The Father Factor: The Official Blog of National Fatherhood Initiative

I appreciate what President Barack Obama said in the State of the Union Address in regards to fatherhood. He placed this issue front and center. This dialogue has been going on for some time-- fatherlessness in America is a cause that affects every segment of society. Dialogue, however, needs to produce an effective strategic plan to address the issue. President Obama proposed many plans and many fixes, e.g., how to better the economy and enforcing stricter gun regulations. All these are good, but being a responsible and accountable father and citizen is the number one of the most important issues that plagues our society. To build a healthy society we need healthy boys and men who come from healthy homes and this engenders a healthy community and a healthy government and country.  
A close evaluation of our prisons will reveal that most of the boys, girls, men and women behind bars are suffering from emotional brokenness due to an absentee father. 
I believe that a special presidential commission needs to be called to address the fatherhood problem in the United States. This commission should study the state of fatherhood and provide solutions and the resources to fix the cancer that is plaguing the greatest country in the world. 
The way to build a stronger society is by building stronger boys who become stronger men and potential husbands and fathers. I commend President Obama for bringing awareness to the endemic issue of irresponsible fathers to the forefront. But, I also think that "Executive Orders" need to be signed by the president that can provide serious resolutions to this problem. The education of our young and old men through mentoring and spiritual guidance is needed in the inner, rural and urban cities in America that perpetuate the absentee father syndrome.  
The issue of fatherhood is not just a government problem, but it is also a village or community problem. Because we all pay the price for the irresponsibility of one boy or man who has abandoned his child or children.  
The fact is,the irresponsibility and unaccountability of one boy or man jeopardizes the National Security of all its citizens. Our greatest threat does not come from abroad, but from within. As the family goes, so does the society and as society goes so does the nation. If we truly believe in the words "In God We Trust" then we need to look to God for help and "be our brothers keeper." We can make a difference in the lives of women and children who have been victims of emotional trauma caused by the absence of fathers. We are all responsible for this great human tragedy. So, let us stop talking about it and let us do something about it!

It is interesting how the same institutions that claims to want to fix the problems of fatherlessness are the ones that had a major part in creating it.  
In 1969, Governor Ronald Reagan of California made what he later admitted was one of the biggest mistakes of his political life. Seeking to eliminate the strife and deception often associated with the legal regime of fault-based divorce, Reagan signed the nation’s first no-fault divorce bill. THIS, along with the ever increasing influence of the federal government with regard to child support has RUINED the family. The black family has been on a steady decline for over 40 years (see the Moynihan Report) and now with the lingering effects of radical feminism, it is now affecting everyone else. Government is not there to protect the family and has clearly demonstrated that they intend to increase their influence through legislation.  
 
As much as I want to believe him, I can't. Change mandatory arrests laws for domestic violence calls, eliminate federal incentives to states for collection of state ordered child support, bring back fault based divorce when children are involved and THEN, maybe, I'll listen. Until that becomes a reality, they are doing what they do best in Washington and in state capitals...lie and mislead.  
Clayton Craddock  
Cincopation.wordpress.com

may we talk about a default system where if there is a breakdown of marriage, that the mother or grandmother retains custody as a ward of the state (or how to say 'watched more'). for a start, all parties would know what they are in for.