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 | Sep 22, 2014 | Child Development, Down Syndrome, Education, Family, Gender, Non-Discrimination, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Kristen Jan Heimuli In all the debates and conversations regarding civil rights it is easy to focus primarily on the struggles of race or gender. And while those struggles have been extremely profound, we tend to forget about a very special population-the last...
by United Families International | Sep 17, 2014 | Child Development, Constitution, Diane Robertson, Family, father, Gender, Marriage, Parents, Proposition 8, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation, Supreme Court, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Diane Robertson We live in a time that many refer to as an “age of entitlement”. There are books and papers written about parents hassling teachers to give their children higher grades, or bosses talking about parents calling them up to tell them they have to hire...
by United Families International | Aug 25, 2014 | Child Development, Family, Feminism, Gender, Marriage, Parents, Sexual Orientation, Transgender, UFI Blog
Kristen Jan Heimuli The popular phrases, “It’s a boy!” and “It’s a girl!” are now outdated, old-fashioned themes for baby showers everywhere.Gender has moved from two types to over 50. In fact, as of February of this year, Facebook has provided a list of 58 gender...
by United Families International | Aug 20, 2014 | Abstinence, adoption, Child Development, Diane Robertson, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Use, Education, Family, father, Free Speech, Gender, Health Care, Marriage, Parents, Religion, Research, Same-Sex Attraction, Same-Sex Marriage, Sanctity of Life, Schools, Sexual Orientation, Single Mothers, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Violence
by Diane RobertsonAs the many marriage cases move through the court system supporters of marriage often find themselves in conversations in which they must defend their stance on marriage and family. This can be a very stressful conversation. Even the best and...
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...
