Articles by David E. Smith
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David E. Smith
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03.24.14
This Wednesday, State Representative Dwight Kay (R-Glen Carbon) will be presenting HR 543 before the House Elementary & Secondary Education Committee. This resolution will urge the Illinois State Board of Education to delay the implementation of Common Core Standards until...
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David E. Smith
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02.06.14
Only 7 Illinois Reps Vote to Ban Federal Abortion Funding
Republican members of Illinois’ Congressional delegation have voted to slap a total ban on federal taxpayer funding of elective abortions.
Seven of Illinois’ eighteen members of the U.S. House of...
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David E. Smith
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01.23.14
There is a new study out from Americans United for Life (AUL) that looks at the abortion policies in all 50 states. It concludes that Illinois is the 27th on how well we protect life in law. The good news...
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David E. Smith
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01.17.14
Join the IFI Team and many other great pro-life advocates at the annual SpeakOut Illinois Conference. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, February 1 at Crowne Plaza O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont. The topic will be “Empowered for Life:...
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David E. Smith
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01.08.14
Registering to vote is the first step in engaging in civic life and becoming a good steward of your God-given responsibility of self-government. Any Illinois citizen who will be eighteen by Election Day is eligible to register.
The process for registering is easy and convenient, but, sadly, millions of Americans choose not to take the time. Estimates count that from 35 percent to 50 percent of Americans are not registered to vote.
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David E. Smith
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01.06.14
According to a recent article in the Southtown Star newspaper, elected officials in the Village of Tinley Park are planning to pass an ordinance to allow video gambling machines within city limits. The vote may come as early as the next village board meeting on January 7, 2014.
By David E. Smith
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02.05.13
The Senate Executive Committee decided to override Illinois history this afternoon by approving SB 10 which redefines marriage to include two individuals of the same sex. The bill passed out of committee by a 9-5 vote along party lines.
The...
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David E. Smith
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02.04.13
The effort to to redefine marriage and family is shifting into high gear. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that the proponents of same-sex “marriage” plan to attempt to pass their disastrous legislation in the Illinois Senate on Valentine’s Day. One...
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David E. Smith
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10.18.11
Our Illinois state lawmakers will be returning to Springfield next week (October 25th-27th) and in early November (8th-10th) for the annual Fall Veto Session.
One of the bills that we are working against is HB 3027 — a bill being...
By David E. Smith
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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.
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David E. Smith
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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...
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David E. Smith
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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...
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David E. Smith
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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...
By David E. Smith
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02.09.09
Words matter. Definitions matter. Marriage matters. When government redefines marriage, it does more than change a law — it reshapes what children are taught, what institutions must affirm, and how society understands the family. God’s design for marriage remains true.
