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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...
Gender Identity Politics: Erasing Womanhood at the United Nations and How that Will Affect You
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, As we planned for the Commission on the Status of Women this year, we felt strongly that we needed to address two aspects of the current trends in transgender activism: the participation of transwomen in women’s sports...
Masterpiece Cakeshop: Successfully defends religious liberty – again!
From the desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop was in the news again. We’ve shared his story with you before. He is one of an increasing number of business owners who find themselves caught in a battle between First Amendment rights...
The United Nations and the Family: What does it have to do with you?
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Most people don’t realize the pervasive influence that the United Nations has on our everyday lives and the way it can affect our families. UN deliberations affect our laws, the curriculum in our schools and the policies...
The Countercultural Institution on the Family
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Author and researcher Jennifer Marshall has said “Marriage is a promise. Not just between one man and one woman, but to the community at large, to generations past and to those yet to be born. Wedding vows set apart this...
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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...
Make Some Noise
By Tonya Cox I am a mother in California. My husband and I spent most of our family life raising our five children in here. Our youngest child is a senior in high school and our third California high school graduate. I cannot express how grateful I am that in a few...
Gender Identity Politics: Erasing Womanhood at the United Nations and How that Will Affect You
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black “It depends on what the meaning of the word ‘is’ is.” That infamous statement came from the 1998 grand jury testimony of Bill Clinton....
The United Nations and the Family: What does it have to do with you?
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black March 20, 2003, my family had joined my parents in Maui for a spring vacation. From our tiny, speck of an island in the middle of the...
Unexpected Motherhood
By Kimberly Williams Each year there are millions of unintended pregnancies. In 2013, I became part of that statistic, which changed my life forever. I had been casually dating a guy for 6 months. It was right before Christmas of 2012 that I decided to take a...
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