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To the Fathers
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan once said, “With regard to the freedom of the individual for choice with regard to abortion, there's one individual who's not being considered at all. That's the one who is being aborted. And I've...
Lawlessnes of the UN
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Last week, members of United Families International attended a week-long gathering with few protocols, little structure, and no accountability. It was an event where power-games were played all week, then finally on the last day, secret...
A Mother’s Education Wasted?
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Three days before I began my service as President of United Families International in August 2013, I completed my Bachelors of Science in Family Studies. On graduation day, I marched in the processional line and re-lived flashbacks of...
Gov’t in Your Love Life?
Why is Government in the Marriage Business? One of our favorite things at United Families is working with students from universities across United States. Contrary to rumors that the younger generation is “waiting for the older generation to die” so they can redefine...
Faceoff with Radical Feminists
Feminism & "Fundamentalism" at the UN The United Nations process provides a startling contrast to anyone familiar with the legislative process at the state or federal level. There are no elected officials or constituents, there is no constitution, little...
World Family Declaration
Sign the World Family Declaration! The natural family based upon marriage between a man and a woman is “the bedrock of society, the strength of our nations, and the hope of humanity.” We are excited to introduce the recently launched “World Family Declaration.” An...
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The “Busyness” Problem
by Christie Masters If you are too busy, you may, like me, look longingly at your garden as you drive away, again, wishing for more time at home. The weeds in that badly neglected garden seem to mock our desire for rest and peace as they grow defiantly taller, a...
Too Costly?
by Alannah Hurley Because of technological advances, expecting mothers are now able to tell before birth if their child will have Down syndrome. “The abortion rate in the United States for babies with Down syndrome, sometimes known as trisomy 21, is about 50 percent...
The Highest of Arts
by Carol Soelberg In 1983 when my mother, Janet Andersen Ray, was Arizona’s Mother of the year, my seven sisters accompanied her to the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, New York for the American Mother’s National Convention. I stayed home having just given birth to...
Enough and More
by Diane Robertson I read this great article last week. I hope it goes viral. It describes feelings I have often felt. “What if I never really amount to anything when I grow up—beyond mom and sister and wife? But these people in my primary circle of impact know they...
If You Want to Help Children, Then Help Marriage
by Dr. Jenet Jacob Erickson If there is anything the last four decades have taught us, it is that marriage matters in the lives of children. In 1960, five percent of children were born to an unmarried mother. By 2014, that rate had increased to 41 percent and with it...
Me, myself and I
United Families International was privileged to have university students accompany us to the Commission on the Status of Women. Kadee Taylor shares what she learned while at the United Nations. It's All About Me I’ve struggled to find words for what I learned by...
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