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“It is no secret that the vulnerability suffered by our peoples—insecurity, crime, abuse, abandonment of the elderly, orphaned children and violence—causes enormous imbalances and obliges us to spend millions on institutional policies that in the end can do no more...
Empty Chairs at Your Family’s Table?
A new year is upon us, and we are jumping with both feet into the upcoming pro-family/pro-life challenges ahead. We start out by sharing a troubling trend on social media, and in culture in general - that of young people (and some not so young) who conclude their...
Celebrating Pro-family Wins with You!
Dear Friends and Supporters of the Pro-family Movement, My tenure as Chairman of the Board of United Families International has now reached the ten-year mark. Over that past decade, I’ve come to see that the pro-family movement is like one great orchestra of...
Don’t let the Pro-family voice be shut out at the UN
December 12, 2023 Dear Friends of the Family: Each year, life seems to bring to us some good, some crazy, and some hard things. While reviewing the year for United Families International (UFI), we are so grateful for the many wonderful things that have happened this...
Giving & Gratitude go together.
To the friends of United Families International: Today is “Giving Tuesday.” The day when non-profits approach their supporters for funding to keep their organizations functioning. When I think of this day, two things come to mind – not only “giving,” but...
Am I Contributing to Someone’s Suicide?
This week’s Issue Update goes a long way toward dispelling the pernicious myth that if parents and society don’t validate transgenderism and pass laws supporting “gendering affirming care” we will all be guilty of causing a “trans” person to commit suicide. Joy...
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Fatherhood: Teaching About God Since Ever
July 21, 2023 by Micol Collins Children who grow up in homes with a father who practices their faith are more likely to attend church and continue on the same traditional faith as the father. A research study conducted over 40 years and with the goal of determining...
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
July 19, 2023 By Jamie Gordon Imagine that you are married with children, and your spouse becomes ill. Would you raise your children and care for your spouse the best you could? It is not easy to be a single parent, but it is even harder to take on the challenges of a...
Traits of a Good Father
July 14, 2023 by Micol Collins What do paternal leadership and authority mean? Social history provides us with a record of what paternal leadership and authority shouldn’t be like. Some of the earliest American records of such misinterpretations come from colonial...
My Childhood Abuse
June 28, 2023 The writer of this article wishes to remain anonymous. I am an adult survivor of childhood abuse. The effects of the abuse have stayed with me throughout my lifetime. My story is different from other survivors in some respects, but it is also the...
A Different Kind of Love
June 14, 2023 By Jamie Gordon The day was Thursday, April 16, 1998, a day that I had anticipated for a long time, it was the day that I would marry my best friend! It was the most amazing day, and then our married life began. We had ups and downs like any marriage,...
Whatever The Reason?
May 30, 2023 by Micol Collins I was listening to my favorite music on the radio when an ad began streaming. The ad started telling the audience that it was okay to not like a particular flavor of ice cream, a job, etc. Quickly, it escalated to include the fact that it...
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