Author: unitedfamilies

Restoring a Man’s Place in the Home

Today, a record share of American adults are not married. While the share of married Americans was notably higher in the 1970’s, I witnessed first-hand a key feature of the shift away from marriage and homelife. In public elementary school in a left-leaning community in suburban Maryland, my family’s support of the candidacy of Ronald Reagan did not go unnoticed. One teacher took pleasure in haranguing me for my backward views. From her I heard that “a woman’s place is in the House, and in the Senate, too!”

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Elderly people in the UK are exploiting a loophole to have children by surrogates

The ethical pitfalls of surrogacy are on stark display in the United Kingdom (UK), where some elderly retirees are now having children via surrogates. A husband and wife, both 72, recently won a court battle to become the legal parents of a 14-month-old boy born through surrogacy in California using the husband’s sperm and a donor egg. This is despite an acknowledgement from Mrs. Justice Knowles that the couple will be 82 when the boy begins secondary school and nearly 90 (if they live that long) when he reaches adulthood.

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The person who served you lunch may be a victim

Hamilton was attending a Christian conference at a European resort hotel that frequently hosts such events. Surprised by the number of Africans among the hotel staff, he did some quiet research and ascertained that their work conditions were less than ideal. In fact, they were in bondage to the agency that had recruited them. The Africans had been enticed by offers of good pay and a good life. But once they arrived in Europe, the recruiting agency confiscated their passport and imposed various fees that ate up much of the Africans’ income.

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