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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...
The Equal Rights Amendment: Still a Bad Idea for Women and Families
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, In 1972 the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) passed the US Senate and was sent to the states for ratification. It was first proposed in 1923 but didn’t gain any traction until following the feminist revolution that began in the...
The Reality of Abortion: Sacrificing the Future
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the New York legislature passed a law that would protect the most radical of abortion procedures. The state has defined abortion as a fundamental right. Doing so may infringe on rights of...
UN Civil Society Comes to Utah
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Goal number 11 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” Using that goal as the basis for the theme of the upcoming UN Civil Society...
Drag Kids: Creating a Precedent for the Acceptance of Child Sexual Exploitation
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, I did some research this week to try to understand what makes a parent think it is okay to enable his or her son dressing in suggestive female clothing, complete with wig and make-up, and dance for grown men. The parents say...
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The Reality of Abortion: Sacrificing the Future
Contributed by Camille Williams Coincidentally, on January 22, 2019, the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, National Geographic sent out an email titled in part “World’s largest child sacrifice discovered in Peru.” Of course, I clicked on the link. My husband spent two...
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...
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