by UFI Blog | Jul 13, 2016 | Constitution, Diane Robertson, Education, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Religious Freedom, Schools, Sovereignty, Supreme Court, Values
Diane Robertson The Founding Fathers of the United States were keenly aware of the right to property and its connection to freedom. Before the Revolutionary war, the British would send troops over to the colonies and quarter them in the homes of the people. The people...
by UFI Blog | Jul 11, 2016 | Choice, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Religion, Sanctity of Life, Values, Violence
by Erin Weist Yesterday at church my congregation sang the well-loved American patriotic hymn, “America the Beautiful.” (For those not familiar with the song the words are posted below.) A few of the lines stood out to me as incongruous with current events, both in...
by UFI Blog | Jul 6, 2016 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Constitution, Diane Robertson, Divorce, Family, father, Free Speech, Freedom, Gender, LGBT, Marriage, Marriage and Family, Parents, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Freedom, Sexual Orientation, The Family, Values
by Diane Robertson A nation can never be better than its families. For much of the history of the United States beginning with the founding of the colonies, families devoted their lives to God. They did not all have the same religious beliefs, but they held strong...
by UFI Blog | Jul 5, 2016 | Abstinence, AIDS, Birth Rate, Child Development, Choice, Education, Family, Health Care, Marriage, Parents, Research, Schools, Sex Education, Sexual Freedom, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Single Mothers, Values
By Cinthia Jahnsen The stork. An angel. Maybe a baby factory. A train. “Mom, where do babies come from?” Could this be one of the most dreaded questions that a parent is faced with? I was really worried about this topic of conversation when my kids became old enough...
by UFI Blog | Jul 1, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Divorce, Family, father, Health Care, Marriage, Marriage and Family, Parents, Research, Sexual Freedom, The Family, Values
by Tashica Jacobson There are many benefits that come from marriage. The couple, the children and even society is influenced by marriage. In a study of unhappily married couples, those who stayed together were happily married five years later. (Waite, 2002). While...
by UFI Blog | Jun 30, 2016 | Abstinence, Child Development, Education, Family, Marriage and Family, motherhood, Parents, Sex Education, Values
By Candice LeSueur I once heard a story about a girl who became pregnant and could not understand why. When she discussed her situation with her therapist, she said, “I didn’t even kiss him. So how could this have happened to me?” It was learned that this young...
