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Violent Video Games vs. Free Speech: How serious are we about protecting children?
August 25, 2010 Yesterday, members of United Families International joined with other pro-family organizations and Utah state legislators in a press conference to encourage Utah's Attorney General not to oppose the California law prohibiting minors from purchasing...
The Age of the Uncivilized
August 17, 2010 The Age of the Uncivilized The family is the source of our greatest joys and some of our keenest sorrows. It is where our most basic need to love and be loved is nurtured. In the family men and women learn to sacrifice, love, and serve. Children learn...
Perry v. Schwarzenegger: The Beginning of the End of Religious Freedom in America
Perry v. Schwarzenegger: The Beginning of the End of Religious Freedom in America Laura Bunker I love “The Golden State.” I was raised in Santa Rosa, the all-American town where the movie Pollyanna was filmed. Like Pollyanna, most of our neighbors attended church...
Stop Secular Humanism from Becoming the Foundation of Education
The moral, legal, and cultural assault against the institutions UFI defends and the principles that support them are comprehensive. This weeks alert deals with secular humanism and the attempts to supplant parental guidance, religious freedom, and important...
Education Establishment is Not a Friend of the Family
Education Establishment is Not a Friend of the Family Summertime means the annual National Education Association Convention. The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest professional organization and labor union in the U.S. and its influence on education...
Is Marriage Dead? – The Case Against “The Case Against Marriage.”
July 20, 2010 Is Marriage Dead? The Case Against "The Case Against Marriage." "Marriage is dead," . . . or, at least, no longer necessary was the Nietzschean-like declaration of two young, female writers in Newsweek last month. In an article entitled "The Case Against...
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We Can Make America Beautiful Again
by Erin Weist Yesterday at church my congregation sang the well-loved American patriotic hymn, “America the Beautiful.” (For those not familiar with the song the words are posted below.) A few of the lines stood out to me as incongruous with current events, both in...
“In the course of human events”, The United States must stand with Britain.
by Christie Masters With the recent and surprising vote by the citizens of Britain to leave the European Union, it brings to mind the powerful first passage of the Declaration of Independence. This may seem cheeky, to bring up the very document that declared the...
A Key to Happiness
By Candice LeSueur It has been said that if you want to see where our society currently stands on the social spectrum, look to the popular TV shows that are being aired. I haven’t watched very much television at all the past few years, so I decided to do my...
Bring Back Family Devotional
by Diane Robertson A nation can never be better than its families. For much of the history of the United States beginning with the founding of the colonies, families devoted their lives to God. They did not all have the same religious beliefs, but they held strong...
Who has the instructions on what to teach our children? Parents role in sex education.
By Cinthia Jahnsen The stork. An angel. Maybe a baby factory. A train. “Mom, where do babies come from?” Could this be one of the most dreaded questions that a parent is faced with? I was really worried about this topic of conversation when my kids became old enough...
The Marriage Incentive
by Tashica Jacobson There are many benefits that come from marriage. The couple, the children and even society is influenced by marriage. In a study of unhappily married couples, those who stayed together were happily married five years later. (Waite, 2002). While...
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