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Is the “Gay Rights” Movement a Civil Rights Movement?
January 12, 2010 Is the "Gay Rights" Movement a Civil Rights Movement? You've heard the arguments. "Homosexuals are an oppressed minority just like racial minorities or women." "The gay rights movement is the new civil rights movement." "Homophobia isequivalent to...
Preparing for Another Successful Year at the UN
January 6, 2010 Preparing for Another Successful Year at the UN As we begin a new year supporting the family as a vital concept and principle of law and society, we are grateful for our own families, for the support we receive from all of you, and for the...
The Top 10 of 2009
December 29, 2009 The Top 10 of 2009 Dear ~Contact.FirstName~, As 2009 comes to a close, we at United Families International have much for which to be grateful. Although those who would see the family dismantled, the culture of death cultivated, parental rights...
The Blessings of the Family for Nations and Homes
December 22, 2009 The Blessings of the Family for Nations and Homes Dear ~Contact.FirstName~, It is a difficult and dangerous time for the family. Yet during this Holiday Season, as so many turn their thoughts towards family and loved ones, it is important to step...
The Battle for the Family
December 15, 2009 The Battle for the Family Dear ~Contact.FirstName~, It is difficult to advocate for the family in today's political environment without using military terminology. We often describe politics as a "battleground." We speak of "defending" the family...
Media Promotes Homosexual Parenting Without Evidence
December 1, 2009 Media Promotes Homosexual Parenting Without Evidence Dear ~Contact.FirstName~, Last week's UFI Daily ran a rather uncharacteristic headline: "Study says lesbians make better parents." The article it referred to, "Lesbian Parents Better at Raising...
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The Yes to Sex App and the Problems of Promiscuity
by Diane Robertson Every now and then I think of my grandparents and great grandparents and what society must have been like for them. Things were different back then. People married younger and the divorce rate was under 15%. Babies born to unwed mothers was under...
Monkey see, Monkey do
Sexual content and violence on TV and the potential effect it has on our kids. by Cinthia Jahnsen We all have been there. The awkward moment where we feel that what we are watching on television, or at the movies is not appropriate for our kids. (OrUS for that...
Good Begets Good
by Erin Weist There is a saying that my husband and I use regularly in our home that we’ve learned from having kids: sleep begets sleep. As naive parents we thought that if our baby or toddler missed a nap it would make him extra tired so he’d sleep really, really...
Working with Unreasonable People?
by Annalise Jarman You have probably heard that every family has at least one crazy person, and if you don’t think your family has one, it’s probably you, right? The saying makes me laugh, but it’s kind of true. At the very least, we will all have to work with someone...
Give me that Old Time Religion
by Mekelle Tenney The other day my mom and I came across an old applique pattern from 1905. The pattern was for dish clothes and there was a girl performing a different chore for each day of the week. One day was washing, one was ironing, another dusting and so on....
The Science of Gender
by Diane Robertson On social media, I have read one too many times that saying humans are born as either male or female is not science, rather it is just an opinion. So am I going to quickly go over the science that is taught in basic biology. This is the...
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