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Fidelity Before Pride
June is upon us and it’s a month filled with lots of patriotic (Flag Day on June 14) and family holidays. Happy Father’s Day to the wonderful men in our lives! We don’t know what we’d do without you and we don’t ever want to find out! It’s also a month that’s been...
Letting the term “spouse” move toward extinction?
As I’ve read and listened to all the controversy surrounding “trad wives” and NFL player Harrison Butker’s commencement address, I noticed that one thing is rarely mentioned - how these various family structures and women working outside the home impact children. It’s...
Time Sensitive message: Are Children a Blight or a Blessing?
Are Children a Blight or a Blessing? During the last week of April, 2024, media outlets around the world ran stories on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control new report stating the U.S. fertility rate has dropped to a startling 1.62, the lowest rates in almost 50 years...
What’s really at stake in the abortion pill case before the Supreme Court
Comedian Bill Maher has a tendency to say, “the quiet part out loud.” Recently, while addressing the topic of abortion with guests on his show, Maher acknowledged that abortionis (or "kind of is") murder, but then he condones it anyway. Leading us to conclude murder...
College Students and Professors are Threatened at the UN
As we move into the final week of the two-week meetings for the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), we are happy to share some of the challenges and the successes. UFI was honored to have as part of our team: 16 students, five professors,...
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The Most Important Job That’s Overlooked: That of a Mother
November 27, 2023 By Brandy Burningham You receive the Nobel Prize! You receive your PhD! You become CEO of a Fortune 500 corporation! All of these are amazing feats, but what if I told you your most important feat is that of being a mother. C.S. Lewis put it this...
The Legacy of a Grandparent
November 20, 2023 By Chris Kiefer When my mom passed away earlier this year, she left a hole in all her family’s hearts – her children, her sons and daughters in-law, her grandchildren and great grandchildren, her siblings, and everyone in her life. But she also left...
Erasing Motherhood – along with it, Womanhood.
November 13, 2023 By Alexis Goodman This week, the state of Ohio voted to protect abortion rights, and gave it the height of protection when they voted to have that right enshrined in the state’s constitution. Now alongside the celebrated and long-standing inalienable...
Marriage and Fatherhood: The Path to Success
October 31, 2023 By Chris Kiefer The following counsel is Part 2, and primarily directed to young men in their 20’s. Actively Prepare for and Seek Marriage If you want to invest in your greatest source of happiness and fulfillment, get married and have children. Do...
Marriage and Fatherhood: A Man’s Greatest Treasure
October 23, 2023 By Chris Kiefer Part 1 Many young men today are looking for meaning and fulfillment in their lives. There are limitless options of where and how to find self-fulfillment and happiness. If that is you, I will speak to you today. If you want the most...
The Contradiction of being Personally Opposed to Abortion, but Publicly Pro-Choice
October 14, 2023 By Brandy Burningham In talking with a relative she said something that I found very interesting. I asked her if she believes in abortion, which she said she does. She believes in a woman’s right to choose what’s best for her and her family. She then...
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