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Largest Pro-Family Gathering in the World
It’s the largest pro-family gathering in the world—and for the first time in history, it is coming to the United States! Please join us at the World Congress of Families IX, in Salt Lake City, Utah, October 27-30, 2015. This is the “premier global gathering of...
Students Speak Out about Porn
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: One of the greatest threats to families across the world is pornography. It is addictive as crack cocaine, and as attested in today’s UFI articles by young adult college students, is devastating to marriages and families. At United...
Behind the Curtain of the Teacher’s Union
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Here in the U.S., the end of August means the beginning of the school year. One school principal described it as her favorite time of year, when a hush settles through the halls, as teachers and students become acquainted and begin...
“What Videos?”
"What Videos?" The fifth undercover video exposing Planned Parenthood was released this week. Five different videos*, five different members of Planned Parenthood leadership, all casually discussing the unthinkable practice of harvesting and selling aborted baby...
“#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...
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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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