by United Families International | Apr 11, 2014 | Constitution, Environmentalism, Family, Free Speech, Proposition 8, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Marriage, Sovereignty, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Maddi Gillel On a fairly regular basis, we hear the phrase “we’re losing our freedoms.” Do we understand what that means? Do our eyes glaze over? Do we ask ourselves ‘okay, so what do we do about it’? Let me give you just a few examples of what’s going on right now...
by United Families International | Apr 8, 2014 | Child Development, Family, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
In 1908, Maurice Maeterlinck published the play, “The Blue Bird: A Fairy Play in Six Acts.” The story is about a young boy Tyltyl and his sister Mytyl who receive a quest from the Fairy Berylune to find the blue bird of happiness for a sick child. To help them in...
by United Families International | Apr 1, 2014 | Child Development, Family, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Young children are naturally curious as they grow and learn to explore the world around them. Their investigative minds may see the wonder of flour being spilled onto the kitchen floor for finger drawings or discover in Mom’s makeup bag a new set of art tools for the...
by United Families International | Mar 26, 2014 | Abortion, Abstinence, AIDS, Child Development, Diane Robertson, Education, Family, Feminism, motherhood, Parental Rights, Parents, Pedophilia, Sex Education, The Family, UFI Blog, UN, Values, Women's Rights
Diane Robertson The Commission on the Status of Women (CWS) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Each year delegates from 45 countries meet at the U.N. headquarters in NY to formulate concrete policies on women...
by United Families International | Mar 25, 2014 | adoption, AIDS, Child Development, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
At age eight, Amelia Belchior woke up in her home in Marromeu, Mozambique to learn that her mother had passed away—a short 15 months after losing her father. She and her two-year-old brother were left without parental love and guidance. In the orphanage system, they...
by United Families International | Mar 20, 2014 | Child Development, Domestic Violence, Education, Family, father, Parental Rights, Parents, Pornography, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Violence
Rachel Allison Four sons, one son-in-law, and five grandsons are reason enough to be concerned about the plague of pornography that is so available on our computers, “smart” phones, tablets, and every other devise that can access the internet. Because of the...