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A Record-Breaking Year Because of You.
Dear UFI family and friends, Merry Christmas! As we celebrate this season of giving, I’m writing to let you know your support this past year was instrumental in providing many of the resources needed for 2017 to be a record-breaking year for UFI. We cannot thank you...
Counting Religious Freedom
From the Desk of Tori Black: Included in the landmark ruling of Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in the United States, were following words: “Finally, it must be emphasized that religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may...
How do you talk about the issues?
November 29, 2017 Hello Friends: After living in Texas for 26 years, I recently moved to a new state to be closer to family. When I am asked the proverbial “get-to-know-you” questions, I get to tell people that I have the privilege of working with a non-governmental...
Fighting for Families with UFI’s New President
From the Desk of Bob Spiel: Since its very beginning, over 30 years ago, United Families International has been led by the most capable and committed volunteers that can be found anywhere. Their commitment to the cause of the family is deep and constant, and the...
What does the World Owe You? The Human Rights Question
From the Desk of Tori Black: Some of you may not be familiar with the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC). This international council meets three times a year in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss and craft policy on a wide array of issues. In September, a United...
Euthanasia: “Ending Suffering by Ending the Sufferer”
Hello Friends: We’re in the last few days of collecting signatures to present to a United Nations body that is setting up to issue legal commentary on an international treaty that excludes unborn children from a “right to life.” United Families International has...
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Collaboration Through Councils
By McKayla Skinner Each school year is full of new firsts. For some, it may be the entrance into kindergarten, for others new teachers, or even a whole new school. With all the changes that come with a new school year, it can lead many family members feeling scattered...
The 2018 UN Population Awards – A Study in Contrasts
by Vincenzina Santoro “Abortion is a common occurrence – there are 56 million each year.” So said the President of the Guttmacher Institute, Ann Starrs, in her statement following acceptance of the UN Population Award in the institutional category. Founded as the...
Education and Unions – A New Beginning for Families
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello friends, June was a momentous month at the Supreme Court. Following the Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling which held that baker and owner, Jack Phillips, could not be compelled to violate his religious beliefs, the Court struck down...
Lend Your Voice
By Miriam Merrill In the self-centered world in which we live it is easy to forget that when we raise our voice with others amazing things can happen. We will often see posts on social media offering similar political opinions and we automatically assume that this...
Jack and Religious Freedom Win!
By Tori Black The June 4th, 2018 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 for an event that...
Where Have All the Fathers Gone?
by Courtney Aintablian Fatherless-ness: it is an epidemic. We see it in our schools, work places, churches – you cannot miss it. It has become the “norm” to see a mother raising her children on her own.. What has happened in our society? Have men lost their sense of...
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