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Divorce Hits Home
Divorce Hits Home One of the major cultural revolutions discussed in last week’s alert was the “divorce revolution” that began in 1969 in California, with Governor Ronald Reagan making “what he later admitted was one of the biggest mistakes of his political life,” by...
“60’s, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll”
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: As you know, two weeks ago the U.S. Supreme Court listened to oral arguments on whether or not to allow states to define marriage as a man and a woman. Many Americans are numb with disbelief. How did we come to this point? This did not...
Good News – Good Example
Good News - Good Example! With discouraging news blasting from every media outlet, it is refreshing to hear about someone standing up for family and truth, and having a powerful impact. The setting was the recent UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD),...
Disappearing Religious Freedom
Disappearing Religious Freedom Like many of you, we at United Families International have been concerned at how quickly our Constitutionally-guaranteed religious freedoms seem to be crumbling in the United States. For example: The state of Washington recently ruled...
Television Takeover
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Television has always been good at instant messaging--instantly putting messages into viewers minds, and shaping cultural attitudes along the way. In today’s eye-opening alert, Erika Walker discusses the powerful influence of TV, and...
“The kitchen is a torture chamber”
"The Kitchen is a Torture Chamber?" The annual UN Commission on the Status of women is winding to a close and we wish you’d been there with us to experience some of the high moments and some outrageous and unnerving, yet revealing moments. Close to 7,000 women from...
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Silencing Your Ideological Opponent with a Label
by Tori Black 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 heart of a complacent country by...
Boys Will Be Boys & Girls Will Be Girls: A Mother’s Perspective on Teaching the Dependability of Gender to Children
By Erin Weist A Mother’s Perspective on Teaching the Dependability of Gender to Children I’ve reviewed the literature: There are many conflicting studies—some purport transgenderism can be successful through social acceptance while others some that indicate gender...
FAMILY: OUR GREATEST REFUGE DURING LIFE’S STORMS
By McKayla Skinner Family is our greatest refuge during life’s storms. This timeless truth was proven once again during the recent devastating natural disaster in Texas, known as Hurricane Harvey. In tracking the headlines on the hurricane three accounts illustrated...
Get Rid of Indecent Billboards in Your Community: Here’s How You Can Help Out
By Elise Ellsworth A number of years ago, Times Square displayed a billboard featuring a number of backsides that were completely uncovered. The owner of the business on which the billboard was displayed—a church—decided to file suit to block the billboard display. A...
School Transgender Bathroom Rules Are Back
By Diane Robertson Hardly anyone can forget how in May of 2016, the Obama Administration made an announcement that under Title IX, all schools receiving any form of federal funding must allow students to use the gendered bathroom of their choice. The issue was in the...
I Witnessed Abuse and Didn’t Help. What Would You Have Done?
By Ailee Olsen In October of 2013, I was in a poor neighborhood of Malang (a small town in Indonesia) visiting friends at their home. As I waited outside their door, I looked to my right and saw a 7-year-old little girl named Isti*, whom I had become friends with in...
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