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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...
Good News & Conquering Fear
Good News & Conquering Fear After a rather bleak picture at the close of 2013, we are grateful to report that New Year has begun with some good news for the Family and Religious Liberties: • The U.S. Supreme Court granted a “stay”that places a hold on same-sex...
“Wins” and “Worries”
"Wins" and "Worries" of 2013 “I need your help” is one of the greatest phrases in English language. It enlists others in doing good and serving others. And UFI needs your help right now. Wherever you live, please click here to sign the petition in support of...
No Court Ruling Can Change the Truth
No Court Ruling Can Change the Truth “Steady as she goes.” That was the advice given to our family a few years ago when we experienced a sudden tragic death, and that’s the advice we share with all who are grieving over the sudden loss of Utah’s Marriage amendment....
We Exist Because of Your Generosity!
We Exist Because of Your Generosity! As the history books close the pages on 2013, we see that the coming year is stacking up as one of the most critical years in defense the family in our lifetime. Numerous issues are surfacing constantly – – almost to the point of...
The ‘Nuclear Option’ Hits Home
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Three weeks ago, the U.S. Senate invoked a “nuclear option” that changed the way judges can be nominated. As UFI Board member and legal expert Bill Duncan explains in this week’s alert, “A change in Senate rules is just a way of easing...
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A Chance at Life
by Candice LeSueur I am the fourth of six children in my family. We all joke about how my parents’ third child, the sister just older than me, was a fierce one. My mom thought she would be finished with having kids after her, but I’m so glad she decided to let me come...
Do Playgrounds Have a Religion?
by Diane Robertson Another aspect of the doctrine of separation of Church and State is on trial at the Supreme Court, today, April 19, 2017. This is an important case for families because it affects government interaction with both education and religion. Some say...
A Double-Header of Good News!
UFI president shares with us the progress made at the recent United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. After years of not being able to substantively address “family” in UN documents, the dry spell has ended and “family” is back in a Commission on the Status...
Where Does This All Lead?
United Families International was privileged to have university students accompany us to the Commission on the Status of Women. Andy Gongora shares what he learned while at the United Nations. My main purpose for coming to the UN was to learn about and become more...
Collision Courts
by Diane Robertson For years, the LGBT community has been seeking to make sexual orientation and transgenderism part of non-discrimination laws that were written during the civil rights movement. They have been successful in several states and cities across the...
We’re All Human
United Families International was privileged to have university students accompany us to the Commission on the Status of Women. Elizabeth Warner shares what she learned while at the United Nations. While at the Commission on the Status of Women, I met so many amazing...
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