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Fundamental Right or Fundamental Wrong
October 24, 2012 From The Desk of Carol Soelberg: One of the deceptive tools frequently used by the folks who would like to see our traditional family culture rewritten is to take well meaning words or phrases that appealed to the basic...
Citizens Decide the Fate of Marriage
Oct 17, 2012 We Need a Shutout! US Marriage Score today: 0-32 Citizens Decide the Fate of Marriage To say it is a pivotal time for marriage would be quite an understatement! Supporters of same-sex marriage are energized by recent developments such as the extreme...
Teach Your Children to Work!
Oct 9, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: This week's alert comes to us from our Vice President of Family Strengthening. She is a clinical social worker who has been married for 22 years and has four children. She is well-positioned both personally and...
The Secret to a Happy Life
Oct 4, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: I typically start my day with a quick view of World Family News. I like to keep up on the threats and strengths families face around the world. It never ceases to amaze me that the news so often reported is like the tail...
Don’t Leave Us to Fight Alone
September 27, 2012 Don't Leave Us to Fight Alone A pre-born life saved... A marriage strengthened... A child's future safeguarded.... These are the objectives of UFI as we donate untold hours of volunteer effort to educate, advocate and unite the pro-family voice...
Fight the Entire Battle
September 20, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: "... I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a war against the child - a direct killing of the innocent child - murder by the mother herself. And if we accept that a mother can...
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The Good News About Electronic Devices
by Tashica Jacobson Electronic devices are everywhere today. Many families own a TV, computer, laptop, and tablet, with each member also having a personal phone. A 2015 survey found that 90% of households in the United States have three or more devices that connect to...
Making the Holidays Memorable
by Christie Masters Recently some dear friends were sharing with me that some of their best Christmas celebrations have been when finances were tight. The husband went on to say that one season he had a job that kept him extremely busy and money was no issue. They...
Redefining Pronouns Means Redefining Family
by Diane Roberson Think for just a moment. What is the first thing you notice about a person as well as the last thing you forget about them? The answer for pretty much everyone is gender. In fact, gender for humans is much more pronounced than for almost any other...
Trouble in France
by Erin Weist Troubling news regarding abortion has come out of France in recent weeks. Last Wednesday the Senate voted in favor of a bill that allows for prosecution of those attempting to influence anyone seeking an abortion. Under this law, it appears that...
Vulnerability Hangovers
by Jennifer Johnson A couple of months ago, I had the opportunity to attend a shame and vulnerability workshop. While there, a woman a couple rows behind me put into words a concept that I think we have all experienced but do not have a name for. Have you ever openly...
Senators Defeat “Draft Our Daughters”
by Diane Robertson Last week there was good news for the families of America. Several senators successfully eliminated a provision that would have forced women age 18 to 26 to be registered for selective service or the draft. The house passed a military bill last...
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