Editor Note: Mike and Diana Lacey joined the UFI team during the final week of the Commission on the Status of Women. Mike gives some insights on his UN experience. Mike Lacey Anyone familiar with the culture of European countries will enjoy the joke about European heaven...
Rachel Allison My daughter called this week to share her success of the day. One of her goals for the summer is to teach her children how to deep clean and organize age-appropriate areas of the home and garden. Her success? She and her three young...
Ann Bailey The lid has just been blown off on the homosexual vs. heterosexual parenting container. Over the weekend, two studies came forward that lay waste to the American Psychological Association’s (APA) claim that there is no difference in outcomes between children reared by same-sex parents...
Here’s the question we asked UFI readers: “Generally speaking, will publicly supporting same-sex “marriage” help or harm a politician come Election Day?” Here’s how readers responded: 90 Percent Harm 4 Percent Help 6 Percent Unsure...
Danny Quinny New York must be a wonderful place to live. Can you imagine a city with 100% employment, where crime is nonexistent, where every road is beautifully paved, and people just get along? It MUST be nice. Why else would the three-term Mayor decide to...
Diane Robertson On June 6, the ninth circuit court of appeals refused to retake the Proposition 8 case (Perry vs Brown). The last step in the appeals process for California’s Proposition 8 will be an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. Alliance Defense...
Ann Bailey Much is written and discussed about the youth suicide rate – be it from bullying or from the general stress of being young in today’s society. But little attention is given to individuals on the other end of the spectrum – the age 60+...
Rachel Allison One of the many advantages that come with being “grandma age” is that I have figured out my strengths and weaknesses. I’m grateful for my strengths, and I’m patiently working on my weaknesses. One of my strengths: I don’t ignore the elephant in the...
We are regularly barraged with news articles about the “injustice” of same-sex couples not being allowed to "marry." But how many same-sex couples even want to be married? The most recent U.S. Census Bureau numbers indicate that the number of same-sex households that would actually...
A Six Step Guide to Family Conflict Resolution Ezra Hamilton Conflict in life is impossible to avoid. We encounter conflict in our workplace, at school, with friends and even within the most important environment in our lives, our families. Each unique situation where conflict arises can be...
Diane Robertson The First District court of appeals in Boston today, May 31, ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The three panel judge based their decision on the idea that the federal law interferes with the right of a state to define...
May 2012, a recent Gallup Poll on abortion found that 50% of American adults label themselves as “Pro-life”, while only 41% of American’s are labeling themselves as “Pro-choice”. 52% of Americans believe that abortion should be legal only under some circumstances, while 25% believe abortion should...
Rachel Allison What has our society done to us? Has Hollywood and advertising caused us to focus on looks rather than depth, and instant gratification rather than virtue and self-control? Have we become caught up with priorities that may bring status and recognition while true and lasting...
Diane Robertson Target has flip-flopped. Two years ago, Target donated $150,000 to Governor Tim Pawlenty's campaign in Minnesota. Governor Pawlenty supports traditional marriage. Now in 2012, Target has promised to donate at least $120,000 to the Family Equality Council (FEC), a homosexual political advocacy group. Target is...
Ann Bailey What’s it like for a mother to be planning a funeral when she should be choosing paint colors for her newborn’s nursery? My neighbor and dear friend, *Sarah, knows the answer to that question. When her pregnancy reached the five month mark, she was...
Rachel Allison Last night my husband and I chose to watch a movie that had been highly recommended to us by several of our friends. The movie was “Courageous.” We borrowed it from a friend who had enjoyed the movie so much, he chose to purchase...
Ann Bailey Last week Nancy Keenan, head of NARAL Pro-Choice America, announced that, at the end of the year, she will be stepping down as president. The reason given for her departure is the organization’s need for a president and executive committee that has the ability...
Rachel Allison It wasn’t until I was an adult that I ever heard my dad talk about his experiences during World War II, and then it was because we asked questions that helped him open up and talk about them. He was just 18 when the Japanese...
Diane Robertson "Vogue model Christy Turlington Burns and a host of female celebrities encouraged mothers across the nation to ignore their children as part of “No Mother’s Day,” a sign of their support for reducing maternal mortality by supporting family planning and global access to abortion....
"Merely viewing web images of child pornography does not, absent other proof, constitute either possession or procurement within the meaning of our Penal Law," Senior Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick wrote for a majority of four of the six judges in the New York Court of...
Happy Mother's Day! From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: United Families International sends warm wishes to women around the world who are honored this week as "Mothers". The single most influential role in the world is that of a mother. Civilizations are created and conquered through the...
Ann Bailey Okay… just gotta ask. What are your thoughts on the Time Magazine cover: “Are You Mom Enough?” This has certainly brought front and center (so to speak) the topic of breastfeeding. United Families International has long been a proponent of women breastfeeding and we have...
Here’s the question we asked our readers: “Should a private religious school have the right to fire a teacher who is pregnant out of wedlock? “ Here’s how readers responded: 81 Percent Yes 15 Percent No 4 Percent Unsure This question is a result of the controversy over a teacher...
Diane Robertson On Tuesday, May 8th, North Carolinian voters came out in record numbers to a primary election in order to vote on the issue of gay marriage. Sixty one percent of the voters voted in favor of a state constitutional amendment that would ban gay...
Daniel Allison A German proverb which has also become part of our English lexicon says, "blood is thicker than water," suggesting that the bonds of family are stronger that the bonds of unrelated persons. And for most people this is probably true. When I was a child,...
