Articles by David E. Smith
By David E. Smith
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05.18.17
On February 28th, the Illinois Senate passed SB 7 - a massive gambling bill - by a vote of 31-26. Yet for lawmakers with an insatiable hunger for revenue at the expense of well-documented social costs, it wasn't enough.
Yesterday, the Illinois Senate passed an amended version of SB 7 to exploit even more citizens, by a vote of 33-24 with 1 voting present. (See roll call chart below.)
By David E. Smith
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05.10.17
With three weeks left in the regular session of the General Assembly, we are still working to stop a number of bills that are making their way through the legislative process. Almost two dozen great activists are traveling to Springfield today to join IFI’s full time lobbyists in the hopes of meeting with key lawmakers to discuss bills of concern. Please PRAY that God would bless these grassroots lobbyist...
By David E. Smith
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04.19.17
Dear Praying Friends,
I have a few prayer requests to share with you. Would you take time today and maybe over the next several days to lift these things up in faith to our Heavenly Father?
- Today, the U.S. Supreme
By David E. Smith
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03.19.17
This morning, the Illinois House Human Services Committee held a hearing on a highly controversial proposal that would legalize fraud through the alteration of birth certificates by gender-dysphoric persons who wish to have the government reinforce their deceit.
The bill passed on a party line vote.
By David E. Smith
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03.08.17
The 100th General Assembly is well underway in Springfield. Our state lawmakers have introduced more than 6,000 bills since January 11th when they were sworn in, and they still have two and a half months to go before they...
By David E. Smith
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03.06.17
The American Culture and Faith Institute (ACFI) released a fascinating survey recently revealing that 95 percent of “Spiritually Active, Governance Engaged Christian Conservatives” or “SAGE Cons” are not satisfied with the state of American culture today. While this finding may...
By David E. Smith
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03.01.17
It is a fact: we live in a post-Christian culture. America is growing more and more hostile toward expressions of faith and overt devotion and all expressions of traditional Judeo-Christian values. In our current climate, choosing to lead a Christian...
By David E. Smith
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02.25.17
As you know, over the past few weeks we have seen a flurry of political activity in both Washington D.C. and Springfield. We expect this whirwind to continue through much of the spring.
With the election of Donald Trump as...
By David E. Smith
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02.15.17
This time of year is usually extremely busy as lawmakers in Springfield and Washington D.C. introduce a many new legislative proposals. Over the next several weeks, IFI will be sending out email alerts asking for your responses to a variety...
By David E. Smith
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01.30.17
By now, most of us have out away our Christmas lights and decorations. However, the hope and truth of the Christmas story still remains. Luke 2:7 says “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” This one verse tells us that Jesus was born in a manger, because there was no room at the local motel.
By David E. Smith
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01.25.17
On January 24th, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 238 to 183 today to permanently ban taxpayer funding of abortion. The Illinois Congressional Delegation voted 8-10 in favor of this bill, along party lines with the lone exception of Democrat U.S. Representative Daniel Lipinski of Chicago, who voted on the side of life.
By David E. Smith
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01.21.17
Tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock our time, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.
Last week, state lawmakers were sworn into office in Springfield to begin the 100th General Assembly.
Two weeks before that, on January 3, 2017, our federal lawmakers were sworn in, starting the 115th Congress.
By David E. Smith
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01.11.17
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently claimed in a press release that the cost of raising a child from birth through age 17 is $233,610, or almost $14,000 annually. As the father of seven children, let me say that...
By David E. Smith
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01.07.17
The worldview of many Christians reveals a troubling lack of biblical knowledge. And the absence of a biblically informed worldview bodes ill for American culture. The lack of knowledge and understanding of biblical principles and how they should shape our...
By David E. Smith
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01.02.17
The more I contemplate cultural and societal trends and scrutinize the times in which we live, the more I realize that we – a nation founded on the fundamental right of religious freedom – have forgotten God in our pursuit...
