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Parenting 101
From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: The contemporary dialogue on parenting never ceases to amaze me. Hilary Clinton’s famed phrase, “It takes a Village to raise a child” has opened a Pandora’s box of confusion regarding the responsibility and privilege of parenting. ...
The Coming Chaos
From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: United Families International deeply appreciates Tom Christensen’s role as our expert of Marriage and Family issues. He has written numerous articles defining the principles on which strong marriages and families are built and pointed...
Speaking for Those Who Can’t
From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: “’It’s a girl’ The three deadliest words in the world” was the title of an article that attracted my attention this week on WorldFamilyNews.com Maybe it is because I have nine beautiful daughters myself that is was so devastating for...
Gender Confusion
From the Desk of Carol Soelberg: “The war is over and we won!” continues to be the refrain from the gay lobby regarding the recent U. S. Supreme Court decisions on marriage. Contrary to what we’re hearing plenty of, the U.S. Supreme Court said nothing that indicates...
Can’t do without Dad
Few influences in the world are as impactful as that of a father! United Families International wishes to bring society as a whole back to the recognition of the importance of the role of fathers, for it is critical to our civilization’s success! Dads are...
The Russian Renewal
“Inevitability” and the Pro-Family Russian Renewal The headlines have been blaring the news: “Majorities Say Same-Sex Marriage is inevitable.” People who opposed same-sex marriage are “on the wrong side of history,” they claim. I’ve heard claims of “inevitability”...
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The Chipping Away of Religious Liberty
by Diane Robertson Religious freedom is being chipped away at one small bit at a time. As a result, the freedom in which people had to behave and speak has been changing. Years ago, private business owners could make their religion part of their business and the...
The Puzzle of Gay Loneliness
by Cathi Bond Loneliness is an emotion that causes one to feel empty or have the perception of being alone, like when a college freshman feels lonely even when surrounded by roommates and fellow students. Earlier this month, Michael Hobbes, a gay writer, pondered why...
Truth, Lies and Defunding Planned Parenthood
by Elise Ellsworth While Congress is hotly debating the American Health Care Act there are many Americans who remain unaware that the act contains language which could be the undoing of America’s biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood (originally HJ Resolution...
The Agenda
by Diane Robertson There’s an alarming new agenda showing up in liberal circles. It’s coming under two separate guises: women’s rights and children’s rights. Both have the same goal to remove childcare from the parents and give it to the government. I first noticed...
UFI at the UN: Family as the First Defense Against Human Trafficking
by Angela Fallentine The 61st Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations is underway in New York and the United Families International team is on the ground attending and monitoring events. The theme for this year’s CSW is “Women’s Economic Empowerment in...
Grateful Motherhood
by Christie Masters “No one told me that it would all happen at the same hallowed time: Mothering is at once the hardest and the holiest and the happiest.” Ann Voskamp Several years ago, my two oldest daughters and I joined a women’s book study group. The theme of the...