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US Radification of CEDAW: Worldwide Impact
September 29, 2009 Look for President's Message Below US Ratification of CEDAW: Worldwide Impact Dear ~Contact.FirstName~, Earlier this year, we sent you an update on the United Nations treaty for women - called the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of...
What’s At Stake In The Attack On DOMA?
September 15, 2009 Look for President's Message Below WHAT'S AT STAKE IN THE ATTACK ON DOMA? by William C. Duncan, Marriage Law Foundation Dear ~Contact.FirstName~, Those who are pushing a redefinition of marriage in the United States promote an ideology that says...
Your Support Is Needed
June 2, 2009 Your Support Is Needed Dear ~Contact.FirstName~, As the season ends, it is apparent that the work of defending families has never been so relevant. The blatant attempt at the United Nations and around the world to promote the pervasive and expansive use...
Parental Rights Under Attack in the United States and Around the Globe
September 1, 2009 Parental Rights Under Attack in the United States and Around the Globe Dear ~Contact.FirstName~, Uncle Sam Wants You!!! This familiar pre-World War I slogan has been used to encourage American citizens to sign up for active duty in order to protect...
UN Disability Treaty: National Soverignty at Risk
August 25, 2009 UN Disability Treaty: National Soverignty at Risk Dear ~Contact.FirstName~, On July 30, 2009 the United States became the 142nd country to sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Susan Rice, the United States'...
World Congress of Families V A Success!!!
August 18, 2009 World Congress of Families V A Success!!! Dear ~Contact.FirstName~, August 10th-12th United Families International participated in the fifth edition of World Congress of Families (WCF) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. WCF is a gathering of individuals...
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“Sticks and Stones May break my bones…”
By Cinthia Jahnsen A look into bullying, its effects and how we can help. We have all heard the phrase, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.”. I remember saying that to kids who were teasing me or saying hurtful things as...
Privacy and Safety for my daughter? You better believe I care!
by Diane Robertson When Target decided to allow men into women’s restrooms, favoring the comfort of the LGBT community, something unusual happened. People were upset. And despite being called bigots and hateful and homophobic, they stood their ground. Why? Well,...
SEX sells– are YOU buying?
by Mekelle Tenney What happened to your standards America? What happened to your morality? I am both amazed and disgusted at our entertainment today. Amazed that we can’t find anything other than sex to write and joke about and disgusted that we are entertained by it....
Don’t Want Family? Fine. Just Deal With Loneliness Instead.
by Elise Ellsworth Family life can be a burden. A proliferation of more articles have been written about those who forego marriage in favor of unconnected lifestyles: “I Just Don’t Want a Child.” “The Child-free Life.” “10 Reasons You Don’t Have to Get Married.” “Why...
“Please Pass the Stress.”
A look into the importance of a balance of activities in the lives of our children. by Cinthia Jahnson “Hurry up! We gotta go! We’re gonna be late!!!” These gentle but firm (perhaps loud) words tend to escape my mouth every time my children and I are in a hurry to...
Can You Change the Direction of Your Local Government
by Erin Weist I just spent the last month fulfilling duties as a state county delegate. What that means in my state is that I research candidates running for both the Senate and House of Representatives in my districts in the state of Utah and vote on who I think...