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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...
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...
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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...
Scouting without a Compass
By Tori Black 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 as they worked on goals,...
Small and Simple Seeds: How Families Benefit from Gardening
By McKayla Skinner Some of the most significant changes in family life are brought about by small and simple things. Something you may have experienced in the past is the joy that come from planting and harvesting a garden. One article notes six little-mentioned...
It Is Personal
By Tonya Cox I am a Rapid Eye Technician. Rapid Eye Technology is a technique used to assist people in identifying and releasing stress and trauma in their life as well as learn life skills for living happier, vibrant, and more peaceful lives. I work with clients all...
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