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Doing the Rights Things
September 6, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: UFI is all about preserving a future for the family! We work hard to be a voice for people around the world from every religion, culture, and political background who are fighting, as we are, to strengthen the family...
Feet and Mouths and Media
UFI: Feet and Mouths and Media Aug 23, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: Abortion is in the media spotlight this week as a controversy brews in the U.S. over a political candidate's misstep and misstatement. United Families International does not wish to get...
Where Do You Stand?
UFI Alert: Where Do You Stand? Aug 1, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: It's a good thing I'm an optimist! Each week as I review the worldwide threats to the family I am amazed that the anti-family agenda just keeps chipping away at the only sure source of...
Marriage, the Anti-Poverty Weapon
July 27, 2012 Marriage: The Anti-Poverty Weapon It's been all over the news this week: "U.S. poverty heads toward highest level in 50 years." Other countries around the world, notably Greece and Spain, continue to struggle with insolvency and surging rates of...
China One Child Policy
July 18, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: This week we received distressing news of the election of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as head of the African Union. This is particularly unfortunate news for unborn children. Dlamini-Zuma is the former Health Minister of South...
Exaggerated Costs of Children
July 3, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: In response to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, United Families International used as its poll question: "Do you believe that it costs a middle-income family $234,900 to raise a child through age 17?" Here's...
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Family Power
by Ashley Corbaley “The issues of power, control, and hierarchy are important in families. Issues regarding power are at the root of many family problems”- Richard Miller Issues regarding power are important in families and are often the source of many family...
The Same-Sex Marriage Debate is Far From Over
by Erin Weist Same-sex marriage has been in global news this week and it appears that many throughout the world are still unsettled regarding the growing acceptance of this new trend. Grenada is currently seeking to revise its constitution, introducing several bills...
Sex Education: What Is Being Taught to Our Children?
by Jackie Bowles Recently our school district invited parents to a Human Growth and Development (Sex Education) overview night. The presentation briefly stated the subjects that would be covered in the Human Growth and Development classes for grades 3-8. The summary...
Living the Debt Free Life
by Mekelle Tenney Last year the “American Household Credit Card Debt Study” showed that the average American household credit card debt is $15,762. They also found that the average household auto loans average out to $27,141. Currently only 20% of Americans are debt...
Transgender Bathroom Mandate in the Courts
by Diane Robertson A couple of years ago, President Obama quietly changed Title IX by adding transgender to the law. Last Spring, the Obama administration stated that all schools that did not allow students to use locker rooms, bathrooms, and sports teams according to...
The Marriage Sacrifice
by Ashley Corbaley “When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship” –Joseph Campbell It is probably not a secret to most people that marriage requires sacrifice. Most things that are good in this life...
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