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Some Supreme News, Court Ruling
Some Supreme News! Wins all around! June has been a very good month for rights of conscience, religious liberty, free speech, and protection of life. The U.S. Supreme Court has been very busy this last month and we at UFI have been very pleased, and not a little...
No “Pause” Button on the Assault on the Family and Religious Freedom
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello friends, I hope you are enjoying this first week of summer! I love the longer days, the warmer weather and the chance to spend some extended time with my kids and grandkids. I hope your summer is likewise filled with the things and...
Jack and Religious Freedom Win!
From the Desk of Tori Black: Dear Friends, This week’s Supreme Court ruling in the case of the Masterpiece Cakeshop is welcome news. The heart of the dispute was about a religious business owner’s right to refuse service, not to an individual or minority group, but...
Scouting Without a Compass
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, For many years my husband and I were volunteers with Boy Scouts of America. We served in packs, troops, crews and districts in a variety of positions. We helped youth develop virtues embodied in the Scout oath, law and motto...
Best Job Ever: A Millennial Mother’s Response to the New York Times
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, When I was young, Erma Bombeck was the definitive voice on motherhood. With wit and wisdom she managed to balance the absurd and sublime that distinguishes the life of a mother. She was one of the greatest humorists of her...
Inconvenient truths
From the Desk of Tori Black: Dear Friends, I recently had a conversation with some friends who tend to see things through a pair of liberal lenses. We happened upon the subject of children who think they are trapped in the body of the opposite sex. When I mentioned my...
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The Real Bullies in America’s Schools: State and National Teachers’ Unions
This is the second in a series of exerpts from Standing Up to Goliath by Rebecca Friedrichs I used to tell people that teaching is the most fulfilling profession in the world, and it was. But thanks to union domination of our schools and their influence on local,...
Gender Identity Wars: How Redefining Gender Hurts Women
By Tori Levulis Black One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I arrived late to my P.E. class due to an early morning orthodontist appointment. The woman that oversaw several of the girls’ team sports was short – as in tiny. She took my “excused slip”, and...
The New Comprehensive Sexuality Education that has Teachers Horrified and Parents Fighting Back
The following guest post is an excerpt from "Standing Up to Goliath" by Rebecca Friedrichs In 2013 a dear friend sent me a most shocking email message. She forwarded it from a young mother living in Northern California. The email’s subject was: The Latest Horror! The...
Assisted Suicide: Society’s Dangerous Embrace of Legalized Killing
By Tori Levulis Black In 1993, I had my last child on my living room floor. On purpose! Disappointed with some aspects of my previous births, I did my homework and chose to have a homebirth with the help of a certified midwife. It was by far my best birth. Two...
Employment and the Family
By Marci Nelson I grew up in a large family. My parents had four sons and four daughters, and we lived a very happy childhood where my siblings and I felt immense love and safety. For as long as I can remember, my dad has been a cemetery caretaker. This means that he...
Gosnell: The True Crime Story America Tried to Hide
A message from UFI: 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 for abortion, abortion...
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