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A Special Message for Families
December 22, 2008 A Special Message for Families This is the time of year when families around the world gather together and share memories, traditions and holidays of faith. We at United Families are grateful for seasons and traditions which bring families together....
An Important Message To Our Readers
December 18, 2008 An Important Message To Our Readers Fighting against abortion is not free. Fighting against the gay-rights agenda is not free. Fighting to preserve the rights of the family is not free. At United Families International we depend completely on...
Media and Governments Seek to Curtail Religious Liberty
December 16, 2008 Media and Governments Seek to Curtail Religious Liberty Bev Rice.jpgDear ~Contact.FirstName~, Please read our revised and corrected version of the December 16th alert. Due to a computer glitch we are resending you this alert. Merry Christmas!! Happy...
Tomorrow
December 8, 2008 Tomorrow Bev Rice.jpgDear ~Contact.FirstName~, Tomorrow is the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR). As we sit comfortably in our homes throughout the world, we may wonder "Why should I care about that? What effect...
Solving the Economic Crisis by Strengthening the Family
December 2, 2008 Solving the Economic Crisis by Strengthening the Family Bev Rice.jpgDear ~Contact.FirstName~, The economic crisis is affecting families all over the world. Governments are struggling to find ways to solve the problems. Each day's headlines detail a...
UFI AND PROP 8 SUPPORTERS GIVE THANKS
November 25, 2008 UFI AND PROP 8 SUPPORTERS GIVE THANKS Bev Rice.jpgDear ~Contact.FirstName~, Supporters of Prop 8 have much to be thankful for this week. Besides achieving victory at the polls, we have been successful in achieving a victory with the California...
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Overbooked Crisis–Any chance I can get a Babysitter?
By Jackie Bowles As young teenagers, my sisters and I started a babysitting service. We called ourselves “Three Sisters Three Sitters”. I remember babysitting all the time. Sometimes each of us had 3 different jobs on a given day. People knew they could always get one...
Parental Vigilance, Not Political Activism
by Erin Weist Citizens in Australia have been dealing with a politically-motivated scheme trying to force its way into their schools. The program, entitled “Safe Schools Coalition,” seems useful at first glance. Its focus is on teaching anti-bullying messages....
Link to the Past to Strengthen the Now
by Ally Fife When I was pregnant with my third child, my in-laws sent me a 500 page, hardbound journal written by my husband’s great great grandmother. Her name was Hannah Jane, and I became obsessed with her over the course of my pregnancy. She was amazing! I read...
Who Really Cares?
by Rebecca Mallory Much has been pontificated about charitable giving and whose responsibility it is to take care of the poor and less fortunate. Who is more effective at caring for the poor? Is it the private individual who feels compassion and a duty to give back? ...
Parents Teach Your Children History or Suffer the Consequences of their Ignorance
by Diane Robertson Parents if you want your children to maintain their rights under the Constitution of the United States, you must teach your kids history and a love of freedom. You cannot expect this to be taught in school. About 100 years ago, John Dewey brought...
Everything Worthwhile Requires Sacrifice
by Tori Perez It’s been a tough couple of weeks as a mother. When one person gets sick then everyone gets sick and when mom is sick it feels like everything gets thrown off. Or maybe I’m just thrown off because I’m sick. At any rate, it’s one of those times in life...