by UFI Blog | Nov 17, 2018 | Free Speech, Religious Freedom, Religious rights
By Elizabeth Warner Kelvin Cochran rose from poverty to become one of the first African-American firefighters in his hometown before becoming the fire chief from the entire city of Atlanta. His story is a remarkable one, but in recent years he’s become better known...
by UFI Blog | Nov 9, 2018 | Freedom, Polls
By Marci Nelson In the United States, it is the days after the 2018 midterm elections. Exhale. We made it. Unfortunately not everyone is breathing a sigh of relief. Today, for example, my supervisor walked out of his office exclaiming “Our country’s going to pot!” A...
by UFI Blog | Nov 9, 2018 | Education, Family, Freedom, Schools
This is the second in a series of exerpts from Standing Up to Goliath by Rebecca Friedrichs I used to tell people that teaching is the most fulfilling profession in the world, and it was. But thanks to union domination of our schools and their influence on local,...
by UFI Blog | Oct 31, 2018 | Gender, Gender Identity, Transgender, Women's Rights
By Tori Levulis Black One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I arrived late to my P.E. class due to an early morning orthodontist appointment. The woman that oversaw several of the girls’ team sports was short – as in tiny. She took my “excused slip”, and...
by UFI Blog | Oct 24, 2018 | Education, Parents, Schools, Sex Education
The following guest post is an excerpt from “Standing Up to Goliath” by Rebecca Friedrichs In 2013 a dear friend sent me a most shocking email message. She forwarded it from a young mother living in Northern California. The email’s subject was: The Latest...
