ISSUES AND ANSWERS
GUIDE TO FAMILY ISSUES
Learn About Family Issues
Our mission is to strengthen and defend the family, with focus in the following areas:
Family
Marriage
Life
Human Sexuality
Parents
Religion
IMPORTANT UPDATES
UFI Issue Updates
Are Religious Freedom Protections Obsolete?
With legislative sessions beginning around the United States, we wanted to let you know of some great tools on UFI's website! Go to the Your State page, (under "Get Involved") where you will find links to your state's current bills, create a bill watchlist, watch live...
The Year to Teach, Empower and Enjoy Your Children!
The Year to Teach, Empower and Enjoy Your Children! - January 7, 2022 A recent commentary reflecting on the dramatic change our society and culture have seen in the last few years listed “13 Happenings in 2021 That I Never Would Have Believed 5 Years Ago.” Among the...
Driven by Fear
There is much hope in the pro-life community as the U.S. Supreme Court, on December 1, 2021, heard oral arguments regarding the Mississippi state law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization). With a legitimate...
Who Controls My Child’s Education – The Government or Me?
Last week’s elections (November 2021) proved to be a watershed moment for parents and for parental rights. Many political analysts point to the “parent factor” when referencing the number of politicians around the country who were swept in - and out – of office....
A Harvest of Demographic Decline
What happens when a country decides to stop having children? That is a question that is becoming more pertinent each day as demographers, economists, and national leaders struggle to answer the question. Global fertility has been declining over the past half century,...
In Unity, Our Great Strength Lies
Within the international community, many push abortion as an international human right. We see that appalling policy goal pushed forward in virtually every United Nations document negotiation each year. However, despite their intense effort, abortion has never been...
LEARN MORE
UFI Blog
Learn about family issues from a wide variety of contributors.
How Can We Help Our Youth Feel Good About Their Birth Gender?
October 28, 2022 by Christine Richey She was a new face, a young visitor. She was introduced to my daughter, who invited her to sit with our family in our pew at church. Immediately I noticed a difference in her versus other 18 year old girls. She looked unhealthy,...
Abortion: Why Women Do it
October 26, 2022 by Alexis Goodman Part 1 of 3 A wise friend of mine once said, “Before we can ever know the how, we must first understand the why.” So, to put some pressure on this theory, we are going to adapt it to a real-life issue occurring around the world....
Our Children and Their Future: Comprehensive Sex Education
October 21, 2022 by Alexis Goodman The authors of comprehensive sex education (CSE) label the countries who accept their curriculum as “champions”. Champions are, “influential thought leaders, including politicians, celebrities, young people, religious...
The Department of Justice is out of control!
October 19, 2022 by Alexis Goodman On August 9, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a subpoena to the grass-roots activist organization called Eagle Forum of Alabama (EFA). A group that only employs one employee full-time and one-part time, it is left to the...
Compromise is a negotiating tool- not a virtue
October 14, 2022 by Alexis Goodman It has become all too common that the American people no longer know when or how to compromise. I see it time and time again where individuals yield themselves to the enticements of tolerance and acceptance at the cost of who they...
J.D. Unwin was right. Monogamy matters.
October 11, 2022 by Alexis Goodman Popular culture and media is going to give you a hundred reasons why you shouldn’t stay with one person your whole life. “Monogamy is a myth,” they will try to tell you. It will be pounded into your head time and time again that...