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As It Should Be
By Rev. Thorin Anderson   |   12.07.21
America has been kind to evangelical Christians and Christianity over its two hundred and forty-five-year history.  I believe that more missionaries have been sent around the globe from the United States than from any other country, as well as billions...
This Great Opportunity!
By Rev. Thorin Anderson   |   12.03.21
We have been extraordinarily blessed to live in America.  Those who complain and seek to radically transform the country are sadly ignorant of how much better their lives are than most of those who live now or who have lived on earth.

If you know history you understand how wonderful our lives have been in this great Land, and we Christians, recalling how our forbearers have been treated through the centuries, should have a great appreciation for the liberties we have enjoyed here.
Quick Analysis of Dobbs Oral Arguments at the SCOTUS
12.02.21
The significance of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case cannot be overstated. Pro-life citizens across the nation were praying fervently for the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court as they heard oral arguments Wednesday morning.
Salvation Army Goes Woke
By   |   12.02.21
The Salvation Army, best known for the red kettles and bell ringers during the Christmas season, recently released disturbing statements regarding racism. These statements included several social justice and Critical Race Theory (CRT) buzzwords. As a result, numerous donors have pulled their financial support from the charity.
Fast and Pray That Dobbs Will Unravel Roe v. Wade
By Kathy Valente   |   12.01.21
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks' gestation. This important case is Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Center.
IFI Joins Brief Demanding that Boston Stop Discriminating Against Christians
11.29.21
IFI is pleased to join an Amici Brief challenging Boston’s refusal to let a civic organization display the Christian flag while they used the public plaza. Oral argument is set for January 18 and can be heard live on C-Span internet.
Independent Abortion Facilities are Closing and That’s Good News!
11.29.21
The so-called “Abortion Care Network” (ACN) recently reported that independent abortion facilities are closing at an “alarming rate.” In the past five years, 113 independent abortion facilities have closed, including 34 since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past decade, the number of independent abortion facilities has declined by 30 percent. The rate at which these clinics are closing is not what is alarming. What is alarming is that they ever opened in the first place and that, far too often, we are numb to the daily massacre committed by the abortion industry.
The American Experiment
By Dr. Jerry Newcombe   |   11.27.21
Is the Biden administration governing in a way that takes into consideration the will of the American people? Based on his plummeting poll numbers and crude anti-Biden chants filling sports stadiums, the answer would seem to be no.

The recent defeat of the left at the polls in Virginia and elsewhere was a reminder of the pushback of “we the people.”
Downers Grove High Schools, Obscene Books, Biased Journalism
By Laurie Higgins   |   11.26.21
Chicago Sun-Times education reporter Nader Issa offers a classic example of biased opinion writing masquerading as objective reporting in his “news” narratives about a recent controversy in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove over an obscene “graphic memoir.” The memoir,...
With Thanksgiving to Almighty God
By David E. Smith   |   11.25.21
On behalf of the Illinois Family Institute — and my own family — I want to wish a very happy Thanksgiving to you all. As we all prepare to gather together with relatives, friends and neighbors to thank God for...
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