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Time Sensitive message: Are Children a Blight or a Blessing?
Are Children a Blight or a Blessing? During the last week of April, 2024, media outlets around the world ran stories on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control new report stating the U.S. fertility rate has dropped to a startling 1.62, the lowest rates in almost 50 years...
What’s really at stake in the abortion pill case before the Supreme Court
Comedian Bill Maher has a tendency to say, “the quiet part out loud.” Recently, while addressing the topic of abortion with guests on his show, Maher acknowledged that abortionis (or "kind of is") murder, but then he condones it anyway. Leading us to conclude murder...
College Students and Professors are Threatened at the UN
As we move into the final week of the two-week meetings for the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), we are happy to share some of the challenges and the successes. UFI was honored to have as part of our team: 16 students, five professors,...
The UN works to accelerate the redefinition of “s*x”
The annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is upon us. Starting next week, about 35 UFI staff, students, professors, and volunteers will be converging upon the streets of Manhattan and speaking boldly in promotion and defense of the family. We are honored...
How Three F Words Can Connect Your Family
On the last day of January, some version of the headline: “Mark Zuckerberg Apologizes to Families” was blasted across media. What made the circumstances even more unique and unexpected, was the founder of Facebook and the social media empire Meta Platforms delivered...
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Harrison Butker reminds us there is truth
May 20, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner If hearing the name Harrison Butker doesn’t immediately catch your attention, there’s a good chance you haven’t been paying attention to the news or social media within the past week. Butker, an NFL player for the Kansas City Chiefs,...
The Most Valuable Yet Forgotten Job
May 14, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner Recently, I spent time sorting through old family photos with my 79-year-old mother. For the past year and a half, she has been battling pancreatic cancer. After aggressive treatment the doctors determined there was nothing more they...
Parenting with Empathy-Why It Matters
May 6, 2024 By Rebecca Heiner On a hot, August day in 1971, a group of 24 male college students arrived at Stanford University to participate in a two week-long experiment. Very little was known about what would be expected, but they were promised $15 per...
Show Up As a Parent
April 22, 2024 By Annie Wood Recently an Idaho couple made the news regarding their ultrasound experience during thewife’s second pregnancy. They were told that their baby girl might have Turner Syndrome, anon-fatal condition that slightly shortens life expectancy...
How to Block Pornography on Your Kids’ Devices
March 26, 2024 By Kylie Self In the age where technology is ever-so-prevalent, it has been easier than ever for pornographic websites to bombard everyone with their content. You have heard of the pop-up ads, fake websites, and so many other ways that porn makes its...
Drugs and Youth
March 11, 2024 By Kylie Self There is a shocking prevalence of drug use in our youth. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “10.9% of eighth graders, 19.8% of tenth graders, and 31.2% of twelfth graders” have used illicit drugs in the past year....
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