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Abortion’s Culture is Antithetical to Women’s Equality
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Many years ago I became familiar with the arguments of pro-life feminists, and they resonated with me. For many, putting those two words, “pro-life” and “feminist” together is oxymoronic. Feminism took a terrible turn in the...
The Protect Life Rule: Standing Up for the Unborn
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Planned Parenthood. Choice. Reproductive healthcare. If there were an award given for the best euphemisms to emerge from the 20th century, it would be those that were created to mask the reality of abortion and the abortion...
With Liberty for All: The Religious Liberty Task Force
From the Desk of Tori Black: Dear Friends, In February 2014, R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, spoke at Brigham Young University on the threats to religious liberty. For a leader in evangelical Christianity to visit and...
Curiosity Kills the Cat
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, August is upon us and soon our children will be returning to the classroom. Are your kids ready? Are you ready? These days preparation for school is about more than new shoes and backpacks. You need to arm your children with...
Embracing the Binary: Rejecting the Genderless Society
From the Desk of Tori Black: Dear Friends, When my youngest grandson was born, my daughter and son-in-law planned a gender-reveal party. Her sister, an excellent quilter, was told the soon-to-be-born baby’s sex. She made a beautiful baby blanket that was boyish...
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...
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Five Ways You Can Stop Human Trafficking Today
By Miriam Merrill Did you know that approximately 15,000 people are trafficked in the United States annually? These horrendous statistics require great action on our part. Though it’s difficult to discuss, a little education can go a long way in the fight against...
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...
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