by United Families International | Oct 1, 2014 | Child Development, Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, Diane Robertson, Gender, Marriage, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Supreme Court, The Family, Transgender, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson Behind closed doors, the justices on the Supreme Court are considering taking gay marriage cases from five states: Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The Justices put these cases at the top of their schedule. All five states had either...
by United Families International | Aug 6, 2014 | Civil Unions, Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, Diane Robertson, Gender, Marriage, Non-Discrimination, Same-Sex Marriage, Supreme Court, UFI Blog, Values
Tuesday, Utah became the first of many states to make an appeal to the Supreme Court to review its marriage laws. by Diane Robertson The 10th Circuit court overturned marriage laws in Utah and Oklahoma in the past two months. The 4th Circuit overturned Virginia’s laws...
by United Families International | May 21, 2014 | Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, Diane Robertson, Family, Gender, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog
Diane Robertson Last June the Supreme Court made two rulings on same sex marriage : United States v. Windsor (DOMA) , and Hollingsworth v. Perry (Proposition 8). In the case of DOMA, the Supreme Court ruled that the US government could not withhold federal benefits...
by United Families International | Mar 21, 2014 | Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, Education, Family, Gender, Marriage, Proposition 8, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sovereignty, Supreme Court, UFI Blog, Values
Elise Ellsworth On April 10, 2014, the 10th Circuit will hear the case Kitchen v. Herbert, a case challenging Utah’s Amendment 3 constitutional ban on the marriage of same-sex couples. This follows the holding in the United States District Court for the District of...
by United Families International | Jan 15, 2014 | Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, Diane Robertson, Education, Free Speech, Gender, Marriage, Non-Discrimination, Religion, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex Education, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson As gay marriage and non-discrimination ordinances which include sexual orientation and gender identity become legalized throughout the world, an atomic bomb of sorts is spreading its way through the legal system. Where ever gay marriage is legal, the...
by United Families International | Dec 18, 2013 | Abortion, Cohabitation, Constitution, Defense of Marriage Act, Diane Robertson, Domestic Partners, Down Syndrome, Euthanasia, Family, Gender, Marriage, Parental Rights, Pedophilia, Physician Assisted Suicide, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sanctity of Life, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson Around the holidays I usually don’t want to think about politics, laws, or policies. But lawsuits, bad laws, and general bad ideas meant to damage the family, do not take a Christmas vacation. This Christmas the family is being attacked on many fronts....