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Equality and Fairness: Re-establishing the Common Good Through the Principle of Compromise
The Equality Act, once again, looms large in the political and cultural debates - threatening religious freedom, women's rights and our way of understanding marriage, family and humanity as it relates to discrimination in the public square. To some, the Fairness for...
Video Games: Healthy Pastime or Pathway to Addiction?
This past year brought changes into our lives that we never anticipated. Many parents are now feeling overloaded and short on time as they need to spend more time taking care of their family and overseeing their children’s education. On the other hand, some adults...
How Redefining Marriage Has Undermined the Rights and Wellbeing of Children
A landmark custody case has resurfaced as Lisa Miller has returned to the United States and turned herself in to face charges for kidnapping. Her daughter, Isabella, who is now 18 remains in Nicaragua. Even years later there is controversy about who is the victim in...
The Contempt at the Heart of “Family Planning” Policies
Mildred Fay Jefferson was the first black women to graduate from Harvard Medical school. Not only did she graduate, she had 28 honorary degrees. She said, “I became a physician in order to help save lives… I am not willing to stand aside and allow the concept of...
Perpetuating Disunity: The Executive Order on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Though on the outside President Biden’s Executive Order on “Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation” may sound fair and reasonable, it’s the brutal reality of how it uniquely harms women and girls where we need to...
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Gender Neutral Parenting?
By Chelsea Jones As a mom of three girls and one boy, seeing my son play with dolls and all things pink is no surprise. He’s outnumbered, so he’s frequently seen dragging a baby doll around in one hand and throwing a ball in the other. The children have a mix of...
Protecting Women’s Sports
By Ashlee Kendell When I was in high school, basketball was my life and I spent a lot of time perfecting and honing those skills. To improve our game, my coach had the girl's team scrimmage the high school boys during practice. The boys were faster and stronger and...
Gender Transitioning: Not Worth the Risk
By Ashlee Kendell Ellie and Nele were two young girls who identified as trans males and took testosterone to appear masculine. Ellie realized at the age of 14 that she was a lesbian. In addition, she was uncomfortable identifying as a woman. She said, “I wanted to be...
Standing Up to UN Overreach at the Commission on the Status of Women
By United Families International The United Nations’ annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) recently concluded, and, true to form, the Commission continued its assault on the family, parental rights, the health and wellbeing of children, and religious liberty....
Screen Time vs. Green Time
By Jillian Celmo A year ago our family made the decision to pull our oldest child out of public school and began homeschooling him. Zephyr was five years old and in Kindergarten. He had loved it so much but something changed after Christmas break, and our once happy...
Equality and Fairness: Re-establishing the Common Good Through the Principle of Compromise
Contributed by Tori Black In 1976, Ronald Reagan gave a speech to a deeply divided Republican Party addressing the challenge found in bringing together people with diverse perspectives and goals. Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center,...
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