Updates, Blogs AND ANSWERS
IMPORTANT UPDATES
UFI Issue Updates
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...
Protecting Families at CSW 62
Hello Friends, The UFI team had a very successful experience at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). We had eight university students and four faculty join us in visiting representatives from over 50 countries, as well as attending and reporting on...
Who Has Your Back?
From the desk of Tori Black: Here at UFI, we are in the thick of preparations for attending the UN during the Commission on the Status of Women. We have been busy facilitating participation in side events by pro-family organizations and setting up appointments to...
Simple is Best – even at the UN
Sometimes the simple approach ends up being the best thing! The 56th Session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD) concluded this week and although there was some not-so-good language that ended up in the Commission’s outcome document, there were some...
Surrogacy: The Unintended Consequences
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, For those like us, who value the family, the inability to have a child is a heavy burden. Infertility is a very real challenge for many couples. In the US alone, one in eight couples have difficulty conceiving or sustaining...
A New Year: Resolve to Protect Religious Freedom
A New Year: Resolve to Protect Religious Freedom “Houston, we have a problem.” A line made famous by the movie, Apollo 13, is one of the top movie quotes of all time. It was a monumental understatement for a perilous emergency that threatened the lives of the three...
LEARN MORE
UFI Blog
Learn about family issues from a wide variety of contributors.
Parental Rights: Who controls the education of your child?
As your children return to school, it is important that parents know that many people, including high-level judges, believe you relinquish your right to control your child’s education the moment your child crosses the threshold of the school door. In a...
Child Sexual Abuse: We Must Speak Up
By Jessie Keller It Happens When 5-year-old Janie announced to her mom on the way home from a family picnic, “Michael made me play a game I didn’t like.” Her mother became concerned. Michael was Janie’s 12-year old cousin and had not been seen most of the afternoon....
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...
GUIDE TO FAMILY ISSUES
Learn About Family Issues
Our mission is to strengthen and defend the family, with focus in the following areas:
Family
Marriage
Life
Human Sexuality
Parents
Religion