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The Major Forces We Are Up Against…
The Major Forces We Are Up Against… Borrowing a phrase from a prominent US city, the perspective of the vast majority of Americans is, “What Happens at the UN, stays at the UN.” Sadly, however, this isn’t the case. On the contrary, to a large degree the UN can...
Medical Marijuana Done Right
From the Desk of Tori Black: Dear Friends, A few years ago I went to my first legislative committee hearing about medical marijuana. It was eye-opening in a way that surprised me because it fundamentally changed the way I looked at cannabis and those seeking to...
China’s One-Child Policy and the Law of Unintended Consequences
Hello Friends, There is a law of unintended consequences in this world. The worst of unintended consequences are those that arise from the idea that people, humans, are a burden on society and on resources instead of a valuable asset that contributes to and benefits...
Abortion and Assisted Suicide: The New “Universal Human Right”
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, You know that something is seriously wrong in the world when death through abortion and assisted suicide is peddled as a “right to life.” I kid you not. At a recently concluded United Nations meeting regarding human rights,...
Happy Thanksgiving
From the Desk of Tori Black: For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies, For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flow'r, Sun and moon, and...
What A Firefighter’s Victory Means for Religious Liberty & Free Speech
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, In June, we expressed our gratitude for the steps the US Supreme Court took to protect religious freedom. When they issued their ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, it set a precedent in favor...
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UN Civil Society Comes to Utah
Contributed by Tori Black, President of United Families International Following World War II, the United Nations was formed with the goal of establishing a world of safety and peace. Peace, however, is elusive. Even when we are free from the ravages of war, people...
Drag Kids: Creating a Precedent for the Acceptance of Child Sexual Exploitation
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Callie Black Hypothetically, if you came across a photograph of a young child posing next to a naked man, how would you react? My first reaction...
The Enduring Nature of the March for Life
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Dr. Bernard Nathanson was an influential proponent of legalized abortion. He performed, by his own admission, 60,000 abortions during his career. He admitted to lying about how many abortions were performed before...
The Enduring Nature of the March for Life
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black January brings two marches to Washington D.C. and around the nation. This year, the two groups met on consecutive days. The Women’s...
“Can We Not Talk About Sex Right Now?”
by Ronde S. Walch “What class are you taking this semester?” I smile because I know where this conversation is headed when I reply, “Healthy Sexuality.” I am at lunch with three well-educated mothers in their thirties who excitedly launch into their own understanding...
The Question of Universal Daycare: What Long-term Studies Are Telling Us
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, When I was around five, my mother returned to work. The memory of my life at home with her before she returned to the workplace was for many years tinged by a palpable sadness. I missed being at home with her. So when I...
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