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United Families International
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For over 40 years, United Families International has worked on the national and international level to strengthen and defend the family. Our mission includes educating and empowering citizens and decision-makers to protect the family as the foundation of society, marriage between a man and a woman as the organizing principle of flourishing families, the sanctity of life, the rights and obligations of parents in raising and teaching their children, and religious liberty – the right of individuals to live in accordance with their religious convictions.
Author's Published Articles
Video Games: Healthy Pastime or Pathway to Addiction?
It is estimated that worldwide in 2020 8.4% of children…
How Redefining Marriage Has Undermined the Rights and Wellbeing of Children
Children pay a heavy price when society fails to acknowledge…
The Contempt at the Heart of “Family Planning” Policies
On the day before the 2021 March for Life, the…
Perpetuating Disunity: The Executive Order on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
After an inauguration speech calling for unity, President Joe Biden…
Canceling Cancel Culture – A Goal for 2021 We Can All Embrace
Cancel Culture uses social media to shame individuals and eliminate…
2020 – A Blessing of Thin Times and Places
My grandmother had respect for thin times. Maybe that is…
Twenty-seven Year-Old Babies: The Promise and Perils of Embryo Adoption
Molly and Emma are scientific wonders. Not just because they…
Defending Life at Home and Abroad – The Geneva Consensus Declaration
There is no international or binding treaty law that guarantees…
The Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation: A Bright Spot of News in Challenging Times
Supreme Court Justice, Amy Coney Barrett, is a woman who…
Lessons from a pandemic: A letter to my children
Someday, you will tell your children about the year of…
Protecting Religious Liberty at the United Nations and How You Can Help
2020 is a big year for the United Nations; it…
“Cuties”: Education – or Exploitation?
"Cuties" is a French film that tackles thorny issues thrown…
Finding the Truth in a World of Fiction
Is it absolutely true that there is no absolute truth?…
The Dystopian Technology Designed to Dismantle Reproduction and Heterosexuality
The “Poly-Parent Households are Coming,” a recent OpEd from the…
Sexual Integrity: key to a happy life
To some the word “chastity” may imply a prudish Victorian…
The Personhood of the Fetus: Reframing the Abortion Debate
On January 22, 1973, the US Supreme Court, in a…
Help UFI Stop the United Nations Efforts to Undermine Religious Freedom
“As the union between spiritual freedom and political liberty seems…
A Texas Victory for Parents and Children We Can All Celebrate
In the midst of a global pandemic, widespread Black Lives…
Bostock v. Clayton County: Supreme Court Co-opts Legislative Power and Redefines Womanhood
On Monday, June 15, 2020, in the 6-3 ruling Bostock…
Bare Branches: The Persistent Consequences of China’s One-Child Policy
In response to an article about China’s involuntary bachelors, often…
Polyamory and the Domino Effect
Through a mathematical model, Leiden University found a domino small…
Harvard Magazine’s Misguided Attack on Homeschooling
It was a lack of family time led me to…
One blessing of coronavirus quarantine: Enforced family time
Within a 72-hour period, the coronavirus evaporated the problem of…
Emerging from the Crucible of the Coronavirus as a Stronger Family
Stressful events are not experienced in isolation. They happen to…
How Extended Families can Impact Children’s Resiliency
You may have missed an important discussion surrounding the health…
The Equal Rights Amendment – Symbolism vs. Substance
This year's 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage is being used…
Bella Thorne Became Bella Porn? A Research Response to an ex-Disney Princess
Bella Thorne hit stardom when she starred in the record-breaking…
Lessons from Dumbledore: Standing Up to Anti-Science Activism
J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, is…
Bethlehem and the Gift of the Family
Rather than being a burden to society, the family, when…
The Equal Rights Amendment – Not Dead and Still Dangerous
The ERA is like an old black-and-white horror film without…
Thanksgiving Food for Thought
In light of the misinformation that often surrounds this holiday,…
Preparing Children to Guard Their Hearts and Minds
Just like we learned as children to STOP, DROP, and…
Injuring the Innocent: The Pernicious Effect of Pornography on Home and Society
It would appear that today’s society, and this is a…
Why Shame a Mother for Wanting to be a Mother?
Women with the greatest power to choose are those who…
The Sexual Ideologies Competing for the Hearts of Your Children
There are two ideologies vying for the hearts and minds…
The Truth About Change Therapy
Misinformation on this topic abounds. Here are some important things…
How Publishers and Librarians Are Pushing Gender Identity Politics on Your Children
This year’s Scholastic catalog for grades 3 – 6 was…
The Biggest Predictor of Student Success? Home and Family
Sometimes, when we raise the topic of the family with…
Family-friendly Corporate Culture – A Win for All
Women continue to successfully push against boundaries in the workplace,…
Don’t believe what you hear — money isn’t the leading cause of divorce
We’ve all seen the headline: “Money is the leading cause…
Sex Selective Abortion: Where Have All the Girls Gone?
Recent reports that 132 villages in Northern India had not…
UN Women – Redefining Gender and Erasing Women
There is no argument that all people, however they identify,…
Family: The Key to Thriving Communities and Economies
Unfortunately, when it comes to both raising revenue and effecting…
Contempt is Keeping Us from Becoming ‘a More Perfect Union’
Dr. John Gottman is a world-renowned social scientist who can…
Same-sex Politics and the Lie of “Inclusivity”
Do you remember hearing as a kid, “Well, if you…
To Change the Future, Children Need History
Dad and Mom believed what historian David McCullough has often…
How Our Current Culture Sabotages the Capacity for Happiness
After $20 million and 75 years tracking the lives and…
Our Modern Culture War: LGBTQ Rights vs. Religious Liberty
It is almost inconceivable that the country whose primary right,…
No, Religious Women are not Brainwashed
When findings from the World Family Map exploring links between…
Dad: A Girl’s First and Most Influential Love
As a professor of family studies, a father of three…
The Struggle Against Abortion: A “Herculean Endeavor”
Like me, you probably have many friends who share their…
SPLC: Blacklisting Pro-family Groups and Peddling Hate
For the United Nations, May 15 marked 25 years of…
The Equality Act: Harming Children and Hijacking the Rights of Parents
The Equality Act, if passed, would require that all Americans…
Gather the Women and Pray for Peace
At the recent United Nations’ Commission on the Status of…
We Need Children Even More than They Need Us: Part 2
Marriage marks the “momentous transformation of a boy into a…
We Need Children Even More than They Need Us
As a culture, we tend to focus on how important…
The Equality Act: Devastating for Women and Children
On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee held…
The UN: Transforming Society by Restructuring the Family
Like the aspen tree, the UN is far more complex…
UFI: Promoting a Better Vision for Women and the Family at the UN
Recently, I had a life changing experience lobbying at the…
Gender Identity Politics: Erasing Womanhood at the United Nations and How that Will Affect You
Depending on your perspective, manipulating language can be clever or…
Masterpiece Cakeshop: Successfully defends religious liberty – again!
While defenders of religious liberty celebrated the historic win, Masterpiece…
The United Nations and the Family: What does it have to do with you?
The United Nations was founded with one central mission: to…
The Countercultural Institution of the Family
The answer to so much that plagues modern society may…
The Equal Rights Amendment: Still a Bad Idea for Women and Families
One of the great freedoms that we all enjoy is…
The Reality of Abortion: Sacrificing the Future
Coincidentally, on January 22, 2019, the 46th anniversary of Roe…
Salt Lake City to Host United Nations Civil Society Conference
Every year the UN hosts a civil society conference that…
“Drag Kids”: Creating a Precedent for the Acceptance of Child Sexual Exploitation
The risks of premature sexualization of girls are well documented,…
The Enduring Nature of the March for Life
January brings two marches to Washington D.C. and around the…
The Question of Universal Daycare: What Long-term Studies Are Telling Us
If there is anything that people from different political views…
China: Punishing the Faithful and Making Churches an Arm of the State
A cross, marking a church and symbolizing Christian faith, is…
Parents: the First and Best Defense Against Pornography in Schools
“Mom, can I tell you something?” I happily said yes,…
China’s One-Child Policy and the Law of Unintended Consequences
China, a country that has never been reserved or timid…
Abortion and Assisted Suicide: The New “Universal Human Right”
A recent United Nations Human Rights Committee’s General Comment of…
What A Firefighter’s Legal Victory Means for Religious Liberty & Free Speech
Kelvin Cochran rose from poverty to become one of the first…
The Real Bullies in America’s Schools: State and National Teachers’ Unions
I used to tell people that teaching is the most…
Gender Identity Wars: How Redefining Gender Hurts Women
In May 2016, the Justice and Education Departments decided that…
The New Comprehensive Sexuality Education that has Teachers Horrified and Parents Fighting Back
The following article contains graphic material about the comprehensive sexuality…
Assisted Suicide: Society’s Dangerous Embrace of Legalized Killing
As we became less acquainted with death and dying, we…
Gosnell: The True Crime Story America Tried to Hide
Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer are not activists. They are…
Intimacy with a Robot: Stop the Push for a Dangerous New Norm
As a recent resident of Texas, I was appalled to…
The Transgender Agenda Threatening Your Children
When presented with facts, ad-hominem attacks follow. My concern for…
The Heartbreaking Message Disguised as Female Empowerment
Feminism has traditionally been concerned with the objectification of women…
The Protect Life Rule: Standing Up for the Unborn
Approximately 60 million babies have been aborted in the United…
With Liberty for All: The Religious Liberty Task Force
Tolerance. Acceptance. Liberty. These are all principles that are highly…
Why Comprehensive Sexuality Education Does More Harm Than Good
Western culture has evolved into a dangerous environment for young…
Rejecting a Genderless Society
Modern society is persuading young people to embrace alternative lifestyles…
What Does the World Owe You?: The Human Rights Question
Any group with an ax to grind – valid or…
Euthanasia: “Ending Suffering by Ending the Sufferer”
“Supporters claim physician-assisted suicide gives patients choice, but what sort…
