Tag Archives: children
What’s the Issue with Contraception?
In a couple of previous articles, we looked at an intriguing push for male contraceptives. In that article, I emphasized that the push for male contraceptives seems to be yet another example of The Lie—the idea that men and women are exactly alike in every way.
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, contraception, family, Marriage
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Coneheads, Chicago, and Consumption
It’s that time of year. Most children in Illinois will parade through the streets on October 31st begging for treats instead of tricks. The truly savvy candy hunters know exactly which neighborhoods hand out the best of the best. And there is a ranking system, as all parents likely know.
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged candy, children, families, Halloween, Underconsumption core
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Birth Control for Men?
We then asked why male contraceptives might be in such high demand. To do this, we went on a brief excursion about The Lie: Women are exactly like men, and should be treated exactly like them. We also talked about how The Lie never really works, because men and women will always be fundamentally different. And when we crash into this fact, we often turn on the men to “level the playing field.”
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged birth control, children, Conception, contraception, men, pregnancy, women
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No More Back-to-School
Last month, the theology editor at Christianity Today Stefani McDade published a piece defending her choice to eventually send her young daughter, currently a mere toddler, to a local government school. The back-to-school season prompted her to examine how we think about education, discipleship, and the faithfulness of God.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged children, Christianity Today, education, Homeschool, Jen Wilkin, Kirk Cameron, public school, Stefani McDade
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Protect Your Kids
There is a crisis in American government schools– especially in liberal states such as Big Blue Illinois. Not only is the crisis moral, but it is also academic – and obviously so.
Posted in Education, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, education, proficiency, Protect Our Kids, public school
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Morally Problematic Procreation Question on Illinois Ballot
Thanks to Illinois Family Action for distributing an important article concerning the three upcoming Illinois Ballot Initiatives. I would like to add a few more biblical ideas to consider before voting on one of the ballot questions...
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life
Tagged children, Christianity, contentment, IVF, reproduction
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Facing the Screen Time Dilemma
We are living in the iPad kid generation. Generation Alpha (known “affectionately” as iPad kids) comprises kids born between 2010 and 2024. They have received the label “iPad kids” for that exact reason – screen time overload.
Posted in Education, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, iPads, kids, Melanie Hempe, ScreenStrong, technology
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We’re the Government, We’re Here to Help
Hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied minors—illegal immigrants—are missing.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Federal
Tagged Administration for Children and Families, children, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Heath and Human Services, Homeland Security, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Inspector General of Homeland Security, Office of Refugee Resettlement
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Cutting Back on Kids
Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance found himself in trouble when he said that our nation was being run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable with their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too.” That was likely not the most gentlemanly thing to say.
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life
Tagged Beth Davis, children, family, J.D. Vance
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American Parents Coalition: A Breath of Fresh Air for Parents
Culturally speaking, there is perhaps no more concerning trend these days than the attempts of the far Left to undermine parents and divide them from their children. From schools and libraries to the courts and the medical profession, radical forces are coming with the authority we’ve given them, and they’re coming for our kids.
Posted in Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged Alleigh Marré, American Parents Coalition, children, Chinese Communist Party, family, Parents, TikTok
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What Did You Learn at School Today?
It seems like anything can become a political issue nowadays. Schools are no exception. IFI has frequently sounded the alarm about the indoctrination of students occurring in today's education system and, Lord willing, we'll continue to do so as long as it's happening.
Posted in Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, education, families, government school system, Illinois Policy Institute, Parents, Ronald Reagan, Teachers
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Tamela’s Story
Women are often told that abortion is their only option if they wish to pursue a career or get an education. “You will never have a career if keep your baby.” “You will never finish college if you choose to have your child.”
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life
Tagged Abortion, children, family, pregnancy, Tamela
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Decoupling Schooling from the State
On July 27 [2023],, I went to a forum hosted by Americans for Prosperity, focused on fixing the deep problems in K-12 schooling. I had been asked to come and present my perspective by the organizer of the event, even though he knew I opposed one of the three proposals his organization was supporting.
Posted in Education, Faith, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty
Tagged Alex Newman, Americans for Prosperity, children, Christianity, education, Hitler, Homeschool, John Dewey, K-12, Parents, private schools, public schools, School Choice, schools, Teachers, VEOA
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Act Like a Man
Here comes another Father’s Day. A relatively minor blip on the annual calendar compared to Mother’s Day. No need to explain why that is, right? What does it take to become a “father” or “dad?” Biology tells us that a boy barely entering his teenage years is quite capable of impregnating a female and voilà—the baby arrives nine months later. Welcome to the world of fatherhood—and motherhood.
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, Dr. Robert Lewis, family, Father's Day, Harrison Butker, Parents, President Biden, Preston Gillham, Taylor Swift, Travis Kielce
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Government Incompetence Puts Students at Risk
In an obvious attempt to discredit homeschooling as a legitimate education choice, left-leaning “news” outlet ProPublica (in cooperation with Capitol News Illinois) published an article condemning homeschool freedom in Illinois.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Faith, Sexuality
Tagged Beth Hundsdorfer, child abuse, children, education, Elizabeth L. Jeglic, Homeschool, Molly Parker, Parents
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