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Defending Churches: ADF Challenges Government Assaults on Religious Freedom
10.24.14
Written by Allen Sears I recently wrote to invite you to enlist your pastor to participate in our seventh annual Pulpit Freedom Sunday, October 5, and your response has been phenomenal. More than 1,800 pastors from all 50 states plus...
The Solemnization of Matrimony
10.22.14
If Christians are to accept gay so-called marriage, they must accept that our liturgies and our services, our pastors and priests, our forefathers and foremothers have been for centuries wrong about the meaning of marriage.
A Church in Exile
10.21.14
Religion, and maybe Ebola, owned the news this week. From the confusion and public relations nightmare at the Vatican over the Synod’s Relatio, to the Caesarism of Annise Parker and the City of Houston subpoenaing sermons from pastors, it has been a busy week for the religion beat.
Marriage Shapes Better Adults Before it Builds Better Kids
10.16.14
A recent Washington Post piece acknowledges that “children with married parents are better off” but simultaneously claims “marriage isn’t the reason why.” The report cites research at Brookings Institution suggesting that higher family income, more educated parents, and better parenting skills help explain the so-called “marriage advantage,” not the institution of matrimony itself.
Another Marijuana Site Proposed In Palatine
10.13.14
Written by Richard Mayer, Assistant Managing Editor of the Palatine Journal & Topics  Zoning Board Hears Colfax Plan Oct. 14th Palatine village councilmen in the coming weeks will be presented with another special use proposal for a medical marijuana dispensary...
Video Slot Machine Thefts a Worrisome Trend
By   |   10.11.14
The gambling machines have been in operation for 2 years, and now video gambling thefts are coming to light. The city of Springfield has the most video gambling machines in the state. Thieves have broken into six bars a total...
Respect Life Month
By Monte Larrick   |   10.10.14
October is Respect Life Month, a time where we remember the lives lost to abortion and the need to help those who face the same threat in the future.
Pulpit Freedom participation exceeds 1,800 pastors, continues through Election Day
10.10.14
More than 1,800 pastors in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico have participated so far in the Alliance Defending Freedom seventh annual Pulpit Freedom Sunday event, which began this year on Oct. 5.
Resources on the Harms of Gambling
10.10.14
Gambling copy In an effort to bring more government revenue, lawmakers are constantly looking for ways to exploit its own constituents and expand gambling throughout the state. Yet Illinois already has 10 casinos, 6 horse tracks,16,600 plus video slot machines and Lottery...
The Vindication of Antonin Scalia
By   |   10.10.14
A giant milestone in the moral revolution passed this week when the U.S. Supreme Court turned down every single appeal from several states on the issue of same-sex marriage. This decision not to take at least one case under consideration stunned both sides in the same-sex marriage battle...
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