by United Families International | Sep 25, 2014 | Parental Rights, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, UFI Blog
The happy “same-sex family” is more often than not built upon the back of a destroyed mother/father heterosexual family. In the same-sex marriage debate, how often have you heard this snarkily-delivered question: “Well, how does a same-sex marriage...
by United Families International | Sep 24, 2014 | Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, UFI Blog
Too many courts; too many rulings on marriage. How do you make sense of it all? By Diane Robertson Conflicting court rulings in Louisiana has left the state confused. At the beginning of the month federal district Judge, Martin Feldman ruled that Louisiana’s marriage...
by United Families International | Sep 23, 2014 | Child Development, Parents, UFI Blog
A debate is currently raging over appropriate forms of discipline. So what might “appropriate” discipline look like? By Nathalie Bowman This is the final piece in a 3 part series. Read Part 1: Is the “Ideal” for Real? and Part 2: Is the Ideal for Real:...
by United Families International | Sep 22, 2014 | Child Development, Down Syndrome, Education, Family, Gender, Non-Discrimination, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Kristen Jan Heimuli In all the debates and conversations regarding civil rights it is easy to focus primarily on the struggles of race or gender. And while those struggles have been extremely profound, we tend to forget about a very special population-the last...
by United Families International | Sep 19, 2014 | Child Development, Divorce, Drug Use, Education, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Parents, Religion, Schools, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Maddi Gillel Have you ever been trying to get somewhere, such as in a different city, state, or country? Did you have a map? Did you speak the language so that you could ask? We’ve all been in this situation. Some of us are born with a compass in our heads, some are...
by United Families International | Sep 18, 2014 | Diane Robertson, Drug Use, Education, Family, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Rebecca Mallory Anybody out there old enough to remember the old MAD Magazine icon Alfred E. Neuman? Every issue donned his face with the same goofy look of complete oblivion to life. Not a care in the world. That goofy face should have donned the cover of one of the...
