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An Unfortunate First
April 12, 2012 "An Unfortunate First" They're mad! Yes, they're really mad. So mad that over the last few weeks they've been collecting signatures on a statement that they're going to present to "UN Member States, CSW and other relevant UN human rights and...
Hand Over Your Freedom
April 3, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: A number of years ago, I flew to Kosovo with a small group of pro-family leaders who wanted to influence the constitution of that new land with laws that would protect their long standing tradition of family...
A Pro-Life Manifesto
March 28, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: Melissa Anderson, our Life Issues expert, is presently unavoidably away from her family. In moments such as these reflections bring to the surface our innermost thoughts and feelings clarifying our positions on...
UN Conference on Women: A Mixed Bag
March 15, 2012 UN Conference on Women: A Mixed Bag What do phrases like "gender transformers," "comprehensive sex education," or endless references to "contraceptive commodities" have to do with a priority theme of: "The empowerment of rural women and their role in...
Unheralded Heroes
March 6, 2012 From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: Our weekly alerts are provided to educate about issues relating to the family, inform of current threats, and inspire with proven principles. Tom Christensen is our expert in defining unchanging principles that...
UN General Assembly We Can’t Ignore the UN!
February 29, 2012 UN General Assembly We Can't Ignore the UN! It was at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) that we first met Layla Alkhafaii. After Layla finished college in Iraq she was targeted by the Ba'ath party and told she had to...
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Taking a Holiday Breather
by Ashley Corbaley It’s the holiday season, a favorite time of the year for many people. While this is a wonderful season, it is also one of considerable stress for some families. Walking into the store the day after Halloween I was bombarded with Christmas music and...
Train up a Child
by Erin Weist Earlier this week I had the experience of being mocked on social media. If you’ve spent any time online this is not a revelation, the internet can be a brutal place to experience the full attack of opinions clashing with one’s own. However the tone and...
Date Night
by Tashica Jacobson Life tends to get hectic from time to time for pretty much everyone; and when it does, it is easy to put some of the things that appear unnecessary on the back burner to deal with when life slows down again. Date night is one of those practices...
Home for the Holidays: 5 Tips for Making the Holidays more About Family This Year
by Elise Ellsworth A favorite childhood memory of mine was my Great-grandma Leuthold’s annual Christmas gathering in Sherwood, Oregon. Nostalgic smells and a crackling fire greeted us warmly as we entered the gathering place. Aunts milled in the kitchen catching up...
Supreme Court to Hear Transgender Bathroom Case
by Diane Robertson The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear the transgender school bathroom case coming from the 4th Circuit Court-- G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board. The ACLU sued the Gloucester County School board in behalf of a student for...
Family Power
by Ashley Corbaley “The issues of power, control, and hierarchy are important in families. Issues regarding power are at the root of many family problems”- Richard Miller Issues regarding power are important in families and are often the source of many family...