By Ecce Verum
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01.27.25
Students for Life, a prominent pro-life organization, recently produced an advertisement to be displayed on the national stage. However, the ad was shot down just before it got there.
By Rev. Thorin Anderson
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01.25.25
If you are reading this article, it is likely that you stand with God in defense of the unborn. You hate the slaughter of little ones in the womb, and desire that the nation would return to loving children as we once did.
By Ecce Verum
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01.24.25
If you're sending a kid off to college soon, have them watch this video. And if you're a kid heading off to college soon, listen to your parents when they tell you to. In a talk lasting just over an hour, Jay Seegert from The Starting Point Project presents a comprehensive guide to defending your faith in college, and he teaches from his own experiences as he faced opposition back when he was in school. It's well worth a listen.
By Ecce Verum
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01.24.25
I recently reviewed a talk by Jay Seegert from The Starting Point Project, and if you're entering college soon or you know someone who is, take an hour out of your day to glean from Jay's wisdom.
By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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01.22.25
Somehow, this atheistic musical reflection from former Beatle John Lennon found its way into former President Jimmy Carter’s recent funeral service.
By David E. Smith
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01.20.25
Over the past several weeks, elected members of the 117th Congress in Washington DC took their oaths of office on January 3rd, and elected members of the 104th General Assembly were sworn in Springfield were sworn in on January 8th. Today, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States...
By David E. Smith
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01.18.25
On November 22, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced Pastor Scott Turner as his choice for Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Turner is a former NFL player, Texas state representative, and associate pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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01.17.25
Parents Defending Education is a national grassroots organization that is dedicated to reclaiming government schools from woke, anti-parent, and anti-family policies.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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01.14.25
Abortion is the leading cause of death in the United States. Live Action reported that for the year 2023, a total of 1,037,000 abortions were committed. Said another way, 1,037,000 children were murdered.
By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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01.13.25
On Wednesday, January 15th, my wife and I are hoping to celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary. We’re grateful our partnership has come this far! Especially in the season of life when we hear about what is termed “gray divorce.” Another unflattering way to describe these late-in-life divorcees is "silver splitters.”
By David E. Smith
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01.11.25
According to a 2021 Statista report, only 11 percent percentage of Americans read the Bible daily, while 50 percent read it on their own at least three or four times a year. We need to do better...
By Bill Muehlenberg
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01.11.25
With a number of people dead and thousands of homes and businesses destroyed, the massive fires fueled by strong winds in Los Angeles have been utterly devastating. Prayers for all those involved are desperately needed. But the sad truth is this: California leaders and authorities were clearly quite unprepared for these fires, and much of the blame must lie with them.
By David E. Smith
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01.07.25
We realize that 2025 will be an important year for our state and nation. New challenges and opportunities await us. As always, IFI will be advocating for pro-family policies that uphold the sanctity of human life, parental rights, religious freedom, education choice - while at the same time - exposing and opposing the agendas that sabotage our families, corrupt our thinking and divide our communities. Please stand with us.
By Kenna Rose
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01.06.25
We know why transgenderism is morally wrong. We know how it physically and mentally scars those who fall into its trap. However, most of us don’t know how deep and dark the physical and mental trauma surrounding transgenderism is.
By Richard M. Hartian
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01.04.25
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? For me, it is a time of “new beginnings.” My wife and kids all know this about me; I analyze the past year, write or think out both the good and bad, and plan for the next 12 months. I try to be realistic in my assessments. I set goals and perhaps most important of all, I get a feeling of hopefulness.