![Identity Politics and Paraphilias: Ideas & Voyeurism Identity Politics and Paraphilias: Ideas & Voyeurism](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/voyeurism-516x290.jpg)
By John Biver
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05.16.17
Here is David French writing at National Review:
Identity politics works like this: Progressives do everything in their power to explicitly and unequivocally stoke race- and gender-related resentments and grievances. Any push-back against identity politics is labeled denialism at best...
![Identity Politics and Paraphilias: An Ugly Fight & Bestiality/Zoophilia Identity Politics and Paraphilias: An Ugly Fight & Bestiality/Zoophilia](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bestiality-516x430.jpg)
By John Biver
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05.10.17
It is worth restating my premise for these articles: The letters “LGBT” don’t really end with the letter “T,” and all the letters that follow deserve an equal footing with the first four. Thus, expect increasing irrationality and craziness from...
![‘Taxpayer Bargain’ Budget Puts Taxpayers First ‘Taxpayer Bargain’ Budget Puts Taxpayers First](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Kyle-516x260.jpg)
By John Biver
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05.09.17
Editor’s note: Since the op ed below was first drafted, the authors have introduced their proposal in a series of bills to be considered by the state senate.
By State Sens. Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) and Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods)
For...
![The Health Hazards of Homosexuality: An Important New Book from MassResistance (Part 2) The Health Hazards of Homosexuality: An Important New Book from MassResistance (Part 2)](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Untitled-2-1-516x260.png)
By John Biver
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05.05.17
Last time I introduced the new and impressively researched book from MassResistance, which runs about 500 pages and adds another 100 pages of footnotes. These days when the meaning of the word “gay” has been radically changed by leftwing radicals,...
![Good News: President Trump Signs Executive Order to Promote Religious Liberty Good News: President Trump Signs Executive Order to Promote Religious Liberty](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/LC_crossandflag-516x344.jpg)
By John Biver
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05.04.17
Fulfilling a campaign promise to get rid of the “Johnson Amendment,” President Donald Trump, according to Liberty Counsel, “signed an executive order today that promotes religious liberty throughout the federal agencies in general and in certain specific areas”:
The executive...
![Steve Rauschenberger: There is Too Little Interest in Addressing the State’s Budget Fundamentals Steve Rauschenberger: There is Too Little Interest in Addressing the State’s Budget Fundamentals](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Steve-Rauschenberger-516x260.png)
By John Biver
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05.04.17
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk with former state Senator Steve Rauschenberger, an old friend and former boss. When I first met him during his first campaign back in 1992, the political operative I was...
![Contact Congress: Vote NO on Continuing to Fund Planned Parenthood Contact Congress: Vote NO on Continuing to Fund Planned Parenthood](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Defund-PP_Ryan_capitol-516x260.jpg)
By John Biver
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05.02.17
Today’s fiscal and social conservatives are feeling what the late baseball legend Yogi Berra described as “deja vu all over again.”
The Daily Signal is reporting that “Congressional negotiators agreed late Sunday on a broad spending plan to fund the...
![Republicans in the Illinois Senate Want to Increase the Size of Illinois Government and Your Taxes Republicans in the Illinois Senate Want to Increase the Size of Illinois Government and Your Taxes](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Debt-516x260.png)
By John Biver
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05.01.17
Have you heard about the “Grand Bargain” that has been travelling the bumpy road of the legislative process in Springfield during this General Assembly session? Not surprisingly, it is neither a bargain nor grand for taxpayers.
Illinois Senate Minority leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) has been (or was?) working with Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) for a few months on trying to craft a budget that can pass.
![The Health Hazards of Homosexuality: An Important New Book from MassResistance (Part 1) The Health Hazards of Homosexuality: An Important New Book from MassResistance (Part 1)](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/book_1504_620-516x375.jpg)
By John Biver
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04.28.17
Charles Dickens famously opened his novel A Tale of Two Cities with the words, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Those words came to my mind as I clawed my way through the new...
![Senators McCarter and McConchie Provide a Sign of Life in the General Assembly Senators McCarter and McConchie Provide a Sign of Life in the General Assembly](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mcconchie-mccarter-516x361.jpg)
By John Biver
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04.24.17
There is little doubt that many Illinois citizens tune out their state’s political and governmental news because like any soap opera, the characters may change, but the basic drama remains the same. The plot hasn’t advanced much since Governor Bruce...
![Identity Politics and Paraphilias: More from ‘Public Discourse’ & Autassassinophilia Identity Politics and Paraphilias: More from ‘Public Discourse’ & Autassassinophilia](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Untitled-2-516x260.png)
By John Biver
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04.19.17
Last time we covered two recent articles from Public Discourse — here are brief excerpts from three more.
The first is from Ryan T. Anderson — note the important introduction following the title:
How to Think About Discrimination: Race, Sex,...
![Pro-Family Illinois Voters Finally Have a Reason to Thank Governor Rauner Pro-Family Illinois Voters Finally Have a Reason to Thank Governor Rauner](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Illinois-Governor-Bruce-Rauner-516x260.jpg)
By John Biver
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04.17.17
Despite playing coy in a few private meetings during his campaign in 2014, Bruce Rauner turned out to support pro-abortion, pro-LGBT and pro-cultural rot. So his announcement last week that he would veto legislation that would authorize taxpayer funding of...
![Identity Politics and Paraphilias: ‘Public Discourse’ Weighs In & Bisexuality Identity Politics and Paraphilias: ‘Public Discourse’ Weighs In & Bisexuality](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/CaptainBI-516x260.png)
By John Biver
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04.15.17
One of the email newsletters I receive is from the Witherspoon Institute’s “Public Discourse,” and often link to and/or excerpt articles posted at their website. Recently there has been a number of articles touching on “identity politics.” In this post and in the next I will link to and excerpt from a few of the the articles...
![These College Students Support Freedom for Muslim Singers. What About Christian Photographers? These College Students Support Freedom for Muslim Singers. What About Christian Photographers?](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/UWuniversity-516x260.png)
By John Biver
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03.14.17
Is it higher education or higher indoctrination? Many college kids today spend four or more years being indoctrinated as much as they are educated. In this short video, watch a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students learn more about liberty...
![Identity Politics and Paraphilias: LGBT Is Not a Color & Fetishism Identity Politics and Paraphilias: LGBT Is Not a Color & Fetishism](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/NOTCOLOR-516x260.png)
By John Biver
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03.08.17
Last fall Breakpoint’s John Stonestreet posted an op ed titled and subtitled, “LGBT Is not a Color: Stop Hijacking Civil Rights,” and here was the introduction: “Are sexual orientation and gender identity the same as race? That message is being...