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A “New” Role for Men
A "New" Role for Men: UN Releases Publication on the Role of Fathers In a somewhat surprising deviation from its usual habit of focusing almost exclusively on "women and the girl child," the UN recently released its publication Men in Families and Family Policy in a...
You asked for it: How to stop harmful sex education
You Asked For It: How to stop harmful sex education Dear Friend of the Family: United Families International received a large response and many questions regarding our last email communication telling you about the new sex education curriculum entitled "It's All...
Training your child to be a gender and sexual rights activist
Training Your Child to be a Gender and Sexual Rights Activist A gathering at the UN's Commission on the Status of Women was the perfect venue to introduce International Planned Parenthood's new Comprehensive Sex Education Curriculum. The room was filled with...
Mothers at the UN
Mothers at the UN Dear Friend of the Family: The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) begins today in New York and United Families International has four representatives attending: Jean Bentley, Anne Stewart, Margy Barker and Marcia Barlow. To give you a flavor of...
Your Values are being threatened
Your Values Are Being Threatened UFI's core principles or "Five Respects:" * Respect for Family and Marriage * Respect for Life * Respect for Parental Rights * Respect for Religion * Respect for Sovereignty Dear Friend of the Family: Over the past...
National Marriage Week – “Marriage pays huge dividends!”
"Marriage pays huge dividends!" Strengthen Yours. The truth is, marriage is beneficial for both personal and national economic stability and is critical for raising well-adjusted children. Such is the sentiment of Chuck Stetson, CEO of National Marriage Week USA...
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“It’s not the Destination, it’s the journey”
by Cinthia Jahnson “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey” Missy Franklin, three-time medalist Olympian. In 1992, at the Barcelona Olympic games Derek Redmond tore his hamstring during the 400m race in the Olympics. He was a promising athlete and many thought he...
Science, Gender, and Gender Dysphoria
by Diane Robertson I was once asked that since there are many kinds of birth defects then wouldn’t it be reasonable that a person could be born with the outward sexual organs of one gender and the brain of another thereby making them a true transgender? I can...
Patchwork Families – Loving by Choice
by Laura Friend Family Life Educators, Claudia and David Arp, describe blended families as “patchwork” families. The analogy is apropos. My husband’s grandmother, Anna Laura Tuttle Friend, lived to be 101 years old. Amidst the challenges of raising a large family...
Right-to-Life Instead of Right-to-Abort
by Erin Weist Abortion and the rights of the unborn children have been under debate in Ireland recently. The 8th amendment of their constitution ratified in 1983 provides legal protection for a child in the womb. Thousands attended a rally recently to celebrate the...
Boy or Girl? Is there really such a big difference?
by Tashica Jacobson The past 5 months has given us additional stressors, anxiety, sweet moments, and tons of excitement. While these could be the emotions of any typical month, ours are amplified because we are expecting a baby, and have started to share the exciting...
Praise Their Efforts
By Candice LeSueur According to a Columbia University survey, 85 percent of American parents feel it is important to tell their kids they are smart. It seems honorable, but is praising your children for their intelligence really the smart thing to do in the long run?...
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