1. The Best Defense Is a Good Offense

3. Fundamentals

4. The Seasons for Growing

7. REJECTION RATIO FOR THE U.S.- 2010

8. Belonging: Male + Female Family Child / Adult FatherMother Society At Large

9. International Rejection Ratio 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Taiwan China Macedonia Croatia Japan New Zealand Serbia and Montenegro Switzerland Slovakia Portugal Netherlands Georgia Lithuania Slovenia Czech Republic Canada United States Finland France New Calcedonia Denmark Sweden El Salvador Uruguay Jamaica U S A

12. $100 $27 $127 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Comparative Income % Average Unmarried MalePremiumAverage Married Male Marriage Premium in Male Income Source Antovics, K. & Town, R. Am Econ Review V 94, (2004) pp 317-321 +=

14. Retreat from Marriage: Black Men (25-54) by Education Level

15. Retreat from Marriage: Black Men (25-54) Unemployment Differentials Marriage (pink) and non-Marriage (blue)

18. 3.93 Million Children 3.17 Million Children 0.75 Million Children Unmarried Parents Same Parents If Married Source R Rector (Heritage Fdn) : Analysis of CPS 2001 Children in Poverty In Poverty Out of Poverty

19. Of All Black Children (100%): % in Poverty or Not by Married or Unmarried Parents Married Not in Poverty Married In Poverty Not Married Not in Poverty Source: Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, 1998 40 35 30 15 5 Not Married In Poverty 25 20 10 0 MARRIED NOT-MARRIED IN POVERTY NOT IN POVERTY

20. 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.45 2.50 2.55 2.60 2.65 2.70 2.75 2.80 2.85 2.90 Average GPA Enligsh/Math Combined WEEKLY+MONTHLY+<MONTHLYNEVER GPA (English & Math) by Religious Practice Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12.

21. GPA

22. Expulsion & Suspension Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12.

23. Number of Sex Partners for Girls <MONTHLY/NEVER WEEKLY/MONTHLY+ INTACT/COHABIT(NATURAL) ANY REJECTION 1.55 0.93 1.14 0.47 0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60

24. <MONTHLY/NEVER WEEKLY/MONTHLY+ INTACT/COHABIT(NATURAL) ANY REJECTION 13.1% 8.5% 8.1% 5.2% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0% 14.0% Percent Who Had Ever Run Away Running Away By Family Structure and Religious Practice Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12.

25. Self Control: Times Drunk

26. Self Control: Hard Drug Use Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12.

28. 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70 2.80 2.90 Average GPA Enligsh/Math Combined INTACTSTEPCOHABIT (BOTH NATURAL) COHABIT (ONE NATURAL) DIVORCEDNEVER MARRIED GPA English/Math by Family Structure Source: Adolescent Health Survey, Wave I. Adolescents grade 7-12.

30. Number of Non-Marital Sexual Partners: Percent in an Always Intact Marriage Source: NSFG 1995

31. The Two Models of Society The Traditional ModelThe Planned Parenthood Model

34. THE 5 BASIC INSTITUTIONS Providing The Instruments Forming The Person GOV. MARKETPLACE FAMILY CHURCH SCHOOL Order Goods and Services The Person Orientation In Life Learning

36. Church Fami ly Scho ol Traditional Now

37. The Young Intact Married Family That Worships God Weekly

40. GRAND STRATEGY GROW YOUNG INTACT MARRIED FAMILIES THAT WORSHIP GOD WEEKLY

41. Family Intactness (dark) in the United States

42. EVERYTHING ELSE FALLS IN PLACE

43. EVERYTHING

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