Articles by David E. Smith
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David E. Smith
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06.30.12
Our Private Reception begins at 6:00 PM and costs $150.00 per person; which includes hors d’oeuvres, your picture with David Barton, a signed book and the dinner.
Dinner begins at 7:00 PM and costs $60.00 per person if purchased by August 20th.
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David E. Smith
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06.28.12
As you know by now, in a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled today to uphold the core provisions of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC). By their decision, we now...
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David E. Smith
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06.26.12
Christian Photographer Loses Religious Liberty to Charges of Homosexual Bias
The Alliance Defense Fund is appealing a decision by a state appeals court in New Mexico which found a Christian photographer guilty of “sexual orientation” discrimination.
The case involves Elane...
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David E. Smith
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06.10.12
Please take a few minutes today to act on this important issue!
Elected officials in the Village of Monee are planning to vote on an ordinance to ban video gambling machines within city limits. The proposal goes to the full...
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David E. Smith
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06.06.12
In the past week, the natural family has once again come under attack. The threat is a familiar one; activist judges who have a distinct animosity to faith and tradition, and who want to restructure our society in their own...
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David E. Smith
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06.04.12
Last week, we alerted you to the fact that Rockford’s very own Swedish American was a sponsor of the Rockford Pride Fest 2012. We have been informed that while there is a close association, there is an organizational distinction between...
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David E. Smith
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06.02.12
After a very busy General Assembly Session where, by God’s grace, we were able to defeat an onerous bullying bill and hold off legislative proposals to mandate “comprehensive” sex education in our schools, legalize “medical” marijuana, and a half dozen...
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David E. Smith
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05.31.12
SB 1849, the massive gambling expansion bill, barely passed the Illinois Senate tonight by a vote of 30-26 with three voting present -- just an hour and half before the official end of the Spring Session. This vote, however, falls short of the 36 votes needed to over-ride a potential (and anticipated) veto by Governor Patrick Quinn.
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David E. Smith
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05.30.12
The number of Americans who support abortion rights has reached its lowest level ever, according to a new survey by the Gallup Organization.
Only 41 percent of Americans now identify themselves as “pro-choice,” the smallest percentage recorded since Gallup began...
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David E. Smith
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05.30.12
The Rockford Pride Fest publicly celebrates and flaunts homosexuality, cross-dressing, and dubious medical treatments designed to facilitate—rather than treat—gender confusion. And the Swedish American Health System is financially sponsoring it. This is the same health organization that gave staff privileges...
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David E. Smith
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05.30.12
Please take a moment to pray that our state senators will recognize the dangers of expanding gambling, and reject this proposal. After that please take two more minutes to call your state senator to urge him/her to vote against this monster predatory gambling bill.
The Capitol switchboard number is (217) 782-2000.
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David E. Smith
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05.23.12
This afternoon, State Representative Lou Lang (D-Skokie) called his bill for a massive expansion of gambling in the state of Illinois. Couching this anti-family legislation as "economic development," SB 1849 passed by a vote of 69 to 47 (with two voting present), but falls short of the 71 votes needed to over-ride a potential veto by Governor Patrick Quinn.
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David E. Smith
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05.15.12
With two weeks to go in the Spring Session of the Illinois General Assembly, our state lawmakers need to hear from their constituents. Make no mistake, your state representative and state senator are hearing from dozens of pro-gambling lobbyists, who are putting on a full court press in these final days of the Session. Every lawmaker needs to hear from dozens and dozens of people back home in their districts.
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David E. Smith
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05.12.12
In the wake of North Carolina’s overwhelming vote to approve a state constitutional amendment that defines marriage as the institution of one man and one woman, President Barack Obama has declared that he now supports redefining marriage to include homosexual...
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David E. Smith
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05.09.12
Tuesday’s voting results show the marriage amendment in North Carolina passing with over sixty-one percent of the vote and a margin of twenty percent ahead of the opposition. It was extremely encouraging to learn that evangelist Billy Graham publically endorsed...
