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![Where Do My Candidates Stand? Where Do My Candidates Stand?](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VG-2024-General-pre-order.png)
Election season can be stressful, since there are no perfect candidates. However, there are candidates that share your priorities of protecting the sanctity of human life, parental rights, and religious freedom. Do you want to know which candidates will fight for these values?
![Should People Bring Children Into Such a Scary World? Should People Bring Children Into Such a Scary World?](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Should-People-Bring-Children-into-Such-a-Scary-World.jpg)
I frequently hear people express concern about bringing children into the world when so much is uncertain and unsettled. Here are some primary reasons people are uncertain about bringing children into the world.
![Without a Conscience Without a Conscience](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Without-a-Conscience.jpg)
Many years ago, a disguised Mafia “hitman” was interviewed on national TV. He was asked a variety of questions but the one that stood out in my mind was how he dealt with his conscience. His laconic response was, “What’s a conscience?”
![Katie’s Story: Purpose and Hope Katie’s Story: Purpose and Hope](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Katies-Story-Purpose-and-Hope.jpg)
“I do wish that I had the teenage life everybody so dreams about.” When Katie found out she was 5 months pregnant at only 15 years old, she was terrified.
![Guns Are Now Bad For Your Health Guns Are Now Bad For Your Health](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Dr.-Vivek-Murthy-Guns-Are-Now-Bad-Health.jpg)
If you can bear it, mentally jump back a few years to the time when Covid hysteria reigned supreme. Recall the slogan we constantly heard—"Mask up and stay safe, everyone!" I may have been the only one, but I did find this word choice a little odd. Isn't "stay healthy" the appropriate thing to say during the onset of a disease?
![Self Evident: Do Preborn Babies Have Emotions? Self Evident: Do Preborn Babies Have Emotions?](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Self-Evident-Do-Preborn-Babies-Have-Emotions.jpg)
In this exciting episode of Self Evident, Alyssa and Jenna sit down with Dr. J. to discuss his research findings on the topic of the preborn and emotions. Dr. J is a retired research physicist and scientist who has done extensive work in the field of biotic encoding. He has worked with NASA, was an integral part of the Apollo 11 program, and has received high awards and honors due to his research.
![Just Because They’re Mad Doesn’t Mean We’re Wrong. Just Because They’re Mad Doesn’t Mean We’re Wrong.](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Just-Because-Theyre-Mad-Doesnt-Mean-Were-Wrong.jpg)
Our world is obsessed with being offended. We frequently talk about being offended and are careful to watch what we say lest we offend someone else.
![The Greatest Masterpiece in the English Language The Greatest Masterpiece in the English Language](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bible_Class.png)
With another school season gearing up, debates about the content of curriculum arise. Should the Bible be included in any way?
![The Origin of Abortion in America The Origin of Abortion in America](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Origin-of-Abortion-in-America.jpg)
Margaret Sanger is well known as one of the key originators of the abortion practice in America today. Yet, names like Francis Galton, Thomas Malthus, the Rockefellers, Warren Buffett, and Bill and Melinda Gates are often overlooked and swept under the rug.
![Biblical Counseling: A Lasting Alternative to Therapy Biblical Counseling: A Lasting Alternative to Therapy](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Biblical-Counseling-A-Lasting-Alternative-to-Therapy.jpg)
By all standards and metrics, America has a mental health crisis. Not only that, but it also has a moral crisis. The number of people who are seeking help for unwanted behaviors and emotions is growing by leaps and bounds. What is more, the link between mental health and spiritual health is undeniable.