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Gender Identity Wars: How Redefining Gender Hurts Women
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, There has been a lot in the news lately regarding the Trump administration and gender identity. It is a difficult subject. The American people are, by and large, a fair-minded people. We want to treat all people with dignity...
The New Comprehensive Sexuality Education that has Teachers Horrified and Parents Fighting Back
From the desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, You deserve another thank you for keeping Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer in the top ten at the box office for a second weekend! That encouraging news means the movie will open in additional theaters...
Assisted Suicide: Society’s Dangerous Embrace of Legalized Killing
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, With your help, Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer, broke into the top 10 movies at the box office on its opening weekend. Thank you! And if you haven’t gone to see the film yet, please do. You can find a...
Gosnell: The Story America Tried to Hide
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, In 1984, former abortionist, Dr. Bernard Nathanson, released a groundbreaking film called The Silent Scream. The film took advantage of ultrasound technology to reveal the human reality of the fetus. When preparing women...
Intimacy with a Robot: Stop the Push for a Dangerous New Norm
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, A couple weeks ago, I sent one of my colleagues a text with a link to the topic we are sharing with you today. In it I said, “This is gross. It’s also a problem.” I wondered if we had an obligation to share it with you. My...
Religion’s Profound Influence on Families and Society
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, In his farewell address of September 1796, George Washington called religion and morality “great pillars of human happiness.” He knew that national morality cannot exist without “religious principal.” Freedom of religion is...
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Human Connections and Healing from Trauma
by Laura Waters Most human beings will likely encounter trauma at some time in their lives. In fact, researchers estimate that 70% of American adults have experienced trauma in their lives, and 20% of people in this category go on to develop PTSD.i Traumatic events...
Love: The Greatest Motivation to Change
By Kaelie Lemmon As stated by Lao Tzu, “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” I discovered this profound truth in my teenage years. Although I had previously experienced small, nearly unrecognizable feelings...
Parents: the First and Best Defense Against Pornography in Schools
By United Families International “Mom, can I tell you something?” I happily said yes, I always enjoy hearing about my 11-year-old’s day. But I was not prepared for this: “There was a girl at school that received a three-week suspension, and the police were called...
Medical Marijuana Done Right
by Jenet Jacob Erickson This last week, Utah signed into law what some have called “the best-designed” medical marijuana law in the country. Crafting that law was not easy. In just a few years marijuana has become a key political issue across the nation. Utah was no...
Pornography : The Real Monster in Your Closet
By Alan Pastor Jamie was in middle school, or what I like to call the armpit of life. He hasn’t dated, kissed, or even held the hand of a girl; yet he’s on the Sex Offender Registry. He’s expressed to his therapist the fear of never having a relationship with a girl....
China’s One-Child Policy and the Law of Unintended Consequences
by United Families International China, a country who has never been reserved or timid about their “reproductive” regulations, has instituted a startling change in their population control policy. In a major reversal, China, rather than restricting parents from...
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