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Gratitude is power in the home
Thank you, Gracias, Merci, Danke, Hvala, Dhanyavaad, Kamsahamnida! As we approach the Thanksgiving season in America, we express heartfelt gratitude for your part in the work of United Families International over the past year. We sincerely thank our wonderful...
Millennial Madness
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Some of the most powerful voices for marriage and family are young adults -- the “millennials.” That is why we enthusiastically post articles written by our UFI Interns and other college students on our UFI Blog and Facebook page, along...
Something Wicked this Way Comes
Something Wicked this Way Comes... A 1962 fantasy novel, later made into a Disney movie, borrowed its title from Shakespeare’s Macbeth: “Something Wicked This Way Comes.” It was the story of a traveling carnival who arrived at idyllic, unsuspecting “Green Town,”...
Addressing a “social and spiritual crisis”
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: In a time when so many things are conspiring to fracture families, it is such a breath of fresh air to find Catholic leadership gathering to discuss how to strengthen them. While much misinformation has circulated about the Catholic...
Toward a Healthy Marriage
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: With the assault on marriage sweeping across the United States faster than we can keep up, marriage between a man and a woman needs our support more than ever. Our legal options may be limited, but we can help build a “marriage...
What Happened?
From the Desk of Laura Bunker United Families is greatly disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the marriage petition of Utah and four other states. Our world may have changed, but it has not ended. If ever there was a time to "keep calm and carry...
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Good News and Challenges on the Religious Liberty Front
by William C. Duncan At the close of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent term, the Court issued an important religious liberty decision and announced another decision was likely to come during the next term. The recent Trinity Lutheran decision involved a Missouri...
Our Home School Journey
by Diane Robertson As a parent of many children, I have run the gamut of affordable school choices. I started my kids in public school. Dabbled for a couple years in home schooling, tried out a renowned charter school and ultimately pulled my kids out formal schooling...
Transgender Laws Hurt Real Women
by Alannah Hurley Recently, a transgender boy who identifies as a girl, joined an all-girls track team, competed in state competitions, and came in first on multiple times during these competitions. “Andraya Yearwood, is the boy and his success knocked out other top...
Positive Trends in the Pro-life Cause
by Miriam Merrill Abortion headlines seemingly dot newspapers more than ever. Oregon is preparing to sign the most radical pro-abortion bill in the United States, making tax- funded abortions free with no informed consent and no parental consent or notification for...
If It Looks Like a Duck…
by Diane Robertson Michelle Cretella, M.D. and president of the American College of Pediatricians declared that affirming children’s wishes to live as the opposite gender is child abuse. “Today’s institutions that promote transition affirmation are pushing children to...
Stepping Outside My Comfort Zone
United Families International was privileged to have university students accompany us to the Commission on the Status of Women. Madisen Busenbark shares what she learned while at the United Nations. It’s been nearly 4 months now, and I still can’t get it off my mind....