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Don’t Let Go of the Wheel
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Thank you for your positive feedback on our May 21 alert, “Five Wrongs Don’t Make a Right.” We received many responses and many more signatures to the UFI Marriage Petition. If you have not signed yet, please sign the UFI Marriage...
Raising the Standard for Fathers
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: People everywhere seem to know deep down that Fathers really matter. This became clear to us during a UFI parallel event at the recent UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) where Dr. Timothy Rarick, Professor in the Department of...
Preschool V. Mom
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: It’s the end of the school year, with class parties, awards programs--and signups for next year’s kindergarten and preschool. But before you rush to sign your young children up for preschool, we invite you to read today’s alert by Dawn...
5 Wrongs Don’t Make a Right
Five Wrongs Don't Make a Right If you’re having a hard time keeping up with the rash of marriage rulings in the U.S., you’re not alone. Just within the last two weeks, there have been five troubling rulings: 1. Tues. May 13 A federal judge declared Idaho’s...
Victories for Religious Freedom!
Two Victories for Religious Freedom With troubling news happening across the globe, it is encouraging to recognize two pivotal U.S. court decisions that became great victories for Religious Freedom. Before we go any further, we want to remind you what Freedom of...
The Root of Good Mothering
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush once said, “Whatever the era, whatever the times, one thing will never change: fathers and mothers, if you have children they must come first. Your success as a family, our success as a society depends...
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The Attack on Monogamy
by McKayla Skinner CNN recently published an article entitled Rethinking Monogamy Today, challenging the centuries long pattern of monogamy in marriage. Instead of couples choosing to “break up, cheat or just ‘settle” when they have sexual differences, the article...
Standing Out from the Crowd
by Breaunna Stone Ever since my experience at the United Nations at the 2017 Commission on the Status of women, I have found a voice inside of myself that is more outspoken and boisterous than it has ever been before. Whether it is on social media, at a family...
Love or Career: Does It Have to Be Either-Or?
by Ashley Corbaley Recently I saw a movie in which a man and a woman who were hopelessly in love with each other decided to break up because they chose to pursue their careers instead of their relationship. They tried to follow their dreams while dating and found it...
Don’t Be Duped
United Families International was privileged to have university students accompany us to the Commission on the Status of Women. Allie Gillespie shares what she learned while at the United Nations. Abraham Lincoln once said, “The problem with internet quotes is that...
Huge Win for Christian Business Owner
by Diane Robertson Hurray!!! Free speech and religious freedom, for a business owner, won last week in a court in Kentucky! Those rulings are becoming fewer and farther between. Though the ruling will likely be appealed, one can always celebrate a win for freedom!!!!...
Fighting a Scourge
by Alannah Hurley Pornography is now easier than ever to access. It is available at the click of a button for adults, teens, and children. However, some states, parties and governments are beginning to see the dangers of pornography and are taking steps to increase...
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