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“Sexual Orientation” 101
May 3, 2013 Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity 101 The controversial term “sexual orientation” has been receiving much attention recently as the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) released their proposed resolution that will receive an up or down vote at a gathering of...
Big Wins for the Unborn
April 17, 2013 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg United Families International is proud to co-sponsor World Congress of Families VII in Sydney, Australia May 15-18. This global gathering of individuals and organizations is a powerful force for good in the pro-family...
Do Kids belong to their Parents?
April 10, 2013 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg Four years ago I left a commission at the United Nations with the stark realization that Parent Rights would be the next BIG battle ground. We started immediately honing in on the social science that supported the myriad...
“Common” Children – Common Core
April 3, 2013 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg Don't you hate to sink your teeth into a wonderfully juicy looking apple only find the core distastefully rotten? In a very big and disappointing way that appears to be the case for most of us in the Common Core State...
Marriage Hangs in the Balance
March 26, 2013 Marriage hangs in the balance It is a pivotal time for marriage. On Tuesday, March 26, the Supreme Court listened to Oral Arguments on the future of Proposition 8 - California's Constitutional Amendment defining marriage as being between one man and...
Countries Manipulated by Media
March 20, 2013 Countries Manipulated by the Media Late on Friday, the UN negotiating room erupted in cheers as anti-family activists welcomed the adoption of the "Agreed Conclusions" for the Commission on Status of Women (CSW) 57th session. Two weeks of intense...
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We Help – It’s Part of Who We Are
by Diane Robertson The news and social media have been flooded with opinions about Muslims, refugees, and immigration. I am not an expert on immigration law. I do not know enough about the war-torn countries that many families and individuals are fleeing to form an...
Imperfections
Tashica Jacobson The other morning I was holding my sleeping son, who currently is getting over a bad case of baby acne, and found myself fixated on one of the particularly large bump on his face. I was resisting the urge to scratch it off his face when I realized...
Ubiquitous
by Cathi Bond There is a never ending stream of soft pornography creeping into our daily lives. It is no longer a matter of if you and your children will encounter hard core porn, but when. This multibillion dollar industry permeates all forms of media. With internet...
A Mighty River of People
by Diane Robertson My 17 year old daughter and I had the wonderful opportunity to join with thousands upon thousands of people in Washington D.C. on Friday to march for the lives of the unborn. Men and women came from all across the nation to form a mighty river of...
Parents and the Community: A Sex Ed Collaboration
Guest post by Tiffany Anderson and Audrey Edwards When was the last time the birds and bees got together to talk? Our personal sexuality is a big part of our individual identity. Our bodies were made for the amazing purpose of creation. This wonderful power was also...
Keeping Abusers at a Distance
by Elise Ellsworth Every parent’s nightmare is the discovery that one of their children has been sexually molested or abused. However, 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys will become victims of childhood sexual abuse. How can you outsmart molesters and keep your child...
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