by United Families International | Sep 7, 2010 | Defense of Marriage Act, UFI Blog, UN
The Obama administration’s report to the U.N. Human Rights Council—as part of the new program of Universal Periodic Review (UPR)—has been getting a fair amount of media attention. One of the top reason is the U.S. State Department’s listing of Arizona’s new...
by United Families International | Aug 14, 2010 | Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
In the days preceding the announcement of District Judge Walker’s overturning of California’s Prop 8, our United Families Utah members and supporters received this excellent explanation of what is at stake for families and religious freedom. Laura Bunker...
by United Families International | Jul 27, 2010 | Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
The ACLU filed a lawsuit on July 22 seeking to force the state of Montana to provide legal status to same-sex couples in spite of the state’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The Montana marriage amendment was passed in 2004 with 67 percent of...
by United Families International | Jul 15, 2010 | Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
In a debate that raged on for more than 14 hours, at 4:05 a.m. Thursday, the Argentine Senate approved a same-sex marriage measure. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner indicated that she will sign it quickly in to law. With the law being signed and recorded...
by United Families International | Jun 14, 2010 | adoption, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
This is a crucial week for marriage. Closing arguments will take place in the trial over the constitutionality of California’s Marriage Amendment (Prop 8). This is the first time a state marriage amendment (defining marriage as between one man and one women) has...
by United Families International | Apr 8, 2010 | Defense of Marriage Act, Marriage, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
In a blatant “in your face” to the U.S. Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the Obama Administration has allowed—no instructed—Census 2010 workers to tell citizens that they can violate the law of the land. The Census Bureau has issued this directive:...