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Dad – A Girl’s First and Most Influential Love
Hello Friends, It almost seems counterintuitive… When we think of helping girls to grow up to be strong, confident women, we naturally give her examples of good women who have gone places and accomplished much. There are magazine articles, books, and websites...
The Struggle Against Abortion – A “Herculean Endeavor”
Hello Friends, Harvard constitutional law professor, Laurence Tribe, once called abortion the “clash of absolutes.” The issue and the people on either side of it are often described as irreconcilable and intractable, leading Tribe to claim that “the debate is...
The Equality Act – Harming Children and Hijacking the Rights of Parents
HR5, the Equality Act, has moved out of committee and will come up for a vote in the full house. We have been highlighting how devastating this deceptively named legislation will be for women, children, parents, religious adherents, and freedom of speech. It is...
Gather the Women and Pray for Peace
Hello Friends, Buddhist philosopher, Daisaku Ikeda, once said: "Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting...
We Need Children Even More than They Need Us: Part 2
Hello Friends, Do you remember what it was like for you when your first baby became a part of your home; how caring for this little person was all-consuming mentally and physically? It is almost as if there are two births – the birth of the child and the birth of the...
We Need Children Even More than They Need Us
In February 2019, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) made the following comment on a video posted to her Instagram account: “There’s scientific consensus that the lives of children are going to be very difficult. And it does lead young people to have a...
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Sex Selective Abortion: Where Have All the Girls Gone?
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Camille Williams Recent reports that 132 villages in Northern India had not had a girl born during the previous three months appear to have been...
UN Women – Redefining Gender and Erasing Women
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black “We are more than you, and essentially you need to learn how to become a bit more like us.” That was the message Katlego Kai...
The Unsuspected Bully
By Laurel Bishop I let it happen to my kid because I didn’t recognize it. Throughout sixth grade, my son sat at his desk, the brunt of his teacher’s jokes and insults. The worst humiliation was the teacher’s direction to the other students to “not be dumb like Cody”....
Same-sex Politics and the Lie of “Inclusivity”
By Tori Black Do you remember hearing as a kid, “Well, if you don’t…then, I won’t be your friend.” There’s a term for using that tactic: relational aggression. Some people learn early in life that threatening people with exclusion is a great way to attempt to get what...
Our Modern Culture War: LGBTQ Rights vs. Religious Liberty
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black Friday I opened up my newsfeed, and this is what greeted me: an account of a six year old girl traumatized by her teacher who insisted...
No, Religious Women are Not Brainwashed
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Jenet Erickson When findings from the World Family Map exploring links between religion and family well-being were published in The New York...
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