by United Families International | Jun 18, 2014 | Constitution, Diane Robertson, Gender, Non-Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Transgender, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson President Obama announced plans Monday to sign an executive order that would add homosexuality and transgender as a protected class for the employees of federal contractors. With ENDA stalled in the House, the President decided to act unilaterally to...
by United Families International | Jun 2, 2014 | Constitution, Education, Free Speech, Schools, Sovereignty, Supreme Court, UFI Blog
Kristi Kane Two weeks ago, I wrote my first blog on Civics 101. It consisted of the first 25 questions (out of 100), for the “Civics flash cards for the naturalization test.” In today’s blog, you will be quizzed on questions 26-50. People who would like to become...
by United Families International | May 28, 2014 | Constitution, Diane Robertson, Gender, Non-Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Supreme Court, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson Just how far will government and government agencies go to enforce complete acceptance of gay marriage from everyone? The story of the Washington State based florist, Barronelle Stutzman illustrates the measures taken to enforce someone to accept and...
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 | May 19, 2014 | Constitution, Education, Free Speech, Sovereignty, Supreme Court, UFI Blog
Kristi Kane The United States is a melting pot. I learned that years ago in United States History class. We have immigrants from just about every country in the world. Most are from Europe (like my ancestors), some are from Africa, some from Central and South America,...
by United Families International | May 7, 2014 | Constitution, Diane Robertson, Free Speech, Religion, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson Monday morning the Supreme Court finally came out with a ruling on the case of Town of Greece v Galloway. This case had the potential to end all forms of public prayer throughout the nation. In a 5 to 4 ruling with the justices divided on the usual...