Articles by David E. Smith
By David E. Smith
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08.27.15
The race for the 18th Congressional will be held on September 10th. Republican Darin LaHood and Democrat Rob Mellon are the two nominees running against each another in this special election to replace the seat once held by Aaron Schock,...
By David E. Smith
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08.17.15
Pro-life citizens are gearing up for the National Day of Protest on August 22, 2015 at Planned Parenthood facilities all across America. This #ProtestPP—which is primarily sponsored by Created Equal, Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, Pro-Life Action League, and 40...
By David E. Smith
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08.15.15
Early Bird Specials Expire on August 31st!
The Illinois Family Institute’s annual fall banquet is just five weeks away! This important event will be held Friday, September 18th at 7:00 p.m. at The Stonegate Conference Center in Hoffman Estates, Illinois....
By David E. Smith
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08.15.15
The Center for Medical Progress released its sixth video earlier this week titled Human Capital – Episode 2: Inside the Planned Parenthood Supply Site. The video features a former StemExpress procurement technician explaining how women are manipulated to “donate” to...
By David E. Smith
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08.08.15
Continuing to advance a progressive socialist agenda, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel proudly announced this week that taxpayers in the City will be required to contribute to the funding of a new so-called “health” benefit: sex reassignment surgery.
It is difficult...
By David E. Smith
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08.01.15
In the wake of yet another video linking Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, to the sale of organs from aborted babies, lawmakers in the U.S. Senate are planning to vote to defund the inhumane organization that profits from...
By David E. Smith
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07.17.15
This week, U.S. Representatives Peter Roskam (R-West Chicago), Randy Hultgren (R-Campton Hills), Daniel Lipinski (D-Chicago), Mike Bost (R-Belleville), Rodney Davis (R-Decatur), and John Shimkus (R-Effingham), joined dozens of their colleagues in the U.S. Congress in calling for an investigation into...
By David E. Smith
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06.30.15
Sexual Orientation Gender Identity (SOGI) lawsuits against individuals and ministries have increased in the past couple years, but with the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex “marriage,” it is even more important that ministries take steps to evaluate and...
By David E. Smith
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06.27.15
A poem by Rev. Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1858-1901), best known as the author of the hymn “This is My Father’s World,” expresses how I believe Christians must approach the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to redefine marriage.
The words of his...
By David E. Smith
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06.13.15
Faith. Family. Freedom.
At the beginning of the year, we unexpectedly learned that we would need to move the IFI office. So, while focusing on the mischief taking place in the legislative session in Springfield, planning two great events for...
By David E. Smith
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06.09.15
A federal appeals court has ruled that the State of New York may prohibit the issuance of “Choose Life” license plates.
A three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals decided that plates with the message “Choose Life” could...
By David E. Smith
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06.01.15
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned yesterday afternoon, ending their regularly scheduled spring session. They did so, however, without finalizing a state budget or addressing the looming pension crisis. That means our lawmakers will be going back to Springfield for an...
By David E. Smith
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05.22.15
The U.S. Congress has given final approval to a comprehensive bill that would strengthen federal laws banning the sexual trafficking of women and children.
The bill, known as the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S. 178), was adopted by...
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David E. Smith
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05.20.15
How did they vote?
Yesterday afternoon in an appalling disregard for children’s mental health, parental rights and religious liberty, the Illinois House voted 68 to 43 to pass HB 217, a bill to ban reparative therapy for children who suffer...
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David E. Smith
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05.14.15
As you may know, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 242-184 yesterday to pass a bill to to extend federal protections for preborn children who are 20 weeks fetal age or more, and who are capable of experiencing excruciating pain. The bill is called the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), and it’s chief sponsor is U.S. Representative Trent Franks (R-AZ).
