's world. Mostly bad news, with one researcher wondering if kids are better off. Excerpt:

'WASHINGTON — Nearly half of American dads under 45 this Father's Day say they have at least one child who was born out of wedlock. And the share of fathers living apart from children is more than double what it was not so long ago.

In encouraging news, though, among married fathers, children are said to be getting more attention from both parents at home than ever before.

A Pew Research Center report highlights the changing roles of parents as U.S. marriage rates and traditional family households fall to historic lows.

For example, college-educated men who tend to marry and get better jobs are more involved with their children than lesser-skilled men struggling to get by.

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Woman Raped And Murdered Toddler - Charged With First Degree Murder

Story here. Excerpt:

'A woman allegedly raped and threw her boyfriend's 17-month-old daughter against a blunt object, killing her, it emerged today.

Molly Jane Roe, 24, of Bells, Tennessee, is accused of throwing Maleeya Marie Murley while looking after her.

The toddler was rushed to hospital with a severe brain injury but died several hours after being admitted.

A medical examination also revealed she had been subject to a sexual assault before she died.'

Also covered here.

News submitted by

Ulf Andersson
PappaRättsGruppen
http://www.dads-r-us.se/

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Witch-Hunting Males - 2011

False accusations against males have reached epidemic proportions in America's legal system. The root of the problem stems from gender feminism's political ideology, pushing a misandrist agenda. Here in time for False Accusation Awareness Month is "Witch-Hunting Males 2011 - - - profiteering through false accusations "

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Blatant Anti-Male Bigotry: OK With ABC News

Article here. Excerpt:

'Christiane Amanpour led a jaw-dropping round table discussion on her ABC Sunday morning talk show, as four female guest commentators discussed how the convergence of Former IMF director Dominique Strauss-Kahn's attempted rape charges and Rep. Anthony Weiner's travails has created a possible tipping point in which the nation will come to the realization of a fact that these women have known all along: women are just plain better than men when it comes to leadership, management, decision-making, and conflict resolution

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UK: "Feminism is so passe. It's the boys who need help now"

Article here. Excerpt:

In the Western world, the feminist argument has been definitively won — and all the silly and, frankly, somewhat pathetic ‘slut walks’ in the world won’t refute that.

As far as I can tell, the new feminism aims to make men share more of the childcare. And, of course, it’s true that children prevent many women from going further in their careers. But it’s also true that it’s usually the woman’s choice. The maternal instinct is so powerful that most mothers want to do a larger share of the childcare.
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For years, girls have outstripped boys at school and at university, and more women than men are entering formerly male-dominated professions such as medicine and law. The latest figures show that girls do better than boys at GCSE and in further education — 20 per cent more girls go on to university than boys, and are more likely to get a good degree.

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