by United Families International | Oct 15, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Religious Freedom, Religious rights, Supreme Court, Values
by Ally Fife Earlier this month, under the cover of darkness, the statue of the Ten Commandments on Oklahoma Capitol grounds was removed quickly and without fanfare. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that it must be removed because it violated religious rights of...
by United Families International | Oct 14, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Domestic Violence, Family, father, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, The Family, Values, Violence
by Rachel Mallory Remember that sweet song most of us learned when we were young that stated “Kindness Begins with Me”? Well, through lots of personal experience, I’ve learned that the opposite is also true. Contention also begins with me, even when...
by United Families International | Oct 13, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Education, Family, Freedom, Health Care, Media, Research, Sanctity of Life, Schools, The Family, Values
By Jessica Westfall Last week Johann Hari’s views on drug legalization and human connections were explored, let’s look at an opposing side. Addiction psychiatrist from Arizona, Dr. Ed Gogek, has written a book titled, Marijuana Debunked. While Gogek...
by United Families International | Oct 12, 2015 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Feminism, Gender, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religious Freedom, Single Mothers, The Family, Values
by Erin Weist Recently, a leader for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints spoke out in plea to women everywhere to stand strong in their faith and their calling as women. President Russell M. Nelson spoke in Salt Lake City, Utah in a worldwide broadcast to...
by United Families International | Oct 9, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, Freedom, Parents, Schools, stay-at-home mom, Values, working mothers
By Beckie Mann Remember kindergarten? The bright sunny classroom full of toys with a piano in the corner, naptime on little mats, the cute furry classroom mascot, and memorizing the Gettysburg’s address for the school’s President’s Day picnic. Oh, wait. That was a...
by United Families International | Oct 8, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, Media, motherhood, Parents, Values
by Becky Mann Most Saturday afternoons you will find my youngest son and me at the laundromat. While the machines are doing the heavy work, you will hear me reading to my son. You may recognize Jules Verne, Louis L’amour, or J.K. Rowling. My fifteen year-old is long...