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“That Image Will Haunt Me”
Report on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) The first in-person UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW), since the onset of COVID, finished up in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 18. The negotiated outcome document or “Agreed Conclusions” was...
Billion-dollar, baby-selling industry
Most of us are familiar with a couple who has experienced infertility and then had their lives blessed through assisted reproductive technologies. We often speak of this in terms of “a miracle of our modern age,” but could it also be true that there is a dark side to...
Ending Suffering by Ending the Sufferer
To many my father came across as a serious, unapproachable Army Colonel. Yet, within this admirable leader was a kind-hearted teddy bear. During the last five years of his life, this 6'2" gentle giant, dealt with multiple health problems boiling down to his final 18...
Idaho is Doing Something about Porn
Idaho is Doing Something about Porn A Tool for Parents to Protect Their Children When being interviewed, Senator Kevin Cook of the Idaho Senate was asked about his proposed anti-pornography legislation, “What is something you wish the critics of this bill would...
Creating “Shields not Swords” in the Fight for Rights
By Alexis Tarkalson A UN Independent Expert, given the responsibility to provide protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), has been asked to put together a report for the United Nations on two seemingly irreconcilable...
Top 10 Wins and Challenges of 2022
Dear friends and supporters of United Families International, As 2022 ends, it can best be said that it’s been “quite a year”. On the pro-family front, it truly has felt like a roller coaster with so many ups and downs. As you read these, I hope you’ll get a sense...
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Hope for Breaking the Poverty Cycle
February 21, 2023 by Alexa Sanwo People all over the world endure the struggles of not having enough. In 2018, there were 38.1 million people living in poverty in the United States alone. Poverty, of course, is terrible. People don’t get to choose whether they are...
Raising Healthy Children Begins with Your Actions
January 25, 2023 by Amanda Henderson Kids are like tiny sponges when it comes to absorbing information from all around them. Therefore, if they see the adults in their lives modeling healthy behaviors, they will do the same. As parents and role models, we have to help...
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December 6, 2022 by Alexis Tarkalson Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas lit the fire underneath the pro-LGBTQ senators when he included a more rebellious comment in his dissent for the controversial Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022). This specific...
Respect for Marriage Act, just not the traditional kind
December 6, 2022 by Alexis Tarkalson Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas lit the fire underneath the pro-LGBTQ senators when he included a more rebellious comment in his dissent for the controversial Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
Setting the Record Straight on Hillary Clinton’s Absurd Comparison
December 3, 2022 by Alexis Tarkalson These are the exact words from Hillary Clinton, delivered during an interview with PBS: “We have come along way on so many fronts but we are also in a period of time where there is a lot of pushback and much of the progress...
Children are in more danger than ever before
November 29, 2022 by Alexis Tarkalson Last week, Washington Post published an article titled, “’Downstate’ is a play about pedophiles. It’s also brilliant.” The article, written by Peter Marks, does not go on to offer a glowing review of the play’s condemnation of...
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