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Stand for the Family: Alarming Evidence and Firsthand Accounts from the Front Lines of Battle: A Call to Responsible Citizens Everywhere
Sharon Slater, president of Family Watch International, has come to understand up close and personal the powerful forces mounted against the family. Ten years ago, as a stay-at-home mom, Sharon first learned about the efforts to undermine the traditional family. Since that first exposure, Sharon has worked as a pro-family advocate at the United Nations and at the national, state and local level to preserve and protect the institution of the family. Now, in her new book, she shares firsthand accounts, backs them with alarming empirical evidence and, as the title of her book suggests, extends A call to responsible citizens everywhere to Stand for the Family. Stand for the Family was written with three main goals in To make people aware of what is happening behind closed doors at the UN and elsewhere to undermine the family. To equip legislators, policymakers, educators and responsible citizens with the knowledge and tools to take an effective stand for the family. To serve as a gathering tool to cause good people throughout the world from all professions and walks of life to come together, to network together to defend the traditional mother/father family. Already the book has been well received by community and church leaders, policymakers and individuals from around the world. At the recent World Congress of Families in Amsterdam, Sharon presented a copy of her book to a King from Ghana and he requested a second copy to give to the President of the International Criminal Court, who he was meeting with a few days later. Another person requested five copies for the Canadian Parliament. One young woman said she was captivated and stayed up much of the night reading. A couple who read the manuscript before the book went to print used the information in the marriage chapter in family home evening to help their teenagers overcome misconceptions about homosexuality and same-sex marriage and to help them understand that it is not hateful to protect marriage. The book is not a profit-making venture for Sharon or her family. All of the proceeds go to benefit Family Watch International and the work to defend the family.
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First published November 27, 2009
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January 12, 2011
Although some of the subject matter was interesting and eye-opening, I found the organization of the book as a whole to be somewhat sloppy. The book is a well-researched call-to-action, but Slater begins the book by discussing situations at the UN over a cause she hasn't yet convinced us to believe in, so I was a little skeptical from the beginning. It isn't until later in the book that she talks about the importance and benefits of the traditional family. The suggestions at the end of each chapter tend to be somewhat repetitive, which made me lose interest. I am an advocate for standing for the family, but I wasn't a huge fan of this particular book.
November 25, 2015
First of all the book is not written in a way that allows the reader to establish a premise and then go through all the facts themselves. There are too many biased and skewed data through out the book to establish your own opinion. How can you stand for the family when the entire time we are delving into the many details of Homosexuals?
This is not to say that I disagree with the premise itself, but the goal is to educate and bring more people to the understanding of how the family is the most important institution in the world and it needs to be protected. Sharon Slater’s book only hurts our cause. It is a blatant homophobic attack on one group of people that only sends away those who need clear stories and examples to persuade them. Not to mention they need clear and sound data and a well-written argument. This book is for those who already know what they believe and want a soap-box to stand on.
She gives opposing viewpoints that to me seem to side with the unsubstantiated claim of her statistics. Such is the case of Professor Regnerus’s statistics. Slater states, “Homosexual rights activist groups aggressively attacked Professor Regnerus and his study as soon as it was published, saying it used the wrong comparison group. To be valid, they insisted, the study should have surveyed individuals who had been raised by same-sex couples from birth not those who parents who had just had a homosexual relationship.”
Just because there is not “a large enough sample of same-sex couples from birth to adulthood” to survey, does not mean you skew the research in your favor. The fact the number is low should be a bonus for Slater’s findings.
The baseness of her language is another factor in the obvious bias of this book. She takes low blows in her quotes and restatements of others. Just as in the previous quote she says they “aggressively” attacked and that they “insisted” it was an invalid study. To any unbiased and educated observer it WAS an invalid study. In any case, those statistics in Regnerus’s study also didn’t compare data with all the sexual abuse cases that occur in heterosexual, non-married relationships which is far higher than any homosexual study. Case closed.
This book is meant to fool the reader into thinking that all the information presented is fair and well-documented. When in fact it is mostly misquoted and biased. She rips the lines of others that she wants and leaves the rest. The quotation marks around every other word attest to that. The author is only trying to prove that she is right with as many “quotes” as possible—pun intended.
The claim that she, as a stay-at-home mom, is just flabbergasted that she could be so powerful at the UN and the world, is frankly demeaning to women. Just a SAHM! As if they are not educated or that they didn’t matter.
She claims the UN is too focused on sex, but she seems to be equally focused on the subject and not in a way that suggest she spends most of her time educating her children on its beautiful and God-given, creative nature. Slater claims, “every aspect of the assault on the family comes down to one underlying movement, the movement to destroy all societal restraints on sexual behavior” To lump homosexuality in with abortions is completely irresponsible reporting. The two are not related and the reports from other countries fail to cite problems with child sexual abuse, child marriage and women’s rights. I want to see unbiased stories and fact reporting. She even uses a known satirical piece by Michael Swift titled “Gay Revolutionary” as a legitimate Congressional Report. The way the information is presented by Slater you would find Mr. Swift abhorrent and evil. When in fact she sticks the truth in the small print footnote at the bottom of the page, “While it doesn’t seem to change the intent in mind, homosexual activist say that a ‘vital first line’ that sets this pieces up as satire and proves it was never meant as anything more than a joke is always omitted by the religious right (and was omitted by the Congressional Record).”
The many stories she does give seem completely contrived and not at all real. The “unique opportunity” (again, pun intended) she had to speak to a homosexual (as if she never associated with any at all) in fact sounds like a completely made up conversation. The transcript sounds like two robots speaking.
There are quiet a few details that I can agree with Mrs. Slater on. When she focuses on topics that are within her sphere of influence she tends to make much more sense. She spend a chapter on motherhood and how society has degraded children. One concept that I have never thought about was the idea of “an only child marring an only child”. The absences of extended family is almost unthinkable, but that is what is happening in China.
Her arguments against the government taking away parental rights in raising their children is strong as well. She states a case by Judge Mark Wolf of the U.S. district court in Massachusetts where Wolf claims that parents do not have a constitutional right to prevent schools from teaching particular curriculum or providing information to students. This is why education needs to get back to the local level.
I believe Sharon Slater should have left the writing of this book to someone who knows how to present her argument in an unbiased, convincing way. Rhetorician, she is not and anyone who is on the fence about any of these topics would NOT be convinced.
This is not to say that I disagree with the premise itself, but the goal is to educate and bring more people to the understanding of how the family is the most important institution in the world and it needs to be protected. Sharon Slater’s book only hurts our cause. It is a blatant homophobic attack on one group of people that only sends away those who need clear stories and examples to persuade them. Not to mention they need clear and sound data and a well-written argument. This book is for those who already know what they believe and want a soap-box to stand on.
She gives opposing viewpoints that to me seem to side with the unsubstantiated claim of her statistics. Such is the case of Professor Regnerus’s statistics. Slater states, “Homosexual rights activist groups aggressively attacked Professor Regnerus and his study as soon as it was published, saying it used the wrong comparison group. To be valid, they insisted, the study should have surveyed individuals who had been raised by same-sex couples from birth not those who parents who had just had a homosexual relationship.”
Just because there is not “a large enough sample of same-sex couples from birth to adulthood” to survey, does not mean you skew the research in your favor. The fact the number is low should be a bonus for Slater’s findings.
The baseness of her language is another factor in the obvious bias of this book. She takes low blows in her quotes and restatements of others. Just as in the previous quote she says they “aggressively” attacked and that they “insisted” it was an invalid study. To any unbiased and educated observer it WAS an invalid study. In any case, those statistics in Regnerus’s study also didn’t compare data with all the sexual abuse cases that occur in heterosexual, non-married relationships which is far higher than any homosexual study. Case closed.
This book is meant to fool the reader into thinking that all the information presented is fair and well-documented. When in fact it is mostly misquoted and biased. She rips the lines of others that she wants and leaves the rest. The quotation marks around every other word attest to that. The author is only trying to prove that she is right with as many “quotes” as possible—pun intended.
The claim that she, as a stay-at-home mom, is just flabbergasted that she could be so powerful at the UN and the world, is frankly demeaning to women. Just a SAHM! As if they are not educated or that they didn’t matter.
She claims the UN is too focused on sex, but she seems to be equally focused on the subject and not in a way that suggest she spends most of her time educating her children on its beautiful and God-given, creative nature. Slater claims, “every aspect of the assault on the family comes down to one underlying movement, the movement to destroy all societal restraints on sexual behavior” To lump homosexuality in with abortions is completely irresponsible reporting. The two are not related and the reports from other countries fail to cite problems with child sexual abuse, child marriage and women’s rights. I want to see unbiased stories and fact reporting. She even uses a known satirical piece by Michael Swift titled “Gay Revolutionary” as a legitimate Congressional Report. The way the information is presented by Slater you would find Mr. Swift abhorrent and evil. When in fact she sticks the truth in the small print footnote at the bottom of the page, “While it doesn’t seem to change the intent in mind, homosexual activist say that a ‘vital first line’ that sets this pieces up as satire and proves it was never meant as anything more than a joke is always omitted by the religious right (and was omitted by the Congressional Record).”
The many stories she does give seem completely contrived and not at all real. The “unique opportunity” (again, pun intended) she had to speak to a homosexual (as if she never associated with any at all) in fact sounds like a completely made up conversation. The transcript sounds like two robots speaking.
There are quiet a few details that I can agree with Mrs. Slater on. When she focuses on topics that are within her sphere of influence she tends to make much more sense. She spend a chapter on motherhood and how society has degraded children. One concept that I have never thought about was the idea of “an only child marring an only child”. The absences of extended family is almost unthinkable, but that is what is happening in China.
Her arguments against the government taking away parental rights in raising their children is strong as well. She states a case by Judge Mark Wolf of the U.S. district court in Massachusetts where Wolf claims that parents do not have a constitutional right to prevent schools from teaching particular curriculum or providing information to students. This is why education needs to get back to the local level.
I believe Sharon Slater should have left the writing of this book to someone who knows how to present her argument in an unbiased, convincing way. Rhetorician, she is not and anyone who is on the fence about any of these topics would NOT be convinced.
April 6, 2012
The author happens to be my neighbor and fellow church member, so I know her pretty well. I knew that she was heavily involved with family issues around the world, and lobbies constantly at the UN, but until I read this book I really had no idea of the extent to which she is involved, the incredible influence for good she has been, and the terrible plague that is sweeping the world in opposition to the family.
The book is very eye-opening... shocking is a better word. It's sobering, frightening, and horrifying. If you care about families, this book will make you angry at the evil out there, but very grateful that there are people like Sharon Slater who "stand for the family." Hopefully, it will also inspire you to do something.... to find out more, to get involved in your community.
So, get the book. Read it. Buy it. Read it again. Inform yourself. And do whatever it takes to protect your family..... and "stand for the family."
Because of some of the shocking content (carefully edited to avoid the most offensive material, but necessary to help people understand the truth), this book is not appropriate for children, but should be shared and discussed with teens.
The book is very eye-opening... shocking is a better word. It's sobering, frightening, and horrifying. If you care about families, this book will make you angry at the evil out there, but very grateful that there are people like Sharon Slater who "stand for the family." Hopefully, it will also inspire you to do something.... to find out more, to get involved in your community.
So, get the book. Read it. Buy it. Read it again. Inform yourself. And do whatever it takes to protect your family..... and "stand for the family."
Because of some of the shocking content (carefully edited to avoid the most offensive material, but necessary to help people understand the truth), this book is not appropriate for children, but should be shared and discussed with teens.
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February 21, 2011Completely eye-opening. I think we would agree that the family is under attack, but do you know what and who is undermining the institution of the family? Sharon Slater, a mother who became involved in standing up for the family after some completely unexpected experiences, details her efforts and experiences in this book. I feel it is extremely important for all of us to understand what is happening in our world so that we can fight back.
January 10, 2011
I gave this book 3 stars because I thought the subject matter was important which made it a worthwhile read. However, I did not care for the author's writing style. She started to become very repetitive. I found Half the Sky much better written.
July 11, 2019
This is the most politically incorrect book you will ever read, which is why it's so wonderful. The fact that the simple truths in this book are so polarizing today is proof enough that the traditional family is under attack. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is the random organization of the book. The clear lack of editing frustrates the message.
February 1, 2011
If you are pro-family and know the importance of keeping the family together then this is the book for you. Sharon Slater documents her eye-opening experiences of the UN Conferences she attends over the last few years. She finds out how the family is being undermined all over the world and how we can help the cause of motherhood, fatherhood, babies being born and the basic unit of the family.
Everyone who was born on this planet has lived in one kind of family or another. The family is the basic unit of our society and after reading Sharon Slater’s book Stand for the Family, I am in fear that the family as we know it, will disintegrate starting at the international level.
The story of Slater attending several UN conferences is scary and a great eye-opener to anyone who is concerned with the welfare of the family. Her book takes you through many controversial topics of the day and answers many questions we as parents have been struggling with for the past decade. Why is the world so obsessed with homosexuality, same-sex marriage, abortion, and assaulting motherhood? Mrs. Slater answers these questions and provides a way to join her team of pro-family advocates to safe-guard family rights for the future.
This book is a must read for everyone concerned with the assault we have seen on the traditional family. If our family life is weakened, then our country is weakened and if our country is weakened then we as Americans will be taken over by outside and inside forces.
From Mrs. Slater’s own words on the three main goals accomplished in writing this book.
“I felt compelled to make people aware of what is happening behind closed doors at the UN and in their own countries to undermine the family.
I wanted to equip legislators, policymakers, educators and responsible citizens with the knowledge and tools they need to defend the family, and third, it was designed to be a gathering tool to bring together good people throughout the world to stand for the family.”
Thanks to a short run that came off the press just hours before she left, Sharon was able to take some copies to the World Congress of Families in Amsterdam in August.
“I was pleasantly surprised by the overwhelmingly positive response to the book. People flocked to our booth and many stated that the book was sorely needed,” she says.
You can buy her book in three places:
http://wwwstandforthefamily.org
http:// familywatchinternational.org
or
http://www.amazon.com/Stand-Family-Sh...
Everyone who was born on this planet has lived in one kind of family or another. The family is the basic unit of our society and after reading Sharon Slater’s book Stand for the Family, I am in fear that the family as we know it, will disintegrate starting at the international level.
The story of Slater attending several UN conferences is scary and a great eye-opener to anyone who is concerned with the welfare of the family. Her book takes you through many controversial topics of the day and answers many questions we as parents have been struggling with for the past decade. Why is the world so obsessed with homosexuality, same-sex marriage, abortion, and assaulting motherhood? Mrs. Slater answers these questions and provides a way to join her team of pro-family advocates to safe-guard family rights for the future.
This book is a must read for everyone concerned with the assault we have seen on the traditional family. If our family life is weakened, then our country is weakened and if our country is weakened then we as Americans will be taken over by outside and inside forces.
From Mrs. Slater’s own words on the three main goals accomplished in writing this book.
“I felt compelled to make people aware of what is happening behind closed doors at the UN and in their own countries to undermine the family.
I wanted to equip legislators, policymakers, educators and responsible citizens with the knowledge and tools they need to defend the family, and third, it was designed to be a gathering tool to bring together good people throughout the world to stand for the family.”
Thanks to a short run that came off the press just hours before she left, Sharon was able to take some copies to the World Congress of Families in Amsterdam in August.
“I was pleasantly surprised by the overwhelmingly positive response to the book. People flocked to our booth and many stated that the book was sorely needed,” she says.
You can buy her book in three places:
http://wwwstandforthefamily.org
http:// familywatchinternational.org
or
http://www.amazon.com/Stand-Family-Sh...
December 4, 2010
Sharon Slater makes the case that the traditional family is under attack. She unveils the attackers and shows us the methods that they use to undermine the family. She then gives us suggestions on what we can do to fight against the onslaught. The book is very well-researched, and she cites study after study backing up the information she includes.
The two groups she identifies as being the biggest threats to the family are radical feminists and homosexual activists. Slater does a good job differentiating between individuals and lobbying groups; she's not saying that every homosexual and every feminist are against the family, but she exposes those groups who have declared that their intent is to dismantle the institution of the family.
Some of these groups' methods are obvious, such as bypassing public opinion and legislatures to take their issues to the courts. Others are more surprising, like lobbying the United Nations to include anti-family language in the resolutions that are passed. Slater shows how although you wouldn't think that such resolutions carry much weight, governments and courts around the world use them in their decision making.
Slater's book is a call to vigilance, a call to civic action. Our greatest weapons against these attacks are speaking out and using our vote to elect individuals who are willing to fight against these groups.
I would have liked to see a chapter devoted to the topic of divorce, which is as big a threat to the family as the other groups she mentions. It is something that most people have more control over than what is happening in governments or the UN. I also think she should have cited some of the evidence that is out there showing how important fathers are to the development of their children. It would have strengthened an already strong case for the traditional family structure.
I thought that the organization of the book was sloppy. Slater begins the book by discussing battles at the UN over a cause she has yet to convince us to believe in. It isn't until the third chapter that she talks about the importance and benefits of the traditional family. Also, the suggestions at the end of each chapter tend to ramble and overlap. I would have preferred to see just one final chapter with suggestions of how to fight back.
I would highly recommend this book. It is a wake-up call to what is going on around us. Buy it and then pass it along to your friends and family. We need more people to stand for the family or suffer the consequences when these groups succeed.
The two groups she identifies as being the biggest threats to the family are radical feminists and homosexual activists. Slater does a good job differentiating between individuals and lobbying groups; she's not saying that every homosexual and every feminist are against the family, but she exposes those groups who have declared that their intent is to dismantle the institution of the family.
Some of these groups' methods are obvious, such as bypassing public opinion and legislatures to take their issues to the courts. Others are more surprising, like lobbying the United Nations to include anti-family language in the resolutions that are passed. Slater shows how although you wouldn't think that such resolutions carry much weight, governments and courts around the world use them in their decision making.
Slater's book is a call to vigilance, a call to civic action. Our greatest weapons against these attacks are speaking out and using our vote to elect individuals who are willing to fight against these groups.
I would have liked to see a chapter devoted to the topic of divorce, which is as big a threat to the family as the other groups she mentions. It is something that most people have more control over than what is happening in governments or the UN. I also think she should have cited some of the evidence that is out there showing how important fathers are to the development of their children. It would have strengthened an already strong case for the traditional family structure.
I thought that the organization of the book was sloppy. Slater begins the book by discussing battles at the UN over a cause she has yet to convince us to believe in. It isn't until the third chapter that she talks about the importance and benefits of the traditional family. Also, the suggestions at the end of each chapter tend to ramble and overlap. I would have preferred to see just one final chapter with suggestions of how to fight back.
I would highly recommend this book. It is a wake-up call to what is going on around us. Buy it and then pass it along to your friends and family. We need more people to stand for the family or suffer the consequences when these groups succeed.
May 6, 2012
The biggest problem I had with this book is that it was SO BORING. I'm sorry. Maybe it's just because I've come off a long Fiction-Kick and am not fully into the Non-Fiction swing of things, but holy cow I was bored.
That said, it was a fascinating look on the war that is being waged on the family. Fascinating and frightening.
I wish there had been more personal anecdotes and less statistics. I also thought there was an awful lot of schilling the author's website at the end of every single chapter. Some of the information got repeated a LOT.
Bottom line: It was good to read once, but I doubt I will ever read it again.
That said, it was a fascinating look on the war that is being waged on the family. Fascinating and frightening.
I wish there had been more personal anecdotes and less statistics. I also thought there was an awful lot of schilling the author's website at the end of every single chapter. Some of the information got repeated a LOT.
Bottom line: It was good to read once, but I doubt I will ever read it again.
May 7, 2014
I highly recommend for all. She covers real life things (some of them alarming) happening at the international, national, and local level that I believe all need to be aware of. The attack against the traditional family is real, and I believe most are unaware of how calculated and organized and efficient it is.
But even with all the real-life alarming examples she cites, the tone of the book is not doomsday, but more matter-of-fact what is happening, with suggestions of what regular people can do to help and get involved wherever they are.
But even with all the real-life alarming examples she cites, the tone of the book is not doomsday, but more matter-of-fact what is happening, with suggestions of what regular people can do to help and get involved wherever they are.
December 3, 2010
Incredible book! I learned so much from this. It talks about all the different way the traditional family is being attacked in the world & nation, the lwas being passed & the sneaky ways they are slowly building up our tolerance for so many things that the people in this world did not stand for a generation ago. It was really eye opening to me & made me realize that I (as one person) can do my part to help make a difference! I highly recommend this book.
April 8, 2016
A very eye opening book. I think everyone would benefit from the information shared here. It is important to know what is really happening in our world today. It helped me to see where some of the societal changes are rooted and understand how I can respond.
As far as the writing, I plodded through the book. I didn't find it engaging and really had to push through each chapter. A big part of that is the content was a hard pill to swallow but I also didn't feel like it flowed very well.
As far as the writing, I plodded through the book. I didn't find it engaging and really had to push through each chapter. A big part of that is the content was a hard pill to swallow but I also didn't feel like it flowed very well.
August 1, 2010
Everyone who believes in the family needs to read this well-researched book. Have you ever wondered how to fight for the family? Sharon Slater will tell you how, as well as the reasons behind why we fight for the family. I believe in her message whole-heartedly, and I'm impressed by how articulately she presents it.
October 13, 2010
Eye-opening, well-written account of author's experiences with UN, of past and current legislation and of court cases that come together to paint the landscape of our culture as it relates to married, in-tact families raising children that know right from wrong. She offers specific suggestions on what we can do if we want to support that cause. Great stuff.
July 14, 2011
I have only read the first chapter, but looking forward to the rest of the book.
Very eye opening. I am glad that I read it and I feel more aware of what is happening in the political realm and how it can seriously hurt the traditional family. I recommend this book if you have a desire to protect the family and religious beliefs.
Very eye opening. I am glad that I read it and I feel more aware of what is happening in the political realm and how it can seriously hurt the traditional family. I recommend this book if you have a desire to protect the family and religious beliefs.
May 16, 2011
Every single American, every human should read this book!!! It is so vital to our existence to remember and uphold the family, and to fight against those who would destroy it. Before reading this, I had no idea the extent that truly evil forces are working throughout the world to attack basic moral values. All it takes for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.
December 4, 2010
This book was alarming. The information that the author presented was very informational, and made me realize that a lot goes on within the governement and the UN that I was not remotely aware of. It was a good book for learning things...just scary at what I was learning. Some parts were very disturbing (sad, but true!), but she presents them well, all in the scope of how to protect the family.
January 17, 2011
Interesting book about how the traditional family is being attacked politically and other ways in our world today. It was a little repetitive and had a lot of statistics throughout, however I enjoyed reading it and would agree with many points that the author shares.
September 10, 2016
5 stars for content. Even if you think you realize the ways the family unit and moral values are being attacked today, you will be shocked. An extremely important read, that I will refer back to often.
September 26, 2010
One of THE best books. A definite full-to-the-brim five star book.
September 13, 2010
While I won't say that I was "entertained", I have never been so enthralled by a non-fiction book. I literally couldn't put it down and carried it around with me until I finished it.
A MUST read.
A MUST read.
April 2, 2015
Very eye opening. I won't see controversial moral issues the same way after reading this.
February 8, 2013
This book should be read by all.
May 12, 2014
love this! So informative.
August 25, 2015
Documenting the evil assault on all I hold dear: family, motherhood, religion.
November 21, 2014
A paradigm changing book. I wish everyone could read it.
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