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Using a Label as a Weapon
Silencing Your Ideological Opponent with a Label Hate. Feelings of prejudice filling people with such animus and loathing that they are motivated to hurt, to harm, and to kill. With good reason we recoil from hate when we see it. Martin Luther King, Jr. changed the...
You can help the unborn – and it’s easy
An effort is underway to define away the humanity of unborn children. The U.N. Human Rights Committee, one of the oldest U.N. treaty bodies, is about to use its power to attack the right to life of unborn babies. This committee is preparing to give legal commentary on...
Join the Race for Virtue!
Join the Race for Virtue! One benefit of working with United Families is the opportunity we have to partner with other pro-family organizations. For instance, while at the United Nations, UFI has collaborated with Fight the New Drug to educate individuals and...
Truth from an Unlikely Source
You already know you can’t always believe what you read or hear from the media, but one of the biggest violators of truth telling is your local Planned Parenthood affiliate. In collusion with media and leftist politicians, Planned Parenthood regularly disseminates...
Good News and Challenges on the Religious Liberty Front
In the United States, the month of July is known for its celebration of freedom. One of the most important freedoms involves religion and rights of personal conscience and belief. Many people aren’t aware, however, of the commitment to religious liberty that exist in...
The Free Speech Bus, Truth, and Violence
As we celebrated Father’s Day this past week, United Families International hopes that it was a special day for you and your family. It is a day when we honor the unique attributes that men bring into our lives and into society. With the increased dialogue in regards...
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A Lifetime of Regret
By Suzanne Smith and LaRenda Sommers In the fierce debate that rages on the right to life versus the right to choose, one consideration has been ignored from the abortion platform; the devastating effect abortions have on women’s mental health. If we really care about...
Education and Information at the UN
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 side and parallel...
Old Enough
By Tonya Cox I have a delightful 3-year-old granddaughter named Ellie. She is a girl that knows her own mind and is highly intelligent with an emotional awareness and vocabulary that rivals children many years older. She knows what she wants and often seeks to dictate...
Distracted Parenting
By Ashley Corbaley We all have seen it: a mom or dad busily scrolling or texting away on their cell phone on the park bench while their children are playing on the playground. Maybe from time to time we are even guilty of it ourselves. A few years ago the Wall Street...
Changes for Marriage Law in Latin America
By Elise Ellsworth On January 8, 2018 the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that same-sex marriages should be recognized. This landmark ruling is binding precedent in Costa Rica and could do the same for other signatory countries, including Chile, Mexico,...
Together at the Table
By McKayla Skinner When it comes to good health many Pediatricians will include family meals as part of their triage. This is not solely in honor of the maxim “Families who eat together, stay together,” rather it is built upon research findings that suggests that if a...
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