
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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10.08.25
On August 29, 2024, an 18 year-old adult male student walked unannounced into Libertyville High School’s girls’ locker room. He proceeded to change in front of minor girls. Not only this, he – a legal adult – observed the girls as they changed.

By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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10.02.25
Elon Musk has called on all parents to cancel their Netflix subscription for health and safety of their children.

By Rev. Calvin Lindstrom
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10.02.25
In the summer of 2019, the Evangelical Church of Finland pledged its full support for a Helsinki Pride event. Päivi Räsänen, a member of the church and a longstanding elected official, posted on X (then Twitter) a picture of Romans 1:24-27 along with a question.

By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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09.24.25
Many parents have reported watching both a political and moral shift in their children after they started attending college... More tragically and recently, a notable example is Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s murderer.

By Thomas Hampson
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09.10.25
A Decatur teacher pleaded guilty to abusing an 11-year-old boy. This isn’t rare—it’s part of a growing epidemic. Our culture is collapsing, and kids are paying the price. Parents, schools & churches must act now.

By Micah Clark
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09.09.25
When tragedy strikes, everyone asks “why?” But beyond the calls for gun control or claims of mental illness, deeper issues emerge—family breakdown, transgender confusion, marijuana abuse, and even demonic influence.

By Thomas Hampson
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08.27.25
Illinois District 211 has lit a fuse. By allowing a biological male onto a girls’ volleyball team, the board has ignited a cultural and legal battle that could mark the beginning of the end for the trans agenda in schools. Courts, parents, and students are all on a collision course—will Illinois law hold, or will federal rulings finally bring it down?

By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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07.31.25
As the Christian Reformed Church holds the line on sexuality and gender, pressure from academia, media, and even reality TV is mounting. From Calvin College to Chip and Joanna Gaines, from Baylor to a baseball prodigy turned away by a Christian school—faithful institutions are being tested. Will they hold fast to truth, or bow to the spirit of the age?

By Alex Newman
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07.18.25
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court famously found that parents have a right to opt their children out of controversial sex indoctrination. Yet, the same federal court system has been claiming for decades that the Bible and prayer are unconstitutional.

By Thomas Hampson
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07.14.25
After years of promises and speculation, the DOJ and FBI now say they’ve released all the Epstein files they intend to—and plan no further action. But survivors and the public still demand to know who took part in the sex trafficking. The truth must be fully revealed.

By David E. Smith
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07.12.25
Christians who hold to historic & traditional teachings of the Bible believe that God created us from the beginning “male & female” (Gen 5:2; Mat 19:4; Mk 10:6). Biology & physiology empirically affirm that there are only two genders. Christians who hold to this theologically orthodox & scientific view believe that “gender-confirmation” surgery, hormone-blockers & cross-dressing damage humans.

By Mae Arthur
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07.02.25
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.

By Rev. Calvin Lindstrom
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06.23.25
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy's recent House floor speech sparked outrage and revealed a deeper battle for the soul of Illinois. Blasting her Republican colleagues, Cassidy made shocking accusations, from the "demonization of trans people" to holding them responsible for youth suicides. But is there more to this tirade than meets the eye?

By David E. Smith
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06.19.25
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, 6-3, in United States v. Skrmetti that states can protect children from an extreme agenda that mutilates children’s bodies while safeguarding the rights of states to make their own laws. Join us in praising God for this important ruling.

By David E. Smith
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06.18.25
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.