by UFI Blog | Aug 1, 2016 | Family, Religion, Religious Freedom, Values
by Erin Weist From some of our earliest records of mankind we learn that people began to “call upon the name of the Lord.” (Genesis 4:26) Whether through fair times or famine, battle or prosperity, the history of calling upon God in supplication or gratitude is...
by UFI Blog | Jul 29, 2016 | Child Abuse, Child Development, Choice, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family, father, Marriage, Marriage and Family, Parents, The Family, Values, Violence
By Lizzy Sabin When we’re young we’re encouraged to find our niche in life. Our personal form of self-expression to help us process hard moments and emotions, which everyone faces. When my teenage mind could no longer handle the things I was experiencing I chose to...
by UFI Blog | Jul 28, 2016 | Child Development, Education, Family, Freedom, Health Care, Non-Discrimination, Sanctity of Life, Schools, Values, Violence
By Candice LeSueur A few months ago, I was informed a family had moved from Haiti into our area and needed help learning English. They were not living in the most ideal of circumstances and, therefore, fled their native country and arrived here via asylum. It wasn’t...
by UFI Blog | Jul 27, 2016 | Constitution, Diane Robertson, Family, Free Speech, Freedom, Gender, Gender Identity, Non-Discrimination, Religion, Religious Freedom, Religious rights, Sexual Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, Transgender, Values
by Diane Robertson We all know the phrase “separation of church and state”. It was taught us in school and atheists use it all of the time to reprimand people for holding prayer at public events. Of course the intended meaning wasn’t the absence of religion in the...
by UFI Blog | Jul 26, 2016 | Child Development, Choice, Education, Family, Freedom, Parental Rights, Parents, Research, Schools, stay-at-home mom, The Family, Values
By Cinthia Jahnsen Have you ever thought of homeschooling as an option for your child’s education? My kids go to public school right now and I have loved their teachers. However, I do not love how much teachers seem to be losing their authority on how and what they...
by UFI Blog | Jul 25, 2016 | Choice, Free Speech, Freedom, Marriage, Non-Discrimination, Religion, Religious Freedom, Religious rights, Same-Sex Marriage, Values, Violence
by Erin Weist The month of July is an important one for the United States in remembering freedom from tyranny: Independence Day remembers our separation from the monarchy of Great Britain. But people in my state also celebrate a similar date in July. Utah celebrates...
