by UFI Blog | Jun 16, 2016 | Constitution, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Religious Freedom, Values
by Mekelle Tenney I’m from a small town in Southern Utah, population 300. The 4th of July celebration is a big deal and something that everyone looks forward to. The day starts with the flag raising and the national anthem. We then have the traditional hot cake...
by UFI Blog | Jun 14, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Family, Freedom, Parents, Religion, Sanctity of Life, Values, Violence
by Candice LeSueur All of us on the train huddled together in the middle section away from the windows hoping to not be discovered by whoever was putting us in danger. My friend and I desperately embraced each other in silence as we horrifyingly awaited our fate. I...
by UFI Blog | Jun 13, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Family, father, Freedom, Grandparents, Parents, Religion, Sanctity of Life, Values
by Erin Weist Trying to write an article this weekend was difficult. I attended a funeral for a sweet 2-year old, mourning with her family and friends trying to grasp some meaning in this tragedy. I woke Sunday to news of a mass shooting in Orlando, Florida,...
by UFI Blog | Jun 10, 2016 | Abstinence, Choice, Date rape, Drug Use, Education, Family, Feminism, Freedom, Media, Parents, Sanctity of Life, Sexual Freedom, Values, Violence
by Christie Masters The understandable and warranted outrage against a California judge who recently gave a rapist a lenient six month sentence has brought the terminology “Rape Culture” to the headlines of news articles. There has been a public outcry and a petition...
by UFI Blog | Jun 9, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Education, Family, father, Freedom, Health Care, Marriage, Marriage and Family, Parents, Schools, Values
by Rebecca Mallory “Everyone should be required to take economics and civics!” If I had a dime for every time my dad said that to one of his 9 children, I’d be rich. My dad was an economics and math major in college which unfortunately, didn’t completely transfer to...
by UFI Blog | Jun 8, 2016 | Choice, Date rape, Diane Robertson, Drug Use, Education, Family, father, Freedom, Health Care, Parents, Sanctity of Life, Sexual Freedom, Values, Violence
by Diane Robertson Early on the morning on Jan. 18 two men riding bikes on the Stanford University campus spotted a man raping an unconscious woman. The man later identified as Brock Allen Turner, a student and swimmer at Stanford University, ran away when he saw the...