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Florida Teacher Investigated for Criticizing Homosexuality
By Laurie Higgins   |   08.22.11
There’s troubling news coming out of Florida that provides evidence that the cultural movement to normalize homosexuality poses a serious threat to First Amendment speech and religious rights. Mount Dora High School social studies teacher and winner of the 2010...
Illinois Anti-Bullying Law & Task Force (Part 1)
By Laurie Higgins   |   08.09.11
Illinois parents may soon begin to taste the diseased fruit of the Illinois “enumerated” anti-bullying act that Governor Quinn signed into law a year ago on the Sunday morning of the Chicago “gay pride” parade at a ceremony at Nettelhorst...
Americans Overwhelmingly Recognize Natural Marriage
By David E. Smith   |   06.17.11
A culture that weakens marriage eventually weakens itself. God’s design for marriage between one man and one woman provides the foundation for family, stability, and human flourishing. Marriage matters. Families matter. Truth matters.
New Sex Ed Bill in Springfield — Still Bad
By David E. Smith   |   05.19.11
The “comprehensive” sex education bill that we alerted you to in March has been re-written and re-introduced as HB 3027 and will soon be heard in the Illinois State Senate. Background HB 3027 is completely unnecessary and an intrusion into...
SB 1619 Passes Senate Committee — Contact Your State Senator
By David E. Smith   |   03.16.11
How did they vote? Yesterday, the Illinois Senate Public Health committee passed SB 1619 by a party line vote of 6 to 4. It now moves to the full senate. Look at the list below to see how the members...
IFI Press Release: IFI Calls on Obama & Quinn to Apologize
02.24.11
Urges Vacationers to Make Their Reservation Today at Timber Creek Chicago, Ill — David Smith, leader of the Illinois Family Institute (IFI), today called on President Barack Obama and Illinois’ Governor Pat Quinn to apologize. America’s President, an Illinois politician,...
Good News!! SB 136 Officially Tabled!
By David E. Smith   |   02.17.11
Senator Maloney has heard your concerns and has tabled the bill which means it’s dead for the session! Take ACTION: Click HERE to contact Senator Maloney to thank him for hearing your concerns. You can also call his district office...
Nanny State Trolls for Homeschooled Children in Illinois
02.12.11
Recently Illinois Senator Ed Maloney (D) introduced SB136 which would require "the parents or legal guardians of children attending non-public schools, a defined term, or private or parochial schools to annually register their children with the State Board of Education, in conformance with procedures prescribed by the State Board of Education." Basically homeschoolers and anyone else who has deemed the public education system a failure would have to register their children with the State, since apparently Senator Maloney believes "that since the State was responsible for the education of our children, the State should know who was being homeschooled," according to Pastor James McDonald who met with the Senator along with several homeschooling advocates.
IFI Press Release: IFI Objects to New Civil Unions Legislation
01.31.11
Divisive & Unpopular “Civil Unions” Bill Does Not Promote the General Welfare of the Citizenry In the waning days of the previous General Assembly, during a lame-duck session and by razor thin margins, Illinois lawmakers passed a bill that radically...
Chicago Tribune’s Propagandist for Homosexuality: Rex Huppke
By Laurie Higgins   |   12.08.10
I can’t say I was surprised by Rex Huppke’s Dec. 1, 2010 front-page Chicago Tribune story on the passage of the “civil union” bill, but I was certainly disappointed by its lack of objectivity. His sources were exclusively pro-homosexual, and...
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