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“That Image Will Haunt Me”
Report on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) The first in-person UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW), since the onset of COVID, finished up in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 18. The negotiated outcome document or “Agreed Conclusions” was...
Billion-dollar, baby-selling industry
Most of us are familiar with a couple who has experienced infertility and then had their lives blessed through assisted reproductive technologies. We often speak of this in terms of “a miracle of our modern age,” but could it also be true that there is a dark side to...
Ending Suffering by Ending the Sufferer
To many my father came across as a serious, unapproachable Army Colonel. Yet, within this admirable leader was a kind-hearted teddy bear. During the last five years of his life, this 6'2" gentle giant, dealt with multiple health problems boiling down to his final 18...
Idaho is Doing Something about Porn
Idaho is Doing Something about Porn A Tool for Parents to Protect Their Children When being interviewed, Senator Kevin Cook of the Idaho Senate was asked about his proposed anti-pornography legislation, “What is something you wish the critics of this bill would...
Creating “Shields not Swords” in the Fight for Rights
By Alexis Tarkalson A UN Independent Expert, given the responsibility to provide protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), has been asked to put together a report for the United Nations on two seemingly irreconcilable...
Top 10 Wins and Challenges of 2022
Dear friends and supporters of United Families International, As 2022 ends, it can best be said that it’s been “quite a year”. On the pro-family front, it truly has felt like a roller coaster with so many ups and downs. As you read these, I hope you’ll get a sense...
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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
July 19, 2023 By Jamie Gordon Imagine that you are married with children, and your spouse becomes ill. Would you raise your children and care for your spouse the best you could? It is not easy to be a single parent, but it is even harder to take on the challenges of a...
Traits of a Good Father
July 14, 2023 by Micol Collins What do paternal leadership and authority mean? Social history provides us with a record of what paternal leadership and authority shouldn’t be like. Some of the earliest American records of such misinterpretations come from colonial...
My Childhood Abuse
June 28, 2023 The writer of this article wishes to remain anonymous. I am an adult survivor of childhood abuse. The effects of the abuse have stayed with me throughout my lifetime. My story is different from other survivors in some respects, but it is also the...
A Different Kind of Love
June 14, 2023 By Jamie Gordon The day was Thursday, April 16, 1998, a day that I had anticipated for a long time, it was the day that I would marry my best friend! It was the most amazing day, and then our married life began. We had ups and downs like any marriage,...
Whatever The Reason?
May 30, 2023 by Micol Collins I was listening to my favorite music on the radio when an ad began streaming. The ad started telling the audience that it was okay to not like a particular flavor of ice cream, a job, etc. Quickly, it escalated to include the fact that it...
What Do Kids Want? Quality Time with Parents.
May 24, 2023 by Natalie Burr The rise of dual income households has led to less time spent with children. Parents spend an average of only three and a half hours a day with their kids. This time includes daily chores, making dinner, running errands, etc. My family is...
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