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Kenya’s “Choice”
April 6, 2010 Kenya's "Choice" On April 1 the Parliament of Kenya approved a Draft Constitution that, with approval by popular vote, will become the new highest law of the land, giving more power to the people, protecting more rights, and limiting the power of the...
Adult Stem Cells Could Save Your Life
March 30, 2010 Adult Stem Cells Could Save Your Life Being pro-life is much more than being opposed to abortion. We at United Families International enjoy sharing with you other pro-life news"”some good news too. We just learned that a new cord blood bank and...
UFI Stands For Proper Care For Mothers Around The World
March 17, 2010 UFI Stands For Proper Care For Mothers Around The World After two weeks of intense work in the halls of the United Nations our UFI delegation has returned home. Although we are a bit beaten and bruised, our efforts helped ensure that the policies...
Commission on the Status of Women Organizers Have Declared “Open Season” on Religion
March 10, 2010 Commission on the Status of Women Organizers Have Declared "Open Season" on Religion The battle ground is being redefined. United Families International has been involved in pro-family, pro-life work for over 30 years""about 18 of those years have...
Your Eyes Inside CSW
March 2, 2010 Your Eyes Inside CSW The 54th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), one of the biggest events of the UN year, is going on right now and members of the UFI media team are there blogging to keep you up to date. They are working hard to be your eyes...
What happens in New York, doesn’t stay in New York
February 22, 2010 What happens in New York, doesn't stay in New York Did you know that in March there are prestigious meetings at the UN that will attempt, among other things, to implement policies that willlegalize prostitution, make abortion--at all stages--legal...
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Bullying? Look to the home life.
by Tashica Jacobson The small town of Dietrich, Idaho is in shock over the recent events that transpired between football team members. Last October three boys shoved a coat hanger up another team member’s rectum. This instance was not isolated and came after a long...
Gorilla Shot or Boy Saved?
by Mekelle Tenney On Saturday a four year old boy fell into the gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. The boy was dragged into a mot by a 450 lbs. silverback gorilla named Harambe. In order to rescue the boy the zoo had the gorilla shot. I’m sure you have heard all...
When the Government Claims Power Over Truth
by Diane Robertson “’Do you remember,’ he went on, ‘writing in your diary, “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four”?’ ‘Yes,’ said Winston. O’Brien held up his left hand, its back towards Winston, with the thumb hidden and the four fingers extended....
2 Reasons Young Adults today are Delaying Marriage
By Candice LeSueur The median age of marriage in the United States has risen subtly in the past several decades. In 1970, the average age to wed was 22 and crept up to 27 in 2010. These statistics aren’t sitting too well for those who are growing impatient as they...
Greater Love Hath No Man Than This
by Erin Weist “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). In the United States we celebrate Memorial Day today, the last Monday in May, as a time to remember those from our armed forces who have died. Whatever...
Right to Live
By Ally Fife Recently, a woman in her twenties who had suffered sexual abuse as a child, was given a lethal injection at her own request to die. Her psychiatrists and doctors all felt it was in her best interest that she be allowed to choose this eternal sleep,...