by United Families International | May 28, 2015 | Choice, Constitution, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Supreme Court, UFI Blog, Values
by Mekelle Tenney In a speech delivered in 1788 James Madison stated, “Is there no virtue among us? If there be not, we are in a wretched situation. No theoretical checks no form of government can render us secure. To suppose that any form of government will secure...
by United Families International | May 27, 2015 | Abortion, Child Development, Choice, Cohabitation, Diane Robertson, Divorce, Drug Use, Education, Family, father, Free Speech, Marriage, Religion, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Marriage, Sanctity of Life, Single Mothers, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Diane Robertson During a panel discussion on poverty at Georgetown University, President Obama, and Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam chided Christian religious organizations for focusing too heavily on “divisive issues” such as abortion and gay marriage. The New...
by United Families International | May 26, 2015 | Abstinence, Child Development, Choice, Drug Use, Family, father, Freedom, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Nathalie Bowman I write what’s in my heart. I don’t study statistics or research papers. I write what I know to be true. As this is my last blog post for United Families International, I want to share some thoughts from my heart about families in hopes it will be...
by United Families International | May 22, 2015 | Choice, Constitution, Education, Free Speech, Freedom, Religious Freedom, Religious rights, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
by Gary Boyd A recent change in the wording of a question on the United States citizenship test did not go unnoticed by Senator James Lankford (R-OK). The test now shows “Freedom of Worship”, rather than “Freedom of Religion”, as one of the basic rights of a U.S....
by United Families International | May 18, 2015 | Child Development, UFI Blog, Values
by Rebecca Mallory “Honesty is the best policy” is a famous proverb written by Benjamin Franklin. Even Wikipedia says that “Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness,...
by United Families International | Apr 14, 2015 | Child Development, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Rachel Allison It has been over nine 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...
