Tag Archives: U.S. Supreme Court
Reaffirming Parental Rights
The SCOTUS ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor is a game-changer for parental rights in public education. While the case centers on LGBTQ+ storybooks in classrooms, its implications reach far beyond reading lists. For the first time in decades, the Court has affirmed that parents have a constitutional right to shield their children from instruction that contradicts their religious beliefs—without needing to prove coercion.
Posted in Education, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Advocates for Youth, Donald Trump, Ford Foundation, Free Exercise clause, George Gund Foundation, Grove Foundation, John Dewey, Mahmoud v. Taylor, Muslim, National Commission on Education, National Sexuality Education Standards, Roman Catholic, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, SIECUS, Social-Emotional Learning, Troxel v. Granville, u.s. department of education, U.S. Supreme Court, Ukrainian Orthodox
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Mahmoud v. Taylor: A Reset Ten Years in the Making
In a culture increasingly hostile to biblical truth, one mom reflects on raising kids with moral clarity in the shadow of Obergefell. From awkward public encounters to legal victories at the U.S. Supreme Court, this article traces how the radical sexual agenda impacts Christian families—and why the recent Mahmoud decision offers a much-needed glimmer of hope for parental rights and religious freedom.
Posted in Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged Biden Administration, Family Research Council, Jack Phillips, Kim Davis, Mahmoud v. Taylor, Obergefell v. Hodges, Same-sex marriage, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Trump Administration, U.S. Supreme Court
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SCOTUS Upholds Life, Parental Rights and Religious Freedom
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down pivotal rulings that will reshape key aspects of American life. These decisions empower taxpayers, strengthen families, and boost efforts to protect children.
Posted in Federal
Tagged Clarence Thomas, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, Mahmoud v. Taylor, Medicaid, Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, Neil Gorsuch, Opt out, Planned Parenthood, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court
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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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Two Honorable Justices
The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to hear a critical First Amendment case effectively grants government schools judicial backing to censor student speech, upholding the prohibition against "There are only two genders" and "There are censored genders" T-shirts.
Posted in Federal
Tagged Clarence Thomas, L.M. v. Middleborough, Nichols Middle School, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court
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Driving the West Down
There has been an intentional effort underway for several decades to bring down the West. The effort is not an open, direct attack. Rather, it involves eroding the foundations of our culture, eating away at the supports, and corroding the superstructure. The attack is indirect.
Posted in Education, Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life, Sexuality
Tagged crt, Hans Christian Andersen, Hunter Madsen, James Lindsay, Kelly Cassidy, Kinsey, LGBTQ, Lisa Murkowski, Mao Zedong, Marshall Kirk, Mitt Romney, Susan Collins, U.S. Supreme Court
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Prayer Bulletin for May 2025
Prayer is a direct line to communicate with God which helps us to align our hearts and minds with God’s perfect will. (Phil 4:6-7) The Bible commands prayer (1 Thes 5:17, “pray without ceasing”). Prayer is an act of faithfulness to God’s instruction. It is also a selfless act of love when we intercede for others’ needs. (Mat 22:39, Mark 12:31, Lev 19:18)
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Abortion, Catholic Church, Donald J. Trump, Gender Ideology, JB Pritzker, Mother's Day, motherhood, Phyllis Schlafly, Pope Leo XIV, sanctity of human life, U.S. Supreme Court, Woodrow Wilson
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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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Save a Preborn Life
Did you know that nearly 25% of all pregnancies in America end in abortion?
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life
Tagged Abortion, Christianity, Planned Parenthood, preborn, pregnancy, pregnancy care center, Roe v. Wade, Sanctity of Life, U.S. Supreme Court, ultrasound
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Language and the Battle Over Life
52 years ago, seven out of nine robed men in Washington, D.C. banged the gavel and declared a death sentence upon what would turn out to be 65 million (and counting) human beings in America. I refer to the infamous Roe v. Wade SCOTUS decision of January 22, 1973. And they twisted plain language to usher in this death sentence.
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged 14th Amendment rights, Babylon Bee, California Medical Association, Cecile Richards, Dobbs v. Jackson, Dr. Malcom Watts, Dr. William Brennan, March for Life, Planned Parenthood, Roe v. Wade, Ron DeSantis, The New York Times, U.S. Supreme Court
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Rolling Back the Gender Insanity
One factor in the Republican victory on November 5th was the transgender issue. Promoting transgender ideology was a high priority of the Biden Administration. Among the first executive orders issued by President Biden on January 25, 2021, was to allow transgenders to serve in the military.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sexuality
Tagged Biden Administration, Bostock v. Clayton County, Center for Transyouth Health and Development, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Diversity Equity Inclusion, Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, Lisa McClain, National Institutes of Health, NIH, President Trump, Rachel Levine, surgeries, Title IX, Trans Youth Care, transgenderism, U.S. Supreme Court
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“Don’t Know Much About History”
George Orwell wrote in his classic novel, 1984: “Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.”
So, there’s a battle over history. That battle continues in our day.
So, there’s a battle over history. That battle continues in our day.
Posted in Education
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Allen Guelzo, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, American history, James Madison, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court, Woodrow Wilson
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Unserious
The SHIELD Act (S.412) passed in the U.S. Senate in July. This bill would address image-based sexual abuse by establishing new laws to knowingly distribute sexually explicit content of an individual without their consent. It will also outlaw the distribution of pornographic images of minors that are intended to humiliate, harass, or degrade the minor. But, if S.412 passes the U.S. House and is signed into law, will it be enforced?
Posted in Federal, Pornography
Tagged Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, child porn, Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1988, Clinton Administration, Commission on Pornography, Cuties, Dr. Judith Reisman, Edwin Meese, George W. Bush Administration, H. Robert Showers, Meese Commission, Netflix, Obama Administration, obscenity, Obscenity Prosecution Task Force, Playboy, pornography, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, Regan Administration, RICO, SHIELD Act of 2023, Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act, Sundance Film Festival, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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