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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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Worth Marching For
by Diane Robertson There was a March for Women last Saturday. I did not pay too much attention to it, but it got me thinking about a different march. The March for Life is scheduled just 6 days after this other march. As a woman and a mother, I feel no need to march...
It Starts With Two
by Tashica Jacobson “All this because two people fell in love” is the quote on my grandparents photo wall. While I have heard this saying multiple times, the full impact of it never settled in until I saw their wall with photos of each of their seven children’s...
What About Boys?
by Cathi Bond After having two gifted daughters with exceptional language skills, I recognized right off when our third child, a son, was going to need extra help to learn to read. I explained to him that when he learned to read, the entire world would be his oyster!...
Equal Protection Under the Law?
by Diane Robertson Telescope Media group is a small couple owned business in Minnesota that makes small promotional films or commercials for local events. The company is Christian based and Christian in purpose. Their website advertises the purpose of the company as...
Am I My Own Best Friend?
by Erin Weist Listening to wise counsel this weekend I was reminded that relationships are at the center of our search for happiness-- our relationships with god, our relationships with our families, relationships within our communities, and (surprisingly) our...
Being Mean…Not!
by Christie Masters The relativism that permeates our culture makes a demand of each one of us: “Be tolerant!” Tolerance has become the crux of what is moral, and to be in open disagreement with the beliefs or lifestyle of another person is considered the ultimate...
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