The Family

21 May

Posted at 05:50h in Constitution, Courts, Defense of Marriage Act, Democracy, Diane Robertson, Families, Gender, Government, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog by
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Diane Robertson Last June the Supreme Court made two rulings on same sex marriage : United States  v. Windsor (DOMA) , and  Hollingsworth v. Perry (Proposition 8). In the case of DOMA, the Supreme Court ruled that the US government could not withhold federal benefits from...

16 May

Posted at 07:55h in Child Development, Families, father, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parenting, Religion, Single Mothers, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers by
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Elise Ellsworth Years ago in a class on family relationships someone asked the students what they liked about their childhood family.  There were many varied responses but we all paused for a moment when one respondent offered a unique response - “forgiveness.”  Most families have their...

15 May

Posted at 14:00h in Child Development, Families, Free Speech, Government, Human Rights, Media, motherhood, Parenting, The Family, UFI Blog, Values by
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Rebecca Mallory What's the big deal with using four-letter words, swearing, etc? And who the heck (is that bad??) gets to decide what swearing is anyway? At age 7, I remember doing dishes with my older sister, Jean, who coaxed me into yelling "fanny!" at the top of my lungs...

05 May

Posted at 17:43h in Child Development, Drug Use, Education, Families, Pornography, Religion, Sanctity of Life, Schools, The Family, UFI Blog, Values by
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Kristi Kane A year ago last April, our community was left struggling after a teenage boy in my daughter's school (one who she knew personally and was friends with) took his life. A dark shadow cast itself on all who knew him. I found myself thinking,...

02 May

Posted at 11:16h in Child Development, Demographic Decline, Education, Families, Family Planning, Feminism, Marriage, Media, motherhood, Myth Buster, Parenting, Population Control, Schools, The Family, UFI Blog, Values by
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Maryn Holladay My husband subscribes to Bloomberg Businessweek.  This magazine and I have a good thing going on.  Like weekly clockwork: the magazine arrives, I thumb through, I focus on a fascinating article or two (or six), and a few minutes (or… longer) later, I feel...

01 May

Posted at 10:45h in Constitution, Democracy, Education, Families, Government, Grandparents, Human Rights, Media, Parenting, Research, Sovereignty, The Family, UFI Blog, Values by
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Rebecca Mallory No doubt you've heard the recent debates over capitalism. It is the American way and has been since its inception. Recently, however, many speak of capitalism in disparaging terms; that it is somehow unfair, that it promotes greed and robs the very worker that...

30 Apr

Posted at 07:36h in Child Development, Diane Robertson, Education, Families, Government, Research, Schools, The Family, UFI Blog, Values by
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Diane Robertson Many parents across the nation are wary, worried, and bemused by the new Common Core standards. An important part of Common Core is the standardized testing. To prepare students for the tests, school administrators are enforcing strict instruction for much of the school day....

25 Apr

Posted at 12:43h in Constitution, Courts, Democracy, Education, Families, Government, Human Rights, Sovereignty, The Family, UFI Blog, Values by
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Maddi Gillel There is consistency and warning of great men throughout history - from Cicero to leaders in the 20th century – of what it takes to preserve freedom and what it takes to destroy it..  I believe we must head their warning for I cannot...