by United Families International | May 8, 2012 | Child Development, Family, father, Marriage, Parents, The Family, Values
Daniel Allison A German proverb which has also become part of our English lexicon says, “blood is thicker than water,” suggesting that the bonds of family are stronger that the bonds of unrelated persons. And for most people this is probably true. When I...
by United Families International | May 1, 2012 | Abstinence, Civil Unions, Cohabitation, Defense of Marriage Act, Divorce, Family, Marriage, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison What a pounding the time-honored institution of marriage is getting these days. We could blame the gay movement, and have justification for doing so. But there have been some high-profile reminders these last few days of just how far the disregard for...
by United Families International | Apr 24, 2012 | Child Development, Family, father, motherhood, Parents, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison The last two weeks have been a vivid reminder of how important it is to support and strengthen our adult children. I don’t mean throw money at them…although every once in awhile a struggling student needs some extra financing. I’m saying that...
by United Families International | Apr 17, 2012 | Abstinence, Cohabitation, Divorce, Education, Family, Marriage, Media, Research, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison If the liberal New York Times is publishing articles about the risks of cohabitation, then things are far worse than we realize. With divorce being so prevalent too often young love sees the solution as creating a trial run…a mock marriage situation...
by United Families International | Apr 10, 2012 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, Parents, The Family, Values
Rachel Allison Last week I spoke to a very frustrated new mother. She wasn’t frustrated with her new baby. She was frustrated with the 7 and 13 year-old boys who now call her Mom. She and their father married a month ago. She grew to love these boys during the...
by United Families International | Apr 3, 2012 | Cohabitation, Divorce, Family, father, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, working mothers
Rachel Allison How many times does history have to repeat itself before we learn that values matter? Families matter. Moral courage matters. Honor and integrity matter. Not only for individual happiness and prosperity, but for the good and strengthening of society. ...
