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Surrogacy: Babies on Demand and Motherhood in Pieces
Hello Friends, Surrogacy…We periodically circle back to this difficult topic. It is one that I honestly hesitate to address because if we haven’t lived with infertility ourselves, we know people who have. We sympathize with their pain, and don’t want to contribute to...
The Equality Act – An Atrocity Against Women
Hello Friends, Last week the House Judicial Committee conducted a hearing regarding HR5. This incredibly dangerous piece of legislation, innocuously named the Equality Act – after all, who doesn’t like equality – has the potential to inflict terrible harm on women,...
The UN: Transforming Society by Restructuring the Family
Hello Friends, This last weekend I was in Verona, Italy at the World Congress of Families VIII. The World Congress of Families (WCF) is an event that brings together people from around the world who want to strengthen and defend the family. It is attended by leaders,...
URGENT! STOP HR5. CALL REPRESENTATIVES NOW!
Hello Friends, The House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing April 2 on HR5, the Equality Act. This bill would amend the Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity. This act poses a serious threat to religious freedom, state independence...
Loopholes: Closing One and the Exploitation of Another
It’s been quite a week for the pro-family/pro-life effort. In the international arena, there has been some great news and some rather stunning shenanigans. First, the good news. The Closing of a Loophole On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the...
UFI: Promoting a Better Vision for Women and the Family at the UN
From the desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, UFI board member, Jenet Erickson, accompanied our team at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) this year. She reports today on what she saw and the impact it had on her. We wish you all could come with us! We...
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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...
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