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Why We Need Children
June 3, 2015 From the Desk of Laura Bunker: In the U.S., we are right between Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. So today, we offer an encouraging message for mothers and fathers everywhere. We often speak of the many ways children need mothers and fathers, but we...
“A tectonic social shift”
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: If you are like us, you are concerned about the growing number of cases undermining freedom of religion in the United States. But the trend against religion is not unique to America; it is happening all over the world. For example, the...
Coming to America
Come to the World Congress of Families! “I’m so glad I came to this conference! It’s so encouraging to see I’m not alone.” That’s the sentiment we heard over and over as we talked with people at the 2013 World Congress of Families (WCF) in Sydney, Australia. It was...
Divorce Hits Home
Divorce Hits Home One of the major cultural revolutions discussed in last week’s alert was the “divorce revolution” that began in 1969 in California, with Governor Ronald Reagan making “what he later admitted was one of the biggest mistakes of his political life,” by...
“60’s, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll”
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: As you know, two weeks ago the U.S. Supreme Court listened to oral arguments on whether or not to allow states to define marriage as a man and a woman. Many Americans are numb with disbelief. How did we come to this point? This did not...
Good News – Good Example
Good News - Good Example! With discouraging news blasting from every media outlet, it is refreshing to hear about someone standing up for family and truth, and having a powerful impact. The setting was the recent UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD),...
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Boys Will Be Boys & Girls Will Be Girls: A Mother’s Perspective on Teaching the Dependability of Gender to Children
By Erin Weist A Mother’s Perspective on Teaching the Dependability of Gender to Children I’ve reviewed the literature: There are many conflicting studies—some purport transgenderism can be successful through social acceptance while others some that indicate gender...
FAMILY: OUR GREATEST REFUGE DURING LIFE’S STORMS
By McKayla Skinner Family is our greatest refuge during life’s storms. This timeless truth was proven once again during the recent devastating natural disaster in Texas, known as Hurricane Harvey. In tracking the headlines on the hurricane three accounts illustrated...
Get Rid of Indecent Billboards in Your Community: Here’s How You Can Help Out
By Elise Ellsworth A number of years ago, Times Square displayed a billboard featuring a number of backsides that were completely uncovered. The owner of the business on which the billboard was displayed—a church—decided to file suit to block the billboard display. A...
School Transgender Bathroom Rules Are Back
By Diane Robertson Hardly anyone can forget how in May of 2016, the Obama Administration made an announcement that under Title IX, all schools receiving any form of federal funding must allow students to use the gendered bathroom of their choice. The issue was in the...
I Witnessed Abuse and Didn’t Help. What Would You Have Done?
By Ailee Olsen In October of 2013, I was in a poor neighborhood of Malang (a small town in Indonesia) visiting friends at their home. As I waited outside their door, I looked to my right and saw a 7-year-old little girl named Isti*, whom I had become friends with in...