by United Families International | Jan 17, 2014 | Birth Rate, Child Development, Demographic Decline, Family, Family Planning, Feminism, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Elise Ellsworth In the last number of years a good amount of material has been published about the rewards of parenting. Are parents truly happier? Is parenting worth it? Many of these articles highlight the downsides of being a parent. Dirty diapers. Crying...
by United Families International | Jan 16, 2014 | Family, UFI Blog
After the holiday festivities, it can be daunting to buckle down to the work facing us in the New Year. A friend confessed to me this morning, “It’s the middle of January and I still can’t face the big job of putting my Christmas decorations away.” Another friend...
by United Families International | Jan 15, 2014 | Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, Diane Robertson, Education, Free Speech, Gender, Marriage, Non-Discrimination, Religion, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex Education, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson As gay marriage and non-discrimination ordinances which include sexual orientation and gender identity become legalized throughout the world, an atomic bomb of sorts is spreading its way through the legal system. Where ever gay marriage is legal, the...
by United Families International | Jan 14, 2014 | Grandparents, UFI Blog, Values
There is a story that is told of an Apache grandfather who was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, “A fight is going on inside me; it is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret,...
by United Families International | Jan 13, 2014 | Divorce, UFI Blog
Aerial Owen Divorce is like a fire that burns through a family destroying it, leaving only ashes behind when the flames die out. It probably isn’t hard for you to picture someone in your life that has been affected in some way by the fire of divorce. They could have...
by United Families International | Jan 10, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, Grandparents, Parents, Pedophilia, Same-Sex Attraction, Schools, Sex Education, Sexual Orientation, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Violence
Rachel Allison Today’s news reported a shocking story of a three-year-old toddler being coerced into using terrible language and making obscene gestures simply for the entertainment of the adults in the room. A video of the incident was the punch that forced viewers...