The epidemic of fatherless children

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The epidemic of fatherless children

BY COREY GIVENS JR. | Minister Dear Editor: We currently live in a culture where men are routinely accused of not stepping up to the plate. Make no mistake about it, father-absence is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, epidemics that we face in this country today. But how can we expect men […]

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