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February 2020 Prayer Alert
By David E. Smith   |   02.07.20
The 2020 session of the Illinois General Assembly is now underway in Springfield. Our state lawmakers are introducing new proposals, adding to the 6,000+ bills that were introduced in the first half of the session (2019). IFI’s top concern is...
In Chicago, Schools Re-Write History With “1619” Lies
By Alex Newman   |   02.06.20
In Chicago Public Schools, captive students are being indoctrinated to believe that one of the very first societies in the world to end slavery was actually a monster defined by the evils of slavery — almost as if this monstrous nation had invented it.
Back to the Closet
By Laurie Higgins   |   02.05.20
Regressives, drunk on cultural power and sanctimony, steeped in vapid ideology, and patinated in faux-fragility demonstrate that history does, indeed, repeat itself as the political left again become oppressors.
The House is on Fire
By   |   02.04.20
Why Christians must engage the culture on sexual ethics or be responsible for our civilization’s demise As a Christian pastor, I am seeing a dangerous trend among American Christians: There seems to be a philosophical and theological framework developing in...
Illinois Rep. Invites Christians to ‘Pray for Springfield’
By Christine Misner   |   02.01.20
What would happen if church members from around Illinois came to Springfield and sat praying in the House gallery each time it met during the spring 2020 session? What could God do in Illinois? That’s what Illinois State Rep. Dave...
Rod Dreher Answers, “Isn’t the Benedict Option a Retreat?”
By Laurie Higgins   |   01.30.20
In Part 3 of Pastor Derek Buikema’s compelling interview with author Rod Dreher, they discuss the difference between a cowardly retreat from culture and a “strategic retreat” intended to strengthen the faithful for the persecution that is coming to an increasingly anti-Christian world, including America.
Should Tax-Payer Dollars Be Used for Private School Instruction?
By Israel Wayne   |   01.30.20
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is slated to hear a case regarding the use of tax-payer dollars for private education. It seems that the more conservative judges will support this concept. Interestingly, although it grows the tax...
Are Politically Engaged Conservative Christians Idolaters?
By Laurie Higgins   |   01.29.20
In his recent Christianity Today (CT) blog post, New Testament scholar Scot McKnight defends recently retired CT president Mark Galli’s hubristic diktat about the necessity—in Galli’s view—of Trump’s removal from office: Whether Mr. Trump should be removed from office...
Thomas More Society Fights Pro-Life Discrimination in NY
By Christine Misner   |   01.25.20
A federal lawsuit has been filed against New York City and the state, too, over their effort to include abortion in civil rights protections.
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