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URGENT! STOP HR5. CALL REPRESENTATIVES NOW!
Hello Friends, The House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing April 2 on HR5, the Equality Act. This bill would amend the Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity. This act poses a serious threat to religious freedom, state independence...
Loopholes: Closing One and the Exploitation of Another
It’s been quite a week for the pro-family/pro-life effort. In the international arena, there has been some great news and some rather stunning shenanigans. First, the good news. The Closing of a Loophole On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the...
UFI: Promoting a Better Vision for Women and the Family at the UN
From the desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, UFI board member, Jenet Erickson, accompanied our team at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) this year. She reports today on what she saw and the impact it had on her. We wish you all could come with us! We...
Gender Identity Politics: Erasing Womanhood at the United Nations and How that Will Affect You
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, As we planned for the Commission on the Status of Women this year, we felt strongly that we needed to address two aspects of the current trends in transgender activism: the participation of transwomen in women’s sports...
Masterpiece Cakeshop: Successfully defends religious liberty – again!
From the desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop was in the news again. We’ve shared his story with you before. He is one of an increasing number of business owners who find themselves caught in a battle between First Amendment rights...
The United Nations and the Family: What does it have to do with you?
From the Desk of Tori Black: Hello Friends, Most people don’t realize the pervasive influence that the United Nations has on our everyday lives and the way it can affect our families. UN deliberations affect our laws, the curriculum in our schools and the policies...
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UN Women – Redefining Gender and Erasing Women
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black “We are more than you, and essentially you need to learn how to become a bit more like us.” That was the message Katlego Kai...
The Unsuspected Bully
By Laurel Bishop I let it happen to my kid because I didn’t recognize it. Throughout sixth grade, my son sat at his desk, the brunt of his teacher’s jokes and insults. The worst humiliation was the teacher’s direction to the other students to “not be dumb like Cody”....
Our Modern Culture War: LGBTQ Rights vs. Religious Liberty
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Tori Black Friday I opened up my newsfeed, and this is what greeted me: an account of a six year old girl traumatized by her teacher who insisted...
No, Religious Women are Not Brainwashed
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Jenet Erickson When findings from the World Family Map exploring links between religion and family well-being were published in The New York...
Dad – A Girl’s First and Most Influential Love
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Dr. Timothy Rarick Last September, on a Sunday afternoon, my wife and I were walking through “Speakers Corner” in Hyde Park, London. I was amazed...