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The Reality of Abortion: Sacrificing the Future
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the New York legislature passed a law that would protect the most radical of abortion procedures. The state has defined abortion as a fundamental right. Doing so may infringe on rights of...
UN Civil Society Comes to Utah
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Goal number 11 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” Using that goal as the basis for the theme of the upcoming UN Civil Society...
Drag Kids: Creating a Precedent for the Acceptance of Child Sexual Exploitation
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, I did some research this week to try to understand what makes a parent think it is okay to enable his or her son dressing in suggestive female clothing, complete with wig and make-up, and dance for grown men. The parents say...
The Enduring Nature of the March for Life
Hello Friends, Dr. Bernard Nathanson was an influential proponent of legalized abortion. He performed, by his own admission, 60,000 abortions during his career. He admitted to lying about how many abortions were performed before legalization and about how many women...
China: Punishing the Faithful and Making Churches an Arm of the State
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, It is hard to know for certain, but the best estimates from internal surveys indicate that there are approximately 31 million Christians living in China today and close to 22 million Muslims. While Islam has been present in...
Family – When Less May Not Be More
From the Desk of Tori Black: Russell M. Nelson, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has said, “The home is the laboratory of love, and in it resides the most important unit of the Church and of society—the family.” We live, however, in a day...
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We Need Children Even More than They Need Us: Part 2
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Jenet Erickson The first article in this series focused on how societies benefit from an orientation toward nurturing children within families....
Is Instagram Ruining Your Marriage?
By Miriam Merrill Your Instagram account may be ruining your marriage. With the number of active monthly users reaching 1 billion, Instagram is more popular than ever. While there are millions of users in every age category, approximately 64% of users are...
We Need Children Even More than They Need Us
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Jenet Erickson When renowned Harvard sociologist Carle Zimmerman published his sweeping analysis of the rise and fall of great civilizations, he...
Surrogacy: Babies on Demand and Motherhood in Pieces
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Camille Williams Rachel’s cry of longing, envy and despair, “Give me children else I die” (Genesis 30:1) is echoed in our day by infertile...
The Equality Act – An Atrocity Against Women
Contributed by Tori Black On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee held a full committee hearing on HR5, the Equality Act. Sponsors and supporters of the act claim that it will extend civil rights protections based on sex, sexual orientation and gender...
Technology’s Threat to Our Children
By Marisa Higley As a child I lived a life almost completely without technology. I spent my time outside, climbed trees, played in the mud and dirt, jumped on the trampoline, and picked raspberries from our bushes. Every chance I had I was outside exploring. I rarely...