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01.01.19
Lawmakers in Springfield are cooking a gambling expansion stew. the inGREEDients include more casinos, online wagering, oh, and don’t forget the sports betting. But experts warn that more gambling is a recipe for financial and social disaster in Illinois....
By Israel Wayne
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12.28.18
Left-wing academics, Hollywood stars such as Meryl Streep, Joy Behar, Alec Baldwin and Democratic Socialists from Bernie Sanders to Bill and Hillary Clinton to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez all have one thing in common: they believe that government can be the salvation of society in part by mandating universal health-care coverage, a living wage, free university tuition and comprehensive criminal justice and immigration reform. Don't buy their Utopian lies!
By Laurie Higgins
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12.27.18
Those who claim to be “trans,” say that being “trans” is their “reality” and that everyone should respect that. “Trans”-cultists fail to clarify, however, what kind of phenomenon they are referring to when they talk about their “reality.” As with...
12.26.18
Many of you are probably familiar with the opening lines from the classic Charles Dickens’ story A Tale of Two Cities. Well representing so many areas of our nation and our culture today, I choose to apply these opening words to the vast landscape—or virtual wasteland—of information and entertainment via technology that is only a click away via our devices.
By David E. Smith
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12.25.18
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May the peace and love of “the baby born in Bethlehem” be in your heart this season and throughout the year. It is an amazing gift to be able to freely celebrate our faith and to proclaim the birth of our Savior who came to give life and give it abundantly (John 10:10).
By Jonathan Lewis
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12.22.18
I was thinking about the birth of John the Baptist recently when an aspect of the story struck me in a new way.
The scriptural account of his birth (and even his life) is relatively condensed. We know that Zechariah...
It’s that most wonderful time of the year: time to celebrate the birth of Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us.
Unfortunately, too many folks succumb to the hustle and bustle of the season, scraping frantically for presents, decrying the traffic and...
12.21.18
Are elected officials in Springfield willing to approve legislation for "recreational" marijuana to resolve decades of mismanagement of state funds? Are Illinois political leaders willing to compete with organized crime and cartel bosses to become Illinois’ new drug lords?
By David E. Smith
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12.19.18
The zeal, knowledge and dedication of the IFI Team exhilarates me, and at the same time it humbles me. They understand our purpose and mission, and as our Judeo-Christian foundation disintegrates, the need for truth-telling becomes increasingly important.
We long...
By Robert Knight
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12.19.18
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat says the culture war in America may not be so much about secularism or atheism replacing Christianity but the rise of an old Christian foe – paganism.
This ancient religion differs from atheism in...
