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“#WomenBetrayed”
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Everywhere we go, people ask us “What can I do to support the family?” Today we have two good suggestions -- but please act quickly because time is of the essence! Tomorrow: On Tuesday, July 28, Pro-life citizens in more than 50 cities...
The New “Sliver Spoon”
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Since the U.S. Supreme Court redefined marriage to include same-sex marriage, some people want to “take the government out of marriage.” However, this would harm marriage and family even more. Even with the recent legal redefinition of...
Have you seen it?
Unthinkable Reality of Abortion If you haven’t seen it already, you need to know about it. It has received over 100,000 views every hour since its release two days ago. It is the undercover video where Dr. Deborah Nucatola, Planned Parenthood’s senior director of...
We’d about given up hope…
Victories for Family! After a few weeks of devastating blows to rule of law, marriage, and family, there is some good news coming to us from a world that increasingly seems turned upside down. First, on Wednesday, a draft of the final outcome document on the United...
A Mighty Blow to the Foundation of Liberty
A Mighty Blow to the Foundation of Liberty On Saturday we will celebrate the 239th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, when the American forefathers began to build a foundation of liberty for the newly forming United States. However, last...
“Ruling: It’s All About Me”
The Ruling Heard Round The World United Families International is deeply disappointed by today’s Supreme Court ruling making same-sex marriage legal the United States. This ruling by 5 out of 9 unelected judges not only robs Americans of the “freedom to govern...
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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...
Marriage Is Not About You, Whether You’re Gay or Straight
By Hannah Gibson As humans, we all have a driving need to belong, to be loved, and to give love. This applies to all of us, straight or gay. For those who identify with the latter, I can only imagine how difficult it must be to feel attracted to somebody and be able...
Higher Teen Pregnancy Rates Among LGBT Youth
By Diane Robertson Teenwise Minnesota, a statewide organization that promotes the sexual health of young people, recently published a survey of teens 9th to 11th grade on teen pregnancy and sexual activity. For the first time, Teenwise asked the teens about their...
Liberation through Education
By McKayla Skinner My grandmothers were deeply impacted by the world wars. One was left without a father for a time, as he was a prisoner of war, and the other was a military wife who sometimes lived on the brink of starvation during a famine. Though both lived in...
Definition of the Family
By Breaunna Stone It seems that from the beginning of time, the family has been described as a mother, a father, and their children. In most cases, many remember the father as being named the breadwinner while the mother reared her children in the home. Today it is...
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