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What Happens at the UN Hits Home
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Some people may think the United Nations is far away and disconnected from their life and their family. But what happens at the UN does not stay at the UN. It influences families and policies across the world and close to home. That is...
The Perfect Day to Begin
Celebrate, Strengthen, and Defend Marriage! It is not only Valentine’s Day today throughout the world, it is National Marriage Week in the United States. At United Families International, we believe Natural Marriage is something to celebrate, strengthen, and defend!...
Divorce : 100 Reasons Not To…
February 7, 2014 From the Desk of Laura Bunker: \Over the years, the most frequently viewed page on our UFI website is our Family Issues Guide on divorce. It would seem there is hardly a family in our world today that has been untouched by the tragedy of divorce in...
3 Ways to Stand for Marriage
January 27, 2014 From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Both marriage between a man and a woman and Religious Freedom hang in the balance in many states and countries! Right now, some of the battlegrounds include: Utah (Ground Zero in the battle for marriage and religious...
They “get it”!
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates marched up Constitution Avenue to the Supreme Court Building in Washington DC, as they have done every year since 1974. It was the annual “March for Life” on the anniversary of Roe...
Power of Work
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: After the holiday festivities, it can be daunting to buckle down to the work facing us in the New Year. A friend confessed to me this morning, “It’s the middle of January and I still can’t face the big job of putting my Christmas...
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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...
California Wants Your Kids: Part 2
by Diane Robertson Part two of a two-part series examining California’s overreach into the lives of children and families and the rights of parents. The main problem with California’s SRC 41 is that it removes full on decision making about children from the parents...
No Time for Hiding
United Families International was privileged to have university students accompany us to the Commission on the Status of Women. Miriam Blaser shares what she learned while at the United Nations. My time at the United Nations was unforgettable. I experienced so much...
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