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Gender Identity Politics: Erasing Womanhood at the United Nations and How that Will Affect You
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, As we planned for the Commission on the Status of Women this year, we felt strongly that we needed to address two aspects of the current trends in transgender activism: the participation of transwomen in women’s sports...
Masterpiece Cakeshop: Successfully defends religious liberty – again!
From the desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop was in the news again. We’ve shared his story with you before. He is one of an increasing number of business owners who find themselves caught in a battle between First Amendment rights...
The United Nations and the Family: What does it have to do with you?
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Most people don’t realize the pervasive influence that the United Nations has on our everyday lives and the way it can affect our families. UN deliberations affect our laws, the curriculum in our schools and the policies...
The Countercultural Institution on the Family
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Author and researcher Jennifer Marshall has said “Marriage is a promise. Not just between one man and one woman, but to the community at large, to generations past and to those yet to be born. Wedding vows set apart this...
The Equal Rights Amendment: Still a Bad Idea for Women and Families
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, In 1972 the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) passed the US Senate and was sent to the states for ratification. It was first proposed in 1923 but didn’t gain any traction until following the feminist revolution that began in the...
The Reality of Abortion: Sacrificing the Future
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the New York legislature passed a law that would protect the most radical of abortion procedures. The state has defined abortion as a fundamental right. Doing so may infringe on rights of...
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Dad – A Girl’s First and Most Influential Love
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Dr. Timothy Rarick Last September, on a Sunday afternoon, my wife and I were walking through “Speakers Corner” in Hyde Park, London. I was amazed...
The Struggle Against Abortion – A “Herculean Endeavor”
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black Like me, you probably have many friends who share their opinions on social media about the important issues our families face. Even...
SPLC: Blacklisting Pro-family Groups and Peddling Hate
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black For the United Nations, May 15 marked 25 years of observing the International Day of Families. This day was created in 1995 to...
The Equality Act – Harming Children and Hijacking the Rights of Parents
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black How do you define discrimination? The Merriam-Webster dictionary says that it is being prejudiced or having a prejudicial outlook,...
Gather the Women and Pray for Peace
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Jenet Erickson At the recent United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women in New York City, a short but powerful film premiered. Its focus...
We Need Children Even More than They Need Us: Part 2
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Jenet Erickson The first article in this series focused on how societies benefit from an orientation toward nurturing children within families....