by United Families International | Feb 13, 2015 | Constitution, Education, Free Speech, Non-Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Schools, UFI Blog, Values
“The same laws that protect the atheists’ world view, protect mine. I will not let them silence me”. Gary Boyd Samantha Jones, a New Jersey student, felt compelled to take action when she learned of the American Humanist Association’s lawsuit protesting the Pledge’s...
by United Families International | Jan 28, 2015 | Constitution, Diane Robertson, Free Speech, Gender, Non-Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson If you want to be a judge in California and still camp out with your boy scout sons on weekends, forget it. The California Supreme Court unanimously said, “No!” California state judges cannot belong to the Boy Scouts anymore. Apparently in 1996,...
by United Families International | Jan 7, 2015 | Constitution, Diane Robertson, Education, Family, Free Speech, Gender, Marriage, Media, Non-Discrimination, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson The beginning of the New Year also means the beginning of legislative sessions in the 50 states. Now is the time to check up on your state representatives and senators and see what they are up to. This map will tell you when your state’s legislature...
by United Families International | Dec 3, 2014 | Abortion, Abstinence, Child Development, Cohabitation, Diane Robertson, Domestic Violence, Drug Use, Education, Feminism, Free Speech, Gender, Health Care, Marriage, Media, Parents, Pornography, Religious Freedom, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sanctity of Life, Schools, Sexual Freedom, UFI Blog, Values, Violence
Diane Robertson In the fourth grade while a couple of boys sat crying outside the classroom, my teacher sat the rest of the class down and explained that these boys were crying because their conscience hurt. They had been involved in a fist fight during recess. She...
by United Families International | Nov 21, 2014 | Abortion, Child Abuse, Child Development, Cohabitation, Date rape, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Use, Education, Family, father, Free Speech, Media, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Religious Freedom, Schools, Sexual Freedom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Violence
My husband is a judge. On a weekly basis he sees youth in his court who are delinquent, unmotivated, and often times defiant. These young men and women are most often accompanied by a frustrated parent. At some point in the conversation my husband asks the parent,...
by United Families International | Nov 19, 2014 | Cohabitation, Diane Robertson, Divorce, Education, Family, father, Gender, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Religious Freedom, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Freedom, Single Mothers, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson With marriage and natural family relationships in decline, Pope Francis invited leaders from different faiths around the world to gather at the Vatican this week. This historical interfaith conference titled, The Complementarity of Man and Woman...