Updates, Blogs AND ANSWERS
IMPORTANT UPDATES
UFI Issue Updates
UFI: Many Hands Making a Difference
Many Hands Making a Difference! At United Families International, we are so grateful for our volunteers and college interns. They help carry the load of researching social science for our Family Issues Guides, writing articles for our UFI Blog, and posting daily...
What we’ve been doing…
2015: Reflecting in Gratitude for One Significant Year It has been my unique opportunity to serve as the Chairman of the Board for UFI for the past two years. The mission, history and talent within UFI are unlike any organization I have witnessed. The...
Guard your Marriage with Gratitude
Guard your Marriage with Gratitude Whether you have been married for fifty minutes or fifty years, you may have discovered that your spouse is not perfect. You and your spouse may even be noticing a “demand-withdrawal” communication...
Go Home and Change the World
November 12, 2015 From the Desk of Laura Bunker: I haven't been to a conference as big and slick and rich with content as this World Congress of Families.” (Australia) “This is phenomenal! Now I know we're not fighting alone!” (Alabama) ...
For Sale: One Child, Excellent Genes
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: From the light bulb to jet engines to smart phones, the expansion of technology has been a great benefit to humankind. But can it go too far? Science fiction movies are filled with spine-chilling examples, but today’s truth may be even...
Manipulating Science & You
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: We at United Families International are regularly astonished by the oft-heard statement: “There is no difference in children raised by two married biological parents and two same-sex parents.” When that way of thinking found its way...
LEARN MORE
UFI Blog
Learn about family issues from a wide variety of contributors.
Why I Will Always Protect the Freedom of Speech of Those with Whom I Disagree
By Miriam Merrill Freedom of speech may be guaranteed through the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, but that does not mean it comes easily. Domestically we find with more frequency that opposing sides call for the silencing of their disputant rather...
Tolerance for me, but not for thee
by Alannah Hurley “Tolerance: a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.” June 15th, 2017, a group of LGBT individuals disrupted an ex-gay...
Victims of the Opioid Epidemic: Children
By McKayla Skinner Recently I came across a CNN article entitled “The Opioid Crisis Took this 8-year-old’s Father Away” by Christina Manduley and Kimberly Berryman. The reporters highlighted the experience of an 8-year-old girl, Ava, who was awaiting the release of...
Will Marriage Change Down Under?
By Erin Weist Australia is currently undergoing a national plebiscite (a postal vote) on whether or not to allow same-sex marriage. This is not a legally-binding vote but a means for public feedback on a certain principle: in this case, whether or not same-sex...
History of Abortion in the U.S. Supreme Court
By Diane Robertson In the last week, a federal judge completely struck down an Indiana state law outlawing abortions based on the baby's race, gender, or disability. How, or why, was this conclusion reached, and what led to this action? Understanding the history of...
An Entitled Generation
By Cathi Bond It seems that the kids raised in today’s society are taught to think and act more entitled than ever before. Where has this come from, and why is so entrenched in our society? In her article entitled “Narcissistic Children and Teens: Does Your Child Act...
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