Honouring fathers

Amidst the negative things happening, we need to remember the good things and the positive things that are happening.
In the USA (and many countries around the world), Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June. This year it is on June 21, 2009.
In Australia we celebrate Father's Day on the first Sunday in September.
[History - click here]
Of course we need to value fathers all year round!
This article by Rebecca Hagelin, the Vice-President of The Heritage Foundation, has been published for Fathers' Day.

Honoring Fatherhood
By Rebecca Hagelin, June 9, 2009.
In her article she says
"Yet, "dad" seems to be the only person in modern society who it is acceptable to belittle. To what extent does such treatment pervert our son's developing attitudes about the men they are expected to become? And why would we teach our daughters that there's no real hope or need to marry a strong, reliable man of character? ..."