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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...
The Real Bullies in America’s Schools: State and National Teachers’ Unions
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, The recent campaign to inspire more Americans to vote in the mid-term elections has had positive results. My daughter's voting district in Michigan ran out of ballots during the primaries because the voter-turnout far...
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...
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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...
China: Punishing the Faithful and Making Churches an Arm of the State
by Elizabeth Warner A cross, marking a church and symbolizing Christian faith, is burned mercilessly. Churches are demolished in an attempt to halt worship. Millions of Muslims are held captive and fed communist propaganda to cleanse them of their faith. This is China...
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...
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