Category: traditional values

Mayor Candidate in London Fired for Saying ‘Marriage Is Between a Man and Woman’ Wins Lawsuit

The Christian mayoral candidate in London’s civic election has scored a “massive win” after tasting bitter discrimination from her former employer, housing association L&Q. It wasn’t discrimination for her skin color—she’s the daughter of Jamaican immigrants—but the religious views she espoused during her campaign that marriage is “between a man and a woman.” For this,…


Top 5 Ways to Help Older People Deal With Social Isolation

Ageing experts have shared ways to increase social connection and reduce loneliness among older people after recent research showed loneliness has become an epidemic in the U.S. and Australia, with one in three people affected and a third of all seniors now living alone. A study from Stanford University published in the journal Aging found that…


Woman Loves ‘Ultra-Conservative’ Tradwife Trend Inspired by 1950s—Called ‘Alt-Right Extremist’ by Some

Some would say she’s looking to the past through rose-tinted glasses. Some call the trend a regressive step back for women’s rights, harking to when wives were “subservient” to their husbands. Regardless, the Tradwife—traditional wife—trend is going viral on Instagram and has a stalwart following of women devoted to the old-school gender role of a traditional…


‘Art Is Sacred’: Experience the Silent Grandeur of Realistic Art—NTD International Figure Painting Competition

Traditionally, the most revered works of art focused on portraying virtues like benevolence, bravery, sacrifice, and righteousness, thereby capturing the brilliance of humanity on canvas for posterity. One such unique platform dedicated to reviving these fading essentials of mankind and upholding the traditional art of realistic oil painting is NTD Television’s International Figure Painting Competition (NIFPC)….


Cowboy Artist Raised on Texas Ranch Paints Old West and New West, Inspired by ‘Gunsmoke,’ Reenactments

“You can’t paint timid.” Bold. That’s how the cowboy artist from Canyon, Texas, approaches his painting. “I’d rather paint a bold brush stroke wrong than a timid brush stroke right,” Jack Sorenson, 69, told The Epoch Times. With 48 years of experience under his belt, rendering the Old West and the New West in oil,…


Easter: An Ancient Story For a Modern World

Billions of Christians will celebrate Easter this weekend, but the message of Jesus is available to all. Even those who are not religious can learn from the life of Jesus Christ. In today’s culture, we often talk about whose lives matter, but the Easter story tells us that all lives matter to God. Jesus displays…


‘Do You Believe in Life After Birth?’: A Tale of Twins in the Womb

Our “Tales of Wisdom” series aims to highlight important morals and inspire a cherishing of the age-old virtues that can uplift our souls and help us return to tradition. We hope you will enjoy reading this. Somewhere, a pregnant mom’s blissful bump was carrying twin babies—Faith and Doubt. They were healthy and developing fast. One…


To Speak, or Not to Speak: A Gentleman’s Rules for Holding the Tongue From an 1890s Manual on Manners

The Crimes of the Tongue THE second most deadly instrument of destruction is the dynamite gun,—the first is the human tongue. The gun merely kills bodies; the tongue kills reputations and, ofttimes, ruins characters. Each gun works alone; each loaded tongue has a hundred accomplices. The havoc of the gun is visible at once. The…


PHOTOS: Navy Officer-Turned-Artist Handcrafts Wool Felt Gifts That Are Too Cute to Resist

A Taiwanese military veteran is now a renowned needle felting expert who handcrafts her signature art pieces, replicas of the popular breakfast bread—the polo bun or pineapple bun—and much more, bringing art to our daily lives. Lei Hsiao-Chen, a native of Taoyuan County, Taiwan, developed an interest in art at an early age. Her love…


​​An Ominous Decay of Values

Commentary According to a sobering new report, the last quarter-century has seen a huge change in some significant traditional social values among the American populace—changes in attitudes toward patriotism, religion, and having children. But before addressing specific values, let’s examine the concept of “value” itself. “Value” lies at the heart of economics. It’s the core…