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Don’t believe what you hear — money isn’t the leading cause of divorce
The financial news this week got a lot of people nervous. That’s understandable. The last economic downturn was painful. My husband is in the airline industry which was badly affected starting with 9/11. We call it the “lost decade.” For a workforce that is already...
Sex Selective Abortion: Where Have All the Girls Gone?
Hello Friends, In much of the world, women outnumber men in terms of population. This is usually attributable to greater life expectancy among women. War, disease and substance abuse impact males more than females and affect the ratios between men and women, with...
UN Women – Redefining Gender and Erasing Women
Hello Friends, I suppose we should get over being shocked, but just when you think you’ve seen, and heard, it all, the powers that be at the UN say something that leaves you just dumbfounded. This time around it was the director of UN Women that had us shaking our...
Family: The Key to Thriving Communities and Economies
Hello Friends, One of the best presentations at a recent UN event about families that I attended was given by Joseph Price, an economics professor at Brigham Young University. His presentation was titled “Household Family Structure and the Macroeconomic Welfare of...
Contempt is Keeping Us from Becoming ‘a More Perfect Union’
Many years ago, Neal A. Maxwell, who had served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, likened the spread of sin to spilled milk. He said, “Young parents know how a mere half cup of spilled milk seems to...
Same-sex Politics and the Lie of “Inclusivity”
Hello Friends, Where would our world be without dissenters – those individuals who are willing to stick their necks out (sometimes literally) for what they believe? Well, the United States would be a part of the British Commonwealth, for one. We learn of and honor the...
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The Truth About Change Therapy
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black It has no teeth, but it is sending a message. In June of this year, the California Assembly passed ACR 99, a resolution that condemns...
How Publishers and Librarians Are Pushing Gender Identity Politics on Your Children
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black When I was little, I loved to have my mother read to me. I had two favorite stories that I requested over and over: The Little Red Hen...
The Biggest Predictor of Student Success? Home and Family
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black While many families were busy sending their children off to begin a new school year, I spent much of my time August 26 through 28 at...
Family-friendly Corporate Culture – A Win for All
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black If you watched the 2019 Oscars, maybe you saw the inspiring Nike ad, “Dream Crazier,” which was part of its “Just Do It” campaign...
Don’t Believe What You Hear: Money Isn’t the Leading Cause of Divorce
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Jenet Erickson, Sammi Trujillo and Jeff Dew We’ve all seen the headline: “Money is the leading cause of divorce.” In fact, it isn’t money itself,...
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...
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