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The Power of Prayer

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

As Christians, we have the amazing freedom of coming before the throne of the Almighty, Holy, Omnipresent, All-Powerful Creator of the universe to petition Him in prayer – without being destroyed – because of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. It’s an incredible privilege, and what’s more, we’re told in James 5:16b that “the prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” Prayer is powerful because we are talking to a powerful God. As we wrestle against “the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Eph. 6:12), prayer is one of the strongest weapons we have.

Posted in Faith, Federal, Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture, next gen, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Tagged 40 Days for Life, Abby Johnson, Abortion, Planned Parenthood, Prayer, The Power of Prayer | Comments Off

Abortion Disempowers Women

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

Accessible abortion gives women power, or so they say. As they put it, a baby on the way potentially jeopardizes a woman's professional career or even her social life. In short, if women aren't able to decide when to—excuse the euphemism—"terminate their pregnancies," then they are necessarily reduced to second-class citizens who cannot control their future.

Posted in Faith, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, next gen, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality | Tagged Abortion, Abortion Disempowers Women, An Analysis of Out-of-Wedlock Childbearing in the United States, Breyer, Dobbs v. Jackson, Janet Yellen, Kagan, Oxford, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Roe v. Wade, Sotomayor, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury | Comments Off

Stepping Up for The Pro-Life Cause

Posted on July 17, 2023 by David E Smith

Sometimes you hear of an event, experience a situation, or even meet a person who really convicts you about something, and then you feel you have to tell others about it even though you haven’t mastered it yourself yet. That is just what happened to me in the recent past, so I'm writing this article to myself as much as to you.

Posted in next gen, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Charlotte Lozier Institute, Dr. Michael New, Family Research Council, Planned Parenthood, sidewalk counseling, The Heritage Foundation | Comments Off

Abortion and States’ Rights

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

On May 2, the town of Danville, Illinois became what some have called a "sanctuary city for the unborn." After Planned Parenthood staff announced plans to open an abortion clinic in the town, the city council reacted by narrowly passing an ordinance (8-7), citing a section of federal law that forbids the mailing of abortion paraphernalia.

Posted in Federal, Illinois Politics, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Abortion and States' Rights, Article VI, Constitution, Danville, Dobbs v. Jackson, Kwame Raoul, ordinance, Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Health Act, Roe v. Wade, sanctuary city, sanctuary city for the unborn, Supreme Court, U.S.C. §§ 1461–62 | Comments Off

Peter Breen Joins Our Line-Up at the IFI Forum on Religious Liberty

Posted on May 23, 2023 by David E Smith

We are pleased to announce that former state legislator Peter Breen has been added to our line-up of speakers for the IFI Special Forum on Religious Liberty. In addition to being a pro-life hero, Peter leads the Thomas More Society’s Legal Team in service of its Life, Family, and Religious Liberty missions.

Posted in Religious Liberty | Tagged Arielle Del Turco, Center for Religious Liberty, First Amendment, National Committee for Religious Freedom, Peter Breen, Planned Parenthood, Pregnancy Resource Centers, Religious Liberty, Sam Brownback, SB 1909, Thomas More Society | Comments Off

As Nearby States Protect Baby Lives, Abortion Explodes in Illinois

Posted on April 1, 2023 by David E Smith

With more and more states in the region and beyond moving to protect the lives of unborn babies or at least restrict the mass killing, abortionists in Illinois are busier than ever, according to the abortion industry in the state and news reports about the gruesome phenomenon.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged abortion holocaust, Colleen McNicholas, concentration camps, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, Margaret Sanger, mobile abortion RV, National Socialist, Planned Parenthood, racism, Roe v. Wade, Southern Illinois, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Defund Planned Parenthood

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Alyssa Sonnenburg

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) recently introduced H.R. 128, also known as the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2023, to the U.S. House of Representatives. This proposal would restrict the federal funds Planned Parenthood receives for abortion (except in cases of rape or incest or danger to the woman’s life) for one year to redirect $235 million toward community health centers. Currently, 40 representatives have cosponsored the bill.

Posted in next gen, Sanctity of Life | Tagged bill, H.R. 128, Lauren Boebert, Mary Miller, Mike Bost, Planned Parenthood, The Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2023, U.S. House of Representatives | Comments Off

Illinois State Lawmakers Move to Shut Down Pregnancy Care Centers

Posted on February 27, 2023 by David E Smith

On February 9, the Illinois General Assembly introduced two bills—one in the House, one in the Senate—both entitled the “Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act.” The contents of HB 2463, introduced by State Representative Terra Costa Howard (D-Lombard) and SB 1909, introduced by State Senator Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago) are identical, and both bills seek to radically curtail the operations of “limited services pregnancy centers.”

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Celina Villanueva, crisis pregnancy centers, HB 2463, Planned Parenthood, Pregnancy Care Centers, Pregnancy Resource Centers, SB 1909, Terra Costa Howard | Comments Off

FDA Rule On Chemical Abortion Drugs Challenged in Court

Posted on February 23, 2023 by David E Smith

Attorneys general of 23 states have filed two amicus briefs in support of a lawsuit seeking the withdrawal of FDA approval of the drugs mifepristone (RU-486) and misoprostol for use in chemical abortions. Unfortunately, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is not one of them. Success in this suit could make chemical abortion illegal even in states where abortion access remains legal.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Charlotte Lozier Institute, Dr. Christina Francis, FDA, Guttmacher Institute, Kwame Raoul, Lynn Fitch, mifepristone, misoprostol, Planned Parenthood, RU 486, U.S. Justice Department | Comments Off

Institutional Grooming in Illinois

Posted on February 1, 2023 by David E Smith

It has been almost 20 years since it has been documented that children in our schools are in grave danger of being sexually abused by teachers. In 2004, Charol Shakeshaft completed a U.S. Department of Education sponsored study on Educator Sexual Misconduct. The seminal findings showed that 9.6% of children in our schools, public and private, are victims of educator sexual misconduct sometime between kindergarten and 12th grade.

Posted in Education | Tagged Advocates for Youth, Answer, Charol Shakeshaft, Chicago Public Schools, Educator Sexual Misconduct, Faith Colson, Faith’s Law, institutionalized grooming, Michelle Mussman, National Sex Education Standards, Office of Inspector General, Planned Parenthood, SB 818, SIECUS, teacher unions, u.s. department of education | Comments Off

Comments from Some Pro-Life Leaders on 50 years of “Roe v. Wade”

Posted on January 26, 2023 by David E Smith

“Roe v. Wade” turned 50 years old on Sunday, January 22nd. This is the infamous U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively gave us abortion on demand (when you add the impact of its companion decision of the same day, “Doe v. Bolton.”) Here are some comments from some pro-life leaders on the fallout from 50 years of “Roe.”

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abby Johnson, Alveda King, Doe v. Bolton, Eric Scheidler, Father Frank Pavone, Joe Scheidler, Jr., Martin Luther King, Planned Parenthood, Priests for Life, Pro-Life Action League, Roe v. Wade, Speak for Life, U.S. Supreme Court | Comments Off

Homosexual Lawmakers Abuse Legal System to Abuse Minors

Posted on January 6, 2023 by David E Smith

Leftists have redefined “hate.” To them hatred refers to ideas and moral beliefs that they think harm others. So, using that definition, how do leftists hate people? Let's count the ways. Well, not all the ways. That would suck dry the wellsprings of hope from which we draw at the beginning of each New Year and which are granted to us by a gracious God who has jobs for us to do—with joy.

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality | Tagged Equality California, Gender dysphoria, Gender-affirming, Gender-Affirming Health Care Protection Act, Heather Steans, Kelly Cassidy, Michael Simmons, Planned Parenthood, Rachel Levine, SB 107, Scott Wiener, Youth Health Protection Act | Comments Off

Planned Parenthood’s Abortion RV Seeking to Devour

Posted on October 19, 2022 by David E Smith

Due to the reversal of Roe V. Wade, Planned Parenthood has been forced to close many clinics in states whose lawmakers and governors are upholding the sanctity of life. But sadly, the culture of death has so pervaded our society that many women in more pro-life states have been traveling to pro-abortion states (like Illinois) to kill their babies.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged abortion pill, Christian Post, Planned Parenthood, Recreational Vehicles, Roe v. Wade, The Washington Stand, Washington Post | Comments Off

Shapeshifter Tulsi Gabbard Exits Democrat Party

Posted on October 13, 2022 by David E Smith

While many Republicans are celebrating Tulsi Gabbard’s exit from the destructive Democrat Party, Illinois Family Institute is taking a wait-and-see approach to yet another political incarnation of Gabbard. While rejecting the Democrat Party and its baleful policies is always a good thing, not every exit from the Democrat Party constitutes an embrace of conservative principles.

Two decades ago, Gabbard rightly opposed the legal recognition of homosexual relationships as marriages. Later, as a Democrat, she issued not one but two groveling apologies for her prior conservative views on marriage. Here is her most recent apology released in Jan. 2019 when …

Posted in Federal | Tagged Abortion, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Democrat Party, fracking ban, Hawaii Rifle Association, NARAL, NRA, Planned Parenthood, Same-sex marriage, Tulsi Gabbard | Comments Off

Stacey Abrams Wore Her Tin-Foil Hat in Public

Posted on September 30, 2022 by David E Smith

Science-denier, election-denier, presidential-wannabe, softcore porn writer, and conspiracy-theorist nonpareil Stacey Abrams thinks Americans are not only deplorable but gullible. Last week she startled the nation with this pronouncement: "There is no such thing as a heartbeat at six weeks. It is a manufactured sound designed to convince people that men have the right to take control of a woman’s body."

Posted in Media Watch, Sanctity of Life | Tagged ABC News, American Pregnancy Association, Baby Center, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, fetal heartbeat bill, Karen Miles, Medline Plus, New York Times, Planned Parenthood, Roni Caryn Rabin, Stacey Abrams, Today Show, Vincenzo Berghella, WebMD | Comments Off