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Victories for Family! After a few weeks of devastating blows to rule of law, marriage, and family, there is some good news coming to us from a world that increasingly seems turned upside down. First, on Wednesday, a draft of the final outcome document on the United...
A Mighty Blow to the Foundation of Liberty
A Mighty Blow to the Foundation of Liberty On Saturday we will celebrate the 239th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, when the American forefathers began to build a foundation of liberty for the newly forming United States. However, last...
“Ruling: It’s All About Me”
The Ruling Heard Round The World United Families International is deeply disappointed by today’s Supreme Court ruling making same-sex marriage legal the United States. This ruling by 5 out of 9 unelected judges not only robs Americans of the “freedom to govern...
The “Why” of Abortion Decline
The Real Reasons Abortions are Declining This month the media reported that the rate of abortions in the United States has declined by 12% since 2010. The latest U.S. abortion rate of 16.9 was the lowest recorded rate since 1973. In some states such as Indiana,...
“Good Men — Going, Going, Gone?”
With Father’s Day approaching in the U.S., we gratefully acknowledge the critical contribution of good fathers. We also acknowledge the many ways marriage and family is beneficial to men. Today’s thought-provoking alert by Dawn Frandsen reveals how the disintegration...
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...
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Protecting Your Marriage Against Emotional Affairs
By Breaunna Stone A strong society relies on strong marriages. Ryan Andersons, Senior Research Fellow at William E. Simon, in a report on marriage and family stated: “Marriage is the fundamental building block of all human civilization…Society as a whole, not merely...
Chinese Government Bans Children from Attending Church
By Diane Robertson The Chinese have not had much religious freedom for more than a generation. But the communist-run government has recently made laws to restrict religious worship even further. Government officials in China have issued warnings to hundreds of...
Silencing Your Ideological Opponent with a Label
by Tori Black Hate. Feelings of prejudice filling people with such animus and loathing that they are motivated to hurt, to harm, and to kill. With good reason we recoil from hate when we see it. Martin Luther King, Jr. changed the heart of a complacent country by...
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...
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