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Why did we come to UN this week?
March 18, 2016 Why Did We Come to the UN this Week? Squishing into crowded subways and dodging honking taxis, 21 members of our United Families International team have been in New York at the United Nations “Commission on the Status of Women” (CSW) this...
Talking about “gender” with your children
From the Desk of Laura Bunker There are some things we just plain dread. We put them off, dance around them, do anything to avoid them. Such as having to write this alert about the confusing world of multiple genders. And such as parents having try to...
What others may be thinking of you
March 4, 2016 Religion: What Others Are Thinking By Ann Bailey Most of us rightly care what our neighbors think of us. We value our civic relationships and want to be seen as responsible, caring citizens. Barna Group, a highly-regarded survey and research...
A Natural Death is a Dignified Death
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: It’s that time of year again, when many state legislatures and parliaments are in session, grappling with thousands of issues from Abortion to Zoning. This year a relatively new issue is making its way into governing bodies...
The New Public Health Crisis
History was made last Friday. The first ever Resolution in the U.S. (possibly the world!) that declares Pornography as a Public Health Crisis passed a Utah Senate Committee -- without a single word of opposition -- and in the words of the committee chair, “more than...
Our Best Kept Secret!
January 29, 2016 Our Best Kept Secret! One of the most important things we do at United Families International is to help citizens and policymakers become better educated and informed. Most people enjoy learning about something positive and hopeful, but even negative...
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Your Role in Defending the Family
By Marci Nelson I get it. You want to help, but you don’t think you can make much of a difference. You’re a college student, a mother, a father, a grandparent. You don’t have the money, the resources, or the time to get involved. We avoid watching the news because it...
How to Make a Human
How to Make a Human: The Startling Advancements in Embryonic Science and How They Could Affect Generations Yet Unborn By Elise Ellsworth On December 8, 2017, Amnesty International hosted a conference: “Crossing Frontiers: Moving the Boundaries of Human Reproduction.”...
Fathers: Doing More, Challenged More, Needed More Than Ever.
By McKayla Skinner There are currently an estimated 70.1 million fathers in the United States. Most of them consider their role as a father as core to their identity. However, fathers face great challenges , as well as opportunities, as they decide what matters most...
Female
By Breaunna Stone A few weeks ago I was scrolling through iTunes looking at what new songs were at the top of the charts. Keith Urban’s song “Female” stood out to me. I clicked the play preview and got goose bumps as I listened to the words: “When you hear somebody...
Resolutions
By Miriam Merrill The new year brings a chance to start fresh. A clean slate provides the opportunity to try new things, overcome old habits, and better ourselves. Finances, health, and education are all common Google search topics this time of year. But have you...