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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...
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...
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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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