by United Families International | Jun 22, 2011 | Abstinence, Child Development, Cohabitation, Divorce, father, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
By Ann Bailey Nearly half (46 percent) of American fathers under the age of 45 say they have at least one child who was born out of wedlock. Yes, you read that right – almost half. I was shocked when I read that statistic. When you consider that the share of...
by United Families International | Jun 21, 2011 | Child Development, Family, Parents, UFI Blog
By Rachel Allison It has been over five years since my father passed away. Over the past couple of days I have been thinking of him a lot. My Dad was a man of few words, but life’s lessons had given him a wisdom that enriched each of our lives. When he spoke, “we...
by United Families International | Jun 20, 2011 | Abortion, Media, Sanctity of Life, UFI Blog
Diminutive, yet outspoken and articulate, Wendy Wright has spent many a day standing on a street in front of abortion clinics trying to convince the women who enter to not abort their unborn babies. Wendy, now days, appears on national news broadcasts trying to...
by United Families International | Jun 18, 2011 | Abortion, Cohabitation, Divorce, Marriage, Parental Rights, Polls, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, UFI Blog
Here is this week’s question: “Of the social issues impacting families, which is of greatest concern to you?” Here is how UFI readers responded: 34 percent Religious Freedom 14 percent Parental Rights 10 percent ...
by United Families International | Jun 17, 2011 | father, Marriage, Parents, UFI Blog
It’s June and in my corner of the world, that means warmer weather, summer vacations, kids out of school and Father’s Day! In just over a week we will be celebrating the influence of dads in our lives. United Families International has researched the...
by United Families International | Jun 16, 2011 | Child Development, Family, Parents, Same-Sex Attraction, UFI Blog
Everybody I know finds it very easy to mark “Male” or “Female” in the appropriate box. So, a few years ago when I was at the United Nations and I was told that there are actually seven genders, I was dumbfounded if not irritated. At the time,...