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The Equal Rights Amendment – Symbolism vs. Substance
Hello Friends, Virginia has ratified the Equal Rights Amendment decades after the deadline for ratification and states from both sides of the debate have filed suit in court. Virginia, Nevada and Illinois, the last three states to ratify the ERA, argue that the...
Bella Thorne Became Bella Porn? A Research Response to an ex-Disney Princess
Hello Friends, The evidence is so strong that pornography has a detrimental effect on individuals and relationships that it is almost hard to believe that there are still people who think its influence is benign, even beneficial. But that is the attitude of one-time...
Lessons from Dumbledore: Standing Up to Anti-Science Activism
Hello Friends, I have a confession. I did not especially like the Harry Potter books when they first came out. My children loved them, and as one who loves books and who wanted to instill a similar love of literature in my children, I encouraged their enthusiasm for...
Bethlehem and the Gift of the Family
Hello Friends, I will be frank. We need your help. Every year UFI brings university students with us to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). We and their faculty advisors spend weeks preparing them to share their knowledge that the family is...
The Equal Rights Amendment – Not Dead and Still Dangerous
Hello Friends, The issue that spurred the creation of United Families International is back in the news because the legislature in the state of Virginia has flipped and is poised to pass the Equal Rights Amendment. The passage of the proposed amendment is a matter of...
Preparing Children to Guard Their Hearts and Minds
Hello Friends, Have you ever had a child come home with an assignment that she just couldn’t bring herself to read? Not because she didn’t want to do the work, but because the book selection was just so full of objectionable material, it made her eyes burn? Schools...
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Sexual Integrity: the key to a happy life
By United Families International United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Marie Walker To some, the word “chastity” may imply a prudish Victorian sensibility with an old-fashioned list...
Help UFI Stop United Nations Efforts to Undermine Religious Freedom
By United Families International United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Early American philosopher and political theorist, Thomas Paine, held that “spiritual freedom is the root of political...
A Texas Victory for Parents and Children We Can All Celebrate
Contributed by Katy Faust on behalf of United Families International United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. In the midst of a global pandemic, widespread Black Lives Matter protests, and general...
Preserving Freedom and Women’s Sports
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Kari McEvoy Sports in the United States of America has brought opportunity and prosperity to many of its citizens. Women and girls, in...
Bare Branches: The Persistent Consequences of China’s One-Child Policy
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Marie Walker In response to an article about China’s involuntary bachelors, often referred to as guanggun or “bare branches” because they fail to...
Supreme Court Co-opts Legislative Power and Redefines Womanhood
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Camille Williams On Monday, June 15, 2020, in the 6-3 ruling Bostock v. Clayton County, the United States Supreme Court abandoned standard...