by United Families International | Mar 13, 2015 | adoption, Child Development, Defense of Marriage Act, Family, Free Speech, Gender, Marriage, Parents, Proposition 8, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Freedom, Sexual Orientation, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Gary Boyd Proponents of same-sex marriage have won ground over their opposition during the last two decades. In a rather scary, yet perfectly logical article, Joseph Farah gives us an idea of what may be coming next. This past Valentine’s Day, Thailand saw a three-way...
by United Families International | Mar 10, 2015 | Birth Rate, Child Development, Divorce, Family, Family Planning, father, Grandparents, Health Care, Marriage, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Tashica Jacobson My Nutrition and Foods teacher, in high school, was a fun talkative lady. She cared about each of her students and had unique way of getting us to look at the world. One day she told us that both of her parents were only children…which at first...
by United Families International | Mar 6, 2015 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, Gender, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Schools, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Erika Walker In the realm of family studies the role of mothers is often researched and discussed. After all, between the two parents mothers typically spend the most time with their children, and are therefore responsible for the majority of the teaching, comforting,...
by United Families International | Mar 5, 2015 | Child Development, Family, father, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog
Gary Boyd As a blogger for UFI, I scan the news each week for stimulating news to write about and comment on. Sometimes, I struggle, taking a while to find anything that I can say anything meaningful about. This week, however, I went almost immediately to a story on...
by United Families International | Feb 26, 2015 | Child Development, Drug Use, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Media, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers
Elise Ellsworth Christian preacher and theologian Peter Marshall once counseled a couple whose family was being ripped apart by excessive materialism – “What good is a beautiful house,” he asked, “filled with expensive furniture, if there isn’t any love between those...
by United Families International | Feb 25, 2015 | Birth Rate, Breastfeeding, Child Development, Diane Robertson, Family, Family Planning, father, Health Care, Marriage, motherhood, Parental Rights, Parents, Single Mothers, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Women's Rights, working mothers
Diane Robertson Last December the Supreme Court heard arguments about the workplace and pregnancy. A pregnant employee wanted UPS to accommodate her pregnancy by switching her to a job where she would not have to lift heavy packages. UPS refused, so the woman took...
