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Pro-Life or just Pro-Birth?
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: One glance at United Families International’s World Family News page tells us that the “Sanctity of Life” encompasses much more than the issue of abortion. It also includes such issues as surrogacy, adoption, and euthanasia. Life is a...
No Good Document Goes Unpunished
No Good Document Goes Unpunished Wouldn’t it be great if the United Nations would adopt a resolution recognizing that “the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society?” That is exactly what happened a few weeks ago in Geneva. In observance of the 20th...
They aren’t relaxing…
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: It may be the sultry “dog days of summer,” but some lawmakers don’t seem to be relaxing in their efforts to pass legislation that could have a negative impact on the families of the world. There are two issues that we’d like to make you...
Do Try This at Home
Good Critical Thinking: Do Try This at Home “A good critical thinker always asks where the author is coming from, and why.” That was good advice from one of my recent “Family Studies”professors, as he urged us to carefully examine the research studies we were...
I Now Pronounce You Married Persons
I Now Pronounce You Married Persons On Monday, Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law recognizing same sex marriage in the state of California. SB 1306 erases the words that were approved by millions of California voters, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Family Issues Today: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Good: Before the U.S. Supreme Court’s season ended on Monday, they unanimously struck down the 35-foot “buffer zone” around abortion clinics, restoring free speech to pro-life advocates. The Supreme Court also...
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Welcome to the Asylum, Eh?
by Diane Robertson The Canadian senate just destroyed science, sanity, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion. They passed the most ridiculous anti-freedom law yet to hit the books of a western nation. In a vote of 63 to 11, the senate added...
Off the Grid
by Alannah Hurley Recently, I did what some would call unfathomable, what some wish they could do, and what some have already done – I quit social media. At first it was hard not having that constant entertainment at my fingertips, but it also felt as though a burden...
Want Empowered Women? Empower Men
by Miriam Merrill The world continues to advocate for female empowerment but fails to acknowledge the irreplaceable role fathers have in contributing to the movement. I consider myself a strong woman. For my 13th birthday I received a thick book called “Women Making...
What Fathers Need to Know
by Diane Robertson We need fathers. The politically correct modern notion that as long as a child seems loved and cared for, then it won’t matter who raises the child is just wrong. Children need fathers. Society needs fathers. Mothers need fathers. For years fathers...
Worth the Wait
by Alannah Hurley “I made a decision to choose abstinence for my life and I stayed true to that commitment. When I was 15 years old, I made a decision that I wanted to save sex for one man only and that was my future husband. Choosing abstinence was one of the best...
Caught in the Crosshairs
by Diane Robertson Do you remember when gay marriage debates were happening all over and those who did not want it to become legalized would receive the question: How can my marriage affect yours? Since that time, married couples could probably come up with a specific...