UFI Blog

August 11, 2012

Here’s the question we asked UFI readers: “If your 14-year-old child had Olympic-quality talent, would you be willing to let your child move a thousand miles away to train with a top-notch coach and live with a wonderful, yet non-relative, family?” Here’s how readers responded: Yes                         16...

August 10, 2012

Amanda Mitchell I am trying to get the word out about the CRPD and its long-term consequences. I believe this issue will be important to you. I believe the consequences for ratifying the CRPD are more grave than realized and urgent action needs to be taken....

August 9, 2012

Ann Bailey In a candid moment that surprised not a few gay advocates, singer Elton John has acknowledged that it will be “heartbreaking” when the boy being raised by him and his gay partner grows and realizes “he hasn’t got a mummy.”  Elton certainly has broken...

August 8, 2012

The 2nd annual Prague Gay Pride Parade will be held on August 18  and the U.S. State Department (via the U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic) stands proudly in support of the event.  U.S. Ambassador Norman L. Eisen was a signatory to a 2011 letter...

August 6, 2012

Diane Robertson Two years ago, I said to my husband that it seems like the world is in a new war—not a war with weapons and killing, but a war of words and ideas.  Two years ago, my husband said that was an extreme view point....

August 4, 2012

Here’s the question we asked UFI readers: "J.C. Penney stock has dropped dramatically the last six months.  Is it directly related to repercussions from their overt pro-gay advocacy or simply because of ineffective business practices?" Here’s how readers responded: 51 Percent        Largely repercussions from gay advocacy  8 percent          Ineffective...

August 3, 2012

Ann Bailey What a day it is!  The great “Kiss-In” at Chick-fil-A.  You’d think that after the astounding groundswell of support for free speech and traditional marriage that took place on Wednesday, that the gay lobby would at least lay low for a while.  Alas, ‘tis...

August 2, 2012

Allison Malnar I read an article yesterday that cited Bill Clinton’s State of the Union Address from January 1994.  He stated,  ”In ten years, one-half of all children born in America will be illegitimate.” I was shocked!   I have been on the computer for over an...

August 1, 2012

Ann Bailey Gather up your family and friends, today, and head for your local Chick-fil-A.  Here’s your chance to stand up for free speech, religious freedom and traditional marriage.  It is important that politicians, media, and gay advocates not be allowed to bully and discriminate against...

July 31, 2012

It was all over the news last week: "U.S. poverty heads toward highest level in 50 years." Other countries around the world, notably Greece and Spain, continue to struggle with insolvency and surging rates of poverty. Economists and other experts point to all sorts of...

July 30, 2012

Another UN treaty that would put the U.S. in the cross-hairs of unelected international bureaucrats was passed out of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week.  Supporters of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) hope that the Senate vote...

July 25, 2012

Melissa Anderson I put much of my past focus on the pro abortion campaign of the United States. However, the organization I write for is United Families International. We focus on family everywhere in the world, attempting to raise awareness to the degradation of the family...

July 23, 2012

Rachel Allison Recently I read an article entitled “Spoiled Rotten.”  It was a great article that I sent to all my married children.  Now whether or not they read it…or took it seriously, I don’t know…all I know is that I have had all nine of...

July 23, 2012

Ann Bailey Two women, same ethnicity, same approximate age, similar background growing up, similar education, both with children, both work hard.  One lives at the poverty level and survives with the aid of food stamps – the other lives comfortably in a middle class life-style.   The...

July 19, 2012

Here’s the question we asked UFI readers: “Do you believe that it costs a middle-income family $234,900 to raise a child through age 17?” Here’s their response: 24 Percent               Yes 65 Percent               No Way 11 Percent               Maybe This question became relevant because of a series of news articles and a...

July 18, 2012

Diane Robertson The two terms: “Freedom of Religion” and “Freedom of Worship” sound pretty synonymous. But are they? In recent years, President Obama and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton have often used the term, “Freedom of Worship” in place of “Freedom of Religion.”  What are the...

July 17, 2012

Rachel Allison My daughter and I had a conversation recently that made me crazy.  One of her friends has three teenage daughters.  A few months ago, the fourteen-year old, Mary, spent the night at my daughter’s home.  She slept on the floor with sheets and blankets...

July 16, 2012

Are children more protected from the devastation of porn that they were six months ago?  The answer is a resounding “no.” The advocates of the domain .XXX  sold the world a lie when, last year, they convinced ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)...

July 10, 2012

Rachel Allison Seems that parenting tips abound, but this is one that every parent needs to be reminded of.   This little piece has been around for years, but a new generation needs to see it.   Enjoy and share! My Parents Drugged Us The other day, someone at...

July 3, 2012

Diane Robertson On the fourth of July, I always like to ponder the founding of our great nation, read the Declaration of Independence, and sing some of the great songs about our freedom, liberty, and the sacrifices that so many men and women made to make...

July 3, 2012

Rachel Allison How many times have I heard about families being separated because of a temporary mid-life crisis, a priority brain-freeze, or some other misplaced family distraction by a husband or wife? Too often pride gets involved during the process, and before we know it lives...

July 2, 2012

Danny Quinney It has been a crazy busy week.  I have soooooooo much I want to write about.  I’m tempted to write about Fast and Furious (it’s complicated, but I think I’ll understand it better if I write it out), I want to write about Mayor...

June 28, 2012

Diane Robertson It seems like the food business has suddenly become interested in politics. As it turns out their values are not my values. It actually started with my beloved Ben and Jerry’s ice cream nearly three years ago. To celebrate when the state of Vermont legalized...

June 27, 2012

Ann Bailey "So what programs on television promote and/or normalize premarital sex?"  That was the question that I asked UFI's intern.  She paused for a moment and replied:  "All of them!"    Contrary to what you are led to believe by media and popular culture, convincing young...

June 26, 2012

Rachel Allison This past weekend my three sisters and I assembled for some much needed emotional strengthening. Our conversations focused on the battles that our children and grandchildren are facing, and how we as women of faith could fortify and support them against the onslaught of...