Commentary
Fatherlessness is a growing problem in the West.
In the United States, for example, there are 18 million children who live without a father at home. Across Australia, thousands of fathers are unable to re-connect with their children and are being told in mediation sessions or by divorce lawyers that there is no hope of overnight contact with their children.
Some people may assume that boys raised without fathers will treat women better. In reality, the vast majority of male perpetrators of domestic violence are the products of what was once called a “broken home.” They were denied any meaningful relationship with their fathers, and, as a result, denied the experience of manhood….