Raising children in America is difficult, so difficult that the US Surgeon General is raising concerns about the stress and mental health challenges of parenting. So why are Christian conservatives like JD Vance critical of people who decide not to have kids? We also discuss the Harris/Walz campaign hiring a National Faith Engagement Director, and we end with a discussion about how to be “very demure and very mindful.”

 

Stories we reference in the podcast:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/kfile-jd-vance-history-disparaging-people-without-kids/index.html https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/surgeon-general-addresses-growing-stress-and-mental-health-struggles-facing-parents#:~:text=As%20most%20parents%20can%20attest,health%20concern%20for%20the%20kids https://meidasnews.com/news/jd-vance-calls-women-without-children-psychotic-and-deranged https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/kfile-jd-vance-history-disparaging-people-without-kids/index.html