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Surrogacy: Babies on Demand and Motherhood in Pieces
Hello Friends, Surrogacy…We periodically circle back to this difficult topic. It is one that I honestly hesitate to address because if we haven’t lived with infertility ourselves, we know people who have. We sympathize with their pain, and don’t want to contribute to...
The Equality Act – An Atrocity Against Women
Hello Friends, Last week the House Judicial Committee conducted a hearing regarding HR5. This incredibly dangerous piece of legislation, innocuously named the Equality Act – after all, who doesn’t like equality – has the potential to inflict terrible harm on women,...
The UN: Transforming Society by Restructuring the Family
Hello Friends, This last weekend I was in Verona, Italy at the World Congress of Families VIII. The World Congress of Families (WCF) is an event that brings together people from around the world who want to strengthen and defend the family. It is attended by leaders,...
URGENT! STOP HR5. CALL REPRESENTATIVES NOW!
Hello Friends, The House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing April 2 on HR5, the Equality Act. This bill would amend the Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity. This act poses a serious threat to religious freedom, state independence...
Loopholes: Closing One and the Exploitation of Another
It’s been quite a week for the pro-family/pro-life effort. In the international arena, there has been some great news and some rather stunning shenanigans. First, the good news. The Closing of a Loophole On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the...
UFI: Promoting a Better Vision for Women and the Family at the UN
From the desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, UFI board member, Jenet Erickson, accompanied our team at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) this year. She reports today on what she saw and the impact it had on her. We wish you all could come with us! We...
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Don’t Believe What You Hear: Money Isn’t the Leading Cause of Divorce
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Jenet Erickson, Sammi Trujillo and Jeff Dew We’ve all seen the headline: “Money is the leading cause of divorce.” In fact, it isn’t money itself,...
Sex Selective Abortion: Where Have All the Girls Gone?
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Camille Williams Recent reports that 132 villages in Northern India had not had a girl born during the previous three months appear to have been...
UN Women – Redefining Gender and Erasing Women
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black “We are more than you, and essentially you need to learn how to become a bit more like us.” That was the message Katlego Kai...
The Unsuspected Bully
By Laurel Bishop I let it happen to my kid because I didn’t recognize it. Throughout sixth grade, my son sat at his desk, the brunt of his teacher’s jokes and insults. The worst humiliation was the teacher’s direction to the other students to “not be dumb like Cody”....
Our Modern Culture War: LGBTQ Rights vs. Religious Liberty
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black Friday I opened up my newsfeed, and this is what greeted me: an account of a six year old girl traumatized by her teacher who insisted...