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Religious Conviction vs. Illinois State Mandate
Illinois is forcing faith-based employers to pay for abortion through their health insurance plans. When government compels Christians to underwrite the destruction of innocent life, religious liberty itself is under assault.
Posted in Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life
Tagged Abortion, Abortion mandate, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, Conscience, Fourth District Illinois Appellate Court, Illinois Baptist State Association, Illinois Department of Insurance, Illinois Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Illinois Reproductive Health Act, Kwame Raoul, Religious Liberty, Thomas More Society
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IFI Prayer Team: We Must Turn Back to God
We invite you and faithful Christians across the state to join us in prayer for our state and nation. Understanding that the problems and challenges that we face as a culture are not political in nature, but primarily spiritual. As such, fervent prayer and fasting is the best way to engage in this spiritual warfare.
Posted in Faith
Tagged 40 Days for Life, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center, Pregnancy Resource Centers, Sanctity of Life, Thomas More Society
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Success! Sanity Prevails In Illinois!
People who’ve been around the State Capitol a while – 10, 20, or even 30 years – experienced a “first” last session. These insiders had seen lots of legislation over the years. Hundreds of thousands of pieces of legislation, in fact. And some legislation bordered on silly. Such as requiring Illinois citizens to wear blue on Mondays. Well, that was never proposed, but you get the idea. Just by sheer numbers, by default there have been some bills that would be considered laughable.
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged crisis pregnancy centers, pregnancy care center, SB 1909, Thomas More Society
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Anti-Pregnancy Care Center Bill Signed Into Law by Gov. Pritzker
If you keep wondering how bad laws get made in Illinois, SB 1909 is a very good example. Yes, pundits have always compared law-making to sausage-making – a messy and unsavory process. But lawmaking in Illinois has reached a whole new level of butchery as a way to disguise or mask the quality of their work – it is so different from your “normal” backroom deals (which still happen, by the way).
Posted in Faith, Sanctity of Life
Tagged Celina Villanueva, pregnancy care center, SB 1909, Terra Costa Howard, Thomas More Society
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Peter Breen Joins Our Line-Up at the IFI Forum on Religious Liberty
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
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Vulnerable Moms and Babies Denied a Hearing
In the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, little if anything has changed concerning abortion in Illinois. You would think radical pro-abortion activists and legislators would be satisfied to know the status quo remains, but sadly, you would be wrong. Even though Illinois' abortion law is one of the most liberal in the nation, pro-abortion forces are not content with unfettered access to abortion, and they are now coming after crucial pregnancy resource centers (PRCs).
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged A Beacon of Light, Celina Villanueva, Consumer Fraud Act, crisis pregnancy centers, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, Hope Life Center, Kristi Hofferber, Neil Anderson, Peter Breen, Pregnancy Resource Centers, SB 1909, Serena Dye, Thomas More Society, U.S. Supreme Court
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Public Education – Transparently Opaque
Why are so many public schools in Illinois keeping so many secrets from the public? Last August, Christopher Rufo disclosed that Lurie’s Children’s Hospital, unbeknownst to parents or the general public, was collaborating with Chicago area schools to promote “radical gender theory, trans activism, and sexually explicit materials in at least four Chicago-area public school systems: District 75, District 120, District 181, and District 204.” Three of these school districts are elementary districts and one is a high school district.
Posted in Education
Tagged ACLU, ADF, Chicago Public Schools, Christopher Rufo, Comprehensive Sex Education, Dawn Ravine, Illinois State Board of Education, JB Pritzker, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, National Sex Ed Standards, SEL, Sexuality Education Program Coordinator, Society for Evidence Based Gender Medicine, Thomas More Society, Trevor Project
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The Ongoing Attacks Against Pro-Lifers
Did you hear in the mainstream media about the scores of attacks, including some firebombings, of the Planned Parenthood facilities by pro-life extremists?
Did you hear about the harassment of the pro-abortion politicians and judges for their pro-choice stance?
Did you hear about the harassment of the pro-abortion politicians and judges for their pro-choice stance?
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged Alicia Powe, Compass Care, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center, Elizabeth Warren, Jane’s Revenge, Jim Harden, Jim Jordan, Micaiah Bilger, Thomas Brejcha, Thomas More Society, U.S. House of Representatives
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Obama Judge Ignores the Expressed Will of the Legislative Branch
Obama judicial appointee Judge John Z. Lee of the Northern District of Illinois ruled against The Beloved Church last week as they filed a federal complaint challenging Governor J.B. Pritzker‘s emergency Executive Orders. The pastor and church, located in Lena, Illinois, are seeking to have their First Amendment rights restored to them in order to host regular services of up to 80 people each week.
Judge Lee’s reasoning in his decision denying the church’s complaint was shocking:
…It is difficult to see why the legislature would recognize these long-running problems as disasters, yet divest the Governor of the tools
Posted in Illinois Politics, Religious Liberty
Tagged John Z. Lee, Peter Breen, Steve Cassell, The Beloved Church, Thomas More Society
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Thomas More Society Fights Pro-Life Discrimination in NY
A federal lawsuit has been filed against New York City and the state, too, over their effort to include abortion in civil rights protections.
Posted in Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life
Tagged Andrew Cuomo, Chris Slattery, Contraception Coverage Act, EMC Frontline, Evergreen Association, Expectant Mother Care, Inc., Reproductive Health Act, SB 25, Thomas More Society, Timothy Belz
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Praying for Our Enemies
We at IFI and IFA have been humbled and blessed by the words of encouragement, prayers, and support we have received over the past two weeks from subscribers. We can’t adequately express how thankful we are for such support or describe how is has bolstered our spirits and strengthened our resolve to act and speak boldly in defense of the least among us.
Posted in Faith, Sanctity of Life
Tagged 2nd vote, Catholic Citizens of Illinois, Concerned Citizens for America, Concerned Women for America of Illinois, Freedom's Journal Institute, HJR 55, Illinois Conservative Union, Nehemiah Leaders, prayer alert, Restore Our Constitution, Rockford Pro-Life Initiative, Thomas More Society
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Gov. Rauner Kills Conscience Rights by Signing SB 1564
Despite a full-court press by IFI and many Illinois pro-life groups--including dozens of pregnancy resource centers (PRCs)--Governor Bruce Rauner today chose to sign legislation that will result in our state government requiring pro-life medical professionals to refer patients for medical procedures/services they find morally objectionable such as abortion, sterilization and certain end-of-life care protocols. This is not the result for which so many hoped and prayed.
Posted in Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life
Tagged Dan McConchie, Peter Breen, SB 1564, Thomas More Society, Tom Morrison
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