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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...
UN Treaty Hurts Families
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: As I write this, a fierce wind is blowing outside, whipping the snow in circles, and driving it through the holes in our window screens. Yet I am able to sit by the fireplace and write in peace. Home is truly a shelter from the storm....
Power of Religion and Family
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: The family and religion are “the double helix of society, each dependent on the strength of the other for successful reproduction,” according to author Mary Eberstadt. In fact, religious observance and family bonds are connected in...
The Pies that Bind
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Golden-brown turkey, soft buttery rolls, spicy pumpkin pies. . . what are your family’s favorite Thanksgiving traditions? Family traditions are more than just familiar routines. They are powerful sources of strength to families. Research...
Religious Freedom Our Heritage: Action Needed
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: This week the U.S. government is making two major decisions that could greatly harm Religious Freedom in the United States: 1) TODAY the U.S. Senate is voting on ENDA (Employment Non-Discrimination Act). ENDA is the nationwide version of...
Are Children “Scary”?
Are Children "Scary"? Attempting to scare people is part and parcel of the Halloween season, but the “zero-population growth” folks have really kicked it into gear the last few weeks. “Scary stories” abound especially since the new report from the UN...
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Ethics and the Three Person Baby
by Erin Weist About 2 weeks ago, BBC News produced an article titled, “Three-person baby license granted,” reporting about a fertility group in Newcastle that has worked to create a procedure that is intended to overcome a specific genetic defect. A noble goal, to be...
Millennial Advocates
Nine university students accompanied the United Families team at the United Nations for the Commission on the Status of Women. They shared with us some of their impressions while working at the UN. Each student had a unique perspective. We are grateful for the...
The Chipping Away of Religious Liberty
by Diane Robertson Religious freedom is being chipped away at one small bit at a time. As a result, the freedom in which people had to behave and speak has been changing. Years ago, private business owners could make their religion part of their business and the...
The Puzzle of Gay Loneliness
by Cathi Bond Loneliness is an emotion that causes one to feel empty or have the perception of being alone, like when a college freshman feels lonely even when surrounded by roommates and fellow students. Earlier this month, Michael Hobbes, a gay writer, pondered why...
Truth, Lies and Defunding Planned Parenthood
by Elise Ellsworth While Congress is hotly debating the American Health Care Act there are many Americans who remain unaware that the act contains language which could be the undoing of America’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood (originally HJ Resolution...
The Agenda
by Diane Robertson There’s an alarming new agenda showing up in liberal circles. It’s coming under two separate guises: women’s rights and children’s rights. Both have the same goal to remove childcare from the parents and give it to the government. I first noticed...
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