Tag Archives: Parental Rights
IFI Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Parental Rights in School “Transitioning” Case
The Illinois Family Institute has joined dozens of other organizations and individuals across the country in submitting a friend of the court brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit regarding the case of Vitsaxaki v. Skaneateles Central School District.
Posted in Education, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged Alliance Defending Freedom, James Odom, Jennifer Vitsaxaki, Parental Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Vitsaxaki v. Skaneateles Central School District
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Parental Rights, SCOTUS and Why Homeschooling May Be Your Answer
As the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments [this week] in the landmark Mahmoud v. Taylor case, families across America should be paying close attention. At stake is nothing less than parents' fundamental right to direct the moral and religious upbringing of their children.
Posted in Education
Tagged homeschooling, Mahmoud v. Taylor, Parental Rights, Troxel v. Granville, U.S. Supreme Court, v
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Expanding School Choice Through Government?
Get rid of DEI. Yes! There are only two genders, male and female. Amen. Shut down the Department of Education. Let’s get started. Let’s get the government to support Christian schools and homeschooling. Hmm, is this something we should be advocating for?
Posted in Education
Tagged 529 Education Savings Plan, CrossPolitic, education choice, Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, Home Education, homeschooling, Matt Trewhella, Mercy Seat Christian Church, Parental Rights, School Choice, School Choice Now Act, u.s. department of education
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Parents Matter
Earlier this month, the California State Senate passed a bill prohibiting schools from notifying parents if their child wants to use a different name and pronoun at school. The passage of this secrecy bill not only usurps parental rights but also fosters an "us versus them" mentality,
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged California, Gender Confusion, gender pronouns, Jim Patterson, Parental Rights, transgenderism
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Protecting Child Sacrifice and Mandating Indoctrination
We knew the last week of the scheduled session of the Illinois General Assembly would be rough for pro-family conservatives, and we are sorry to report that two terrible bills are now on their way to Governor JB Pritzker's desk, where he is sure to sign them into law.
Posted in Climate Change, Education, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life
Tagged Adriane Johnson, Celina Villanueva, Greenpeace, HB 4895, Illinois General Assembly, JB Pritzker, Jil Tracy, John Curran, Parental Rights, Patrick Moore, Sue Rezin, Think Big America
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Redefining Child Abuse
Whenever a legislator proposes a new law, supposedly, that new law is intended to solve some problem. But what problem does the law proposed by Anne Stava-Murray seek to solve in HB 4876? Her bill would expand the definition of child abuse to include a parent or other member of the household who...
Posted in Child Exploitation, Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality
Tagged Anne Stava-Murray, child abuse, children, HB 4876, IDCFS, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, legislation, medical care, Parental Rights
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Government Should “License” Parents, Argues Academic
Parents should be required to obtain a license from the government and be screened for their views on homosexuality and other issues before being allowed to raise their own biological children, argues radical academic Connor Kianpour at the far-left University of Colorado Boulder. Critics are sounding the alarm.
In his paper, headlined “The Kid’s Aren’t Alright: Expanding the Role of the State in Parenting,” the self-styled “philosopher” argues that the government should take over the primary responsibility for the raising of children. This should be no problem, because even biological parents have “no right” to raise their own …
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Alex Newman, Alfred Kinsey, Connor Kianpour, James Dwyer, Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy, Kimberly Ells, Parental Rights, The Invincible Family, The Newman Report, University of Colorado Boulder
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No, Juan Williams. ‘Parents’ Rights’ Is Not a Code for White Race Politics
In his November 1 op-ed for The Hill, Fox News Analyst Juan Williams claimed that the “parents’ rights’ mantra in the Virginia gubernatorial elections is simply “a code for white race politics.” To the contrary, this really is about parents’ rights and about what is best for all children. To inject charges of white supremacy and racism is to miss the whole point of why so many parents are so upset. In all candor and with due respect, I would have expected better from Mr. Williams.
Posted in CRT/Racism/BLM, Marriage/Family/Culture, Media Watch
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Condoleezza Rice, Critical Race Theory, Fox News, Glenn Youngkin, Juan Williams, LGBTQ Agenda, Parental Rights, Terry McAuliffe, The Hill, white supremacy
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Parental Notice of Abortion on the Chopping Block!
It’s hard to believe that our lawmakers in Springfield would be in favor of cutting parents out of the life of their daughters at a time when they most need their parent's counsel. But that is just what a group of legislators – one of whom is the Speaker of the Illinois House – are proposing in HB 1797 and SB 2190 in the Illinois Senate.
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged Anna Moeller, Elgie Sims, Emanuel Chris Welch, Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act, Kelly Cassidy, Parental Rights
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Illinois Thinks it is a Better Parent than You
Mandated Vaccines & the “LGBTQ” Agenda
A troubling trend is occurring in Illinois. It has happened mostly in the background but has become visible with the introduction of two new proposed laws concerning vaccines. If these proposed laws were to take effect, vaccines would be mandated by the state without religious exception. In addition, these bills apply to public and private schools, including Christian private schools and homeschools. Especially egregious would be the mandate for children to receive the HPV vaccine, a vaccine to protect a person from a sexually transmitted disease. Furthermore, and perhaps even more shocking, if …
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged ACLU, DCFS, HB 4870, HPV vaccine, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Immunizations, JB Pritzker, John Locke, Parental Rights, SB 3668, STDs
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Yet Another Springfield Attack On Parental Rights and Religious Liberty
Late last week we sent an email alert about a dangerous Illinois House bill (HB 4870) mandating that ALL 6th grade students in Illinois receive the unnecessary and highly controversial HPV vaccine - both boys and girls. Politicians have no business mandating medical treatment for all children to prevent a disease that's contracted solely through sexual activity. Parents should be outraged! But it gets worse.
Posted in Religious Liberty
Tagged Communicable Disease Prevention Act, Heather Steans, HPV vaccine, Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois School Code, Immunizations, Parental Rights, SB 3668
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Our Parents, the State
Mississippi has become the latest test case for determining parental rights of same-sex couples where one of the adults has no biological relation to the child. Nationwide, disputes are raging about what the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to impose its redefinition of marriage on all 50 states now means for designations of parenthood, which prior to its opinion, rested on a paradigm that recognized children as the biological creation of a male (i.e. “father”) and female (i.e. “mother”).
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Obergefell v. Hodges, Parental Rights, Pavan v. Smith
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Charlie Gard’s Chilling Case Should Serve as a Dire Warning for Parental Rights in the United States
On July 27, 2017 a judge made the final decision in the case of Charlie Gard, ordering that the infant be moved to hospice for his last days on this earth. Charlie was one of 16 known children in the world to have mitochondrial depletion syndrome. This condition is a very rare terminal illness which causes progressive muscle weakness and brain damage.
This decision followed the determination of the hospital that he would be better off dead. The European Court of Human Rights backed this decision. According to BBC News the court determined that further treatment would “continue to cause …
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged Charlie Gard, Courts, medical treatment, Ormond Street Hospital, Parental Rights, Pope Francis, Sanctity of Life, slippery slope, Trump, White House
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Whose Child is Charlie Gard?
In a fluid and volatile story, the London hospital that has been caring for 11-month-old British baby Charlie Gard decided last Friday to reconsider its decision to remove his ventilator while it reviews “new evidence” about the possible effects of an experimental treatment available in the United States. As of this writing, little Charlie is alive. How long he remains alive is yet in the hands—not of his parents...
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged Charlie Gard, Chris Gard, Connie Yates, Government Healthcare, Julian Savulescu, Parental Rights, Right to Life, Ruth Graham, Socialized Medicine
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