Articles by David E. Smith
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David E. Smith
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04.12.10
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is again being considered by our lawmakers in Washington D.C. ENDA is a federal law proposed by the homosexual lobby and would create a special class of protection based on someone’s actual or perceived ‘sexual...
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David E. Smith
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04.05.10
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers — also known as ICANN, (the governing board that controls the Internet) — is ONCE AGAIN considering establishing a red light district on the Internet through an .XXX domain for pornography. This...
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David E. Smith
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03.25.10
Like many Americans across the nation, I watched intensely as Congress debated and ultimately passed the onerous health care “reform” bill Sunday evening. One main point of contention is the idea — affirmed by some radically “progressive” lawmakers — that...
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David E. Smith
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03.24.10
Seven minutes after President Barack Obama signed the onerous health care “reform” bill into law Tuesday afternoon, thirteen state attorneys general filed suit against the federal government, challenging the legislation as unconstitutional.
Florida’s Attorney General Bill McCollum has taken the...
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David E. Smith
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03.11.10
Pro-Life and Pro-Family citizens must contact their State Representatives to oppose HB 6205.
Early Wednesday morning on March 10th, the Illinois House of Representatives’ Human Services Committee passed HB 6205 (Illinois FOCA) by a vote of 5-2. This was fully...
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David E. Smith
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03.09.10
Stories about disturbing crimes in urban areas are nothing new. Almost every day we read or hear reports of murder, assaults, carjacking and robberies. These stories are evidence of a corrupt culture and symptoms of a world far removed from...
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David E. Smith
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03.03.10
“Defending Life, Protecting the Future”
SpeakOut Illinois Lobbying Day Bus Signup
Join IFI and the rest of the SpeakOut Illinois Coalition in a lobbying session in our state capital as we urge our legislators to stand up for life on...
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David E. Smith
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02.24.10
Dear Friends,
As you know, Planned Parenthood is again working overtime in Springfield trying to pass pro-abortion legislation. In our original IFI E-Alert on this bill, I gave the wrong title. The correct title is “Reproductive Health and Access Act.”...
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David E. Smith
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02.22.10
In a recent article, Chicago Sun-Times’ columnist Neil Steinberg criticizes the Illinois Family Institute’s website for not “addressing what an individual could do to improve his own family.”
While Mr. Steinberg would love to see our organization relegated to self-improvement,...
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David E. Smith
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02.22.10
Pro-Life and Pro-Family citizens must contact their State Representatives in opposition to HB 6205.
Planned Parenthood is at it again, trying to pass excessive pro-abortion legislation. We have labeled it Illinois FOCA — or the “Freedom of Choice Act.” The...
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David E. Smith
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02.15.10
According to the Chicago Tribune and ABC7Chicago, this past Sunday — Valentine’s Day — a handful of homosexual activists gathered in front of Holy Name Cathedral to protest biblical morality and harass those attending Sunday Mass. Specifically, these protesters object...
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David E. Smith
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02.12.10
International Planned Parenthood Foundation’s recently released report, “Stand and Deliver: Sex, Health and Young People in the 21st Century,” advocates policies that jeopardize the well-being of children’s health, the importance of parents and the moral values of our society, says ...
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David E. Smith
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02.04.10
It was following California’s passage of Proposition 71 that Illinois felt the need to start funding embryonic stem cell research with taxpayer money. However, after five years, California’s budget-busting $3 billion embryonic stem cell research project has yielded no cures,...
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David E. Smith
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02.03.10
A group of pastors and Christian activists in Michigan filed a civil rights lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder over the 2009 “Hate Crimes” law alleging that it violates their civil rights. The complaint filed by the Thomas Moore...
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David E. Smith
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02.01.10
Let your members of Congress know that allowing open homosexuality in the US military is bad public policy.
On January 27th, President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union address. Conservative pundits were hoping that the President would...
