by United Families International | Apr 14, 2014 | Religion, Religious Freedom, UFI Blog
“We must respect other religions, even as we respect our own. Mere tolerance thereof is not enough.” -Ghandi Why Religion and Religious Freedom is Important Close your eyes and imagine for a moment that you have, somehow, lost the use of your arms, or legs, or eyes....
by United Families International | Apr 11, 2014 | Constitution, Environmentalism, Family, Free Speech, Proposition 8, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Marriage, Sovereignty, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Maddi Gillel On a fairly regular basis, we hear the phrase “we’re losing our freedoms.” Do we understand what that means? Do our eyes glaze over? Do we ask ourselves ‘okay, so what do we do about it’? Let me give you just a few examples of what’s going on right now...
by United Families International | Apr 10, 2014 | Feminism, motherhood, Myth Buster, Parents, Research, UFI Blog
“Women make only 77% of what men earn for equal work.” The percentage in statements like this changes from year to year, but the misperception doesn’t. People deeply vested in feminism still try to convince the population that women are suffering from workplace...
by United Families International | Apr 9, 2014 | Civil Unions, Constitution, Diane Robertson, Free Speech, Marriage, Non-Discrimination, Proposition 8, Religion, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, UFI Blog, Values
The role of the Supreme Court in checks and balances is to stop acts of the President, laws of Congress or of states that break a rule in the Constitution. One rule of the constitution is found in the first amendment of the Bill of Rights which states, “Congress shall...
by United Families International | Apr 8, 2014 | Child Development, Family, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
In 1908, Maurice Maeterlinck published the play, “The Blue Bird: A Fairy Play in Six Acts.” The story is about a young boy Tyltyl and his sister Mytyl who receive a quest from the Fairy Berylune to find the blue bird of happiness for a sick child. To help them in...
by United Families International | Apr 7, 2014 | Feminism, Marriage, motherhood, UFI Blog
Tashica Jacobson I used to consider myself a feminist. I have always thought that I could and should be able to do pretty much whatever a boy could. Even when it comes to dating I always offer to pay for myself and I have even straight out told guys not to open my...