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What is a human right?
April 28, 2010 What is a human right? What is a human right? What qualifies something as a universal, fundamental right of all humans? The answer is not as obvious as one would assume. Is it divine declaration? Natural law? Customary law? International consensus? Or...
MOTHERHOOD SAFER AROUND THE WORLD
April 20, 2010 MOTHERHOOD SAFER AROUND THE WORLD We are pleased to bring to your attention a study issued by the prestigious medical journal, The Lancet. The Lancet is reporting that worldwide maternal mortality rates (women dying from conditions related to pregnancy...
The Future Belongs to Stable Married Families
April 13, 2010 The Future Belongs to Stable Married Families First, the good news The teen birth rate in the United States fell two percent between 2007 and 2008, after rising for the two years prior. The birth rate for the year 2007, however, was an all-time high. ...
Kenya’s “Choice”
April 6, 2010 Kenya's "Choice" On April 1 the Parliament of Kenya approved a Draft Constitution that, with approval by popular vote, will become the new highest law of the land, giving more power to the people, protecting more rights, and limiting the power of the...
Adult Stem Cells Could Save Your Life
March 30, 2010 Adult Stem Cells Could Save Your Life Being pro-life is much more than being opposed to abortion. We at United Families International enjoy sharing with you other pro-life news"”some good news too. We just learned that a new cord blood bank and...
UFI Stands For Proper Care For Mothers Around The World
March 17, 2010 UFI Stands For Proper Care For Mothers Around The World After two weeks of intense work in the halls of the United Nations our UFI delegation has returned home. Although we are a bit beaten and bruised, our efforts helped ensure that the policies...
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Gorilla Shot or Boy Saved?
by Mekelle Tenney On Saturday a four year old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. The boy was dragged into a mot by a 450 lbs. silverback gorilla named Harambe. In order to rescue the boy the zoo had the gorilla shot. I’m sure you have heard all...
When the Government Claims Power Over Truth
by Diane Robertson “’Do you remember,’ he went on, ‘writing in your diary, “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four”?’ ‘Yes,’ said Winston. O’Brien held up his left hand, its back towards Winston, with the thumb hidden and the four fingers extended....
2 Reasons Young Adults today are Delaying Marriage
By Candice LeSueur The median age of marriage in the United States has risen subtly in the past several decades. In 1970, the average age to wed was 22 and crept up to 27 in 2010. These statistics aren’t sitting too well for those who are growing impatient as they...
Greater Love Hath No Man Than This
by Erin Weist “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). In the United States we celebrate Memorial Day today, the last Monday in May, as a time to remember those from our armed forces who have died. Whatever...
Right to Live
By Ally Fife Recently, a woman in her twenties who had suffered sexual abuse as a child, was given a lethal injection at her own request to die. Her psychiatrists and doctors all felt it was in her best interest that she be allowed to choose this eternal sleep,...
Capitalism 1, Forced Minimum Wage Earners 0.
by Rebecca Mallory Well that was quick! I never planned such a quick follow up to my post on this subject just a few weeks ago. But no sooner did the government kowtow to the demands of minimum wage lobbyists than the free market took over, as it always does, and...
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