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Sexual Integrity: The Key to a Happy Life
From the desk of Wendy Wixom: When I was young my father often shared a story about my paternal grandfather. He had gone to the small-town market. When checking out, he realized he had forgotten his wallet. The grocer told him, “Milton, you are a man of your word. ...
The Personhood of the Fetus: Reframing the Abortion Debate
From the Desk of Wendy Wixom: Recently there have been numerous discussions surrounding the value of people. Human beings are of great value regardless of their age, race, sex, nationality, income status or religious beliefs. That might seem a logical statement. ...
Help UFI Stop the United Nations Efforts to Undermine Religious Freedom
From the Desk of Wendy Wixom: Sunday, I gathered with others in my community for our Sabbath religious service. Due to Covid-19 restrictions there were some noticeable differences from what Church was like four months ago. Not only were there fewer attendees, but it...
A Texas Victory for Parents and Children We Can All Celebrate
From the Desk: With increasing frequency, the legal rights of fit parents are being challenged. However, June 26th was a big win for parental rights and for all children. The Texas Supreme Court delivered an opinion reinforcing the constitutional underpinning of a...
Preserving Freedom and Women’s Sports
From the Desk: During the past few months of COVID isolation one thing many have missed is watching or participating in sports – whether it’s professional, college or the local High School competition. Lately, we have also heard an increase in conversations regarding...
Supreme Court Co-opts Legislative Power and Redefines Womanhood
From the Desk: Monday, June 15, 2020, will be remembered as a very dark day for women’s rights. United Families Board member, Camille Williams, gives her analysis of yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding three different cases involving LGBT rights. Does...
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2020 – A Blessing of Thin Times and Places
By Tori Black When my father, an only child, passed away, it was time for my grandmother to relocate. She was 82 and living by herself in a rather remote location but now she was without my father to keep tabs on her. Her home was a one-bedroom cabin, and it was...
Examining the Connection Between Sex Ed and Abortion
By Sharma Worthen Anderson “I sold abortions,” Carol Everett told the crowd. “How do you do that? It’s called sex education.” Everett, who owned and ran abortion clinics for many years before she became pro-life, said her abortion clinics carefully crafted a sex...
Escaping the Trap of Alcohol Addiction
By Danica Winberg Michelle’s* bathroom door still has two holes in it. One hole is from her husband’s fist and the other hole is from the door hitting her head as it swung open when he punched it. After 8 hours of her texts and calls being ignored by her husband...
Twenty-seven Year-Old Babies: The Promise and Perils of Embryo Adoption
By Katy Faust Baby Molly was created in a petri dish in 1992, and frozen on October 14 that same year. 27 years later, she was transferred into the womb of Tina Gibson and born on October 26, 2020. Tina’s body had also been the warm receptacle for baby Molly‘s frozen...
Defending Life at Home and Abroad – The Geneva Consensus Declaration
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black Reproductive health. You would think those two words together would mean freedom from illness or injury when producing offspring. And...
Fostering Resilient Families
By Stephanie Batty Everyone of every age experiences stress - it is an unavoidable and important part of life! It fosters adaptation and growth. We are tuned by stress much like a violin is tuned by fine adjustments made to its strings. Our ability to cope and adapt...