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Television Takeover
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Television has always been good at instant messaging--instantly putting messages into viewers minds, and shaping cultural attitudes along the way. In today’s eye-opening alert, Erika Walker discusses the powerful influence of TV, and...
“The kitchen is a torture chamber”
"The Kitchen is a Torture Chamber?" The annual UN Commission on the Status of women is winding to a close and we wish you’d been there with us to experience some of the high moments and some outrageous and unnerving, yet revealing moments. Close to 7,000 women from...
Too many children?
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: The United Nations “Commission on the Status of Women” (CSW) began on Monday March 9, and will run for two weeks. United Families International has a team on the ground in New York, with additional members attending next week, including...
“What’s for Dinner?”
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: “Hi Mom, what’s for dinner?” used to be the most common question children hollered as they came through the door. Sometimes, hearing these words would induce a fair amount of stress on the busy parent who hadn’t yet thawed out the ground...
“Religious” or “Spiritual”
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Throughout the history of the world, religion has played an essential role in civilization. In fact some say that “religion is older than civilization,” because “before the first cities, before the first writing or the first state...
A Right to Discriminate?
From the Desk of Laura Bunker: Many people think that Religious Freedom is the ability to join the faith denomination of their choice. While that is an important aspect of it, Religious Freedom is more than just choosing a church. It is the freedom to live according...
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Marriage Is Not About You, Whether You’re Gay or Straight
By Hannah Gibson As humans, we all have a driving need to belong, to be loved, and to give love. This applies to all of us, straight or gay. For those who identify with the latter, I can only imagine how difficult it must be to feel attracted to somebody and be able...
Higher Teen Pregnancy Rates Among LGBT Youth
By Diane Robertson Teenwise Minnesota, a statewide organization that promotes the sexual health of young people, recently published a survey of teens 9th to 11th grade on teen pregnancy and sexual activity. For the first time, Teenwise asked the teens about their...
Liberation through Education
By McKayla Skinner My grandmothers were deeply impacted by the world wars. One was left without a father for a time, as he was a prisoner of war, and the other was a military wife who sometimes lived on the brink of starvation during a famine. Though both lived in...
Definition of the Family
By Breaunna Stone It seems that from the beginning of time, the family has been described as a mother, a father, and their children. In most cases, many remember the father as being named the breadwinner while the mother reared her children in the home. Today it is...
Pedophilia on the Rise
By Diane Robertson Between the breakdown of the family and wide-spread pornography usage, child sexual abuse seems to be on the rise with no end in sight. Even very careful and watchful people can be tainted by this scourge that is sweeping the earth. Recently, I...
The Euthanasia of Hope
By Miriam Merrill Euthanasia doesn’t grant patients the right to die, it gives doctors permission to kill, and the rate of killing is becoming more frequent. A recent news story announced new research that Euthanasia is responsible for 4.5% of all deaths in the...