by UFI Blog | Dec 21, 2017 | Family, Marriage, Marriage and Family, UN
Merry Christmas! As we celebrate this season of giving, I’m writing to let you know your support this past year was instrumental in providing many of the resources needed for 2017 to be a record-breaking year for UFI. We cannot thank you enough! Miracles are...
by UFI Blog | Dec 19, 2017 | Family, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
By McKayla Skinner Recently, Australia became the 26th country to legalize same-sex marriage, doing so by means of ballot and parliamentary action. Let us briefly review the context of the change, as well as three lessons that family advocates can learn from it. Since...
by UFI Blog | Oct 31, 2017 | Family, father, Marriage, Parents, Religious Freedom, Sanctity of Life, UFI
By Erin Weist I first heard about United Families International several years ago and the message they were promoting immediately resonated with me in my role as a wife and mother. I feel privileged to write for UFI, offering my own perspective on social and political...
by UFI Blog | Oct 26, 2017 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Marriage, Marriage and Family, Parents, UFI
By Elise Ellsworth On a trip to the Massachusetts, US, shore my husband and I found ourselves in a heated disagreement. The topic has of course escaped my memory, but a family trip had definitely gone sour. As the words of anger flew back and forth we noticed...
by UFI Blog | Oct 24, 2017 | Marriage
By McKayla Skinner The recent wildfires in California remind us that life’s trials can challenge not only communities, but also couples. However, three accounts of couples who faced the fires illustrate the principles of unity, sacrifice, and hope. The first account...
by UFI Blog | Sep 29, 2017 | Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
By Erin Weist Australia is currently undergoing a national plebiscite (a postal vote) on whether or not to allow same-sex marriage. This is not a legally-binding vote but a means for public feedback on a certain principle: in this case, whether or not same-sex...
