Target Paints a Bull’s-Eye on Women
06.04.16
The purpose of a public restroom is not to make a political statement. Sex-specific facilities were designed for male and female biological differences. Safety concerns are not bigotry. Target recently highlighted its “inclusive” policy in an announcement, opening the door for any man, regardless of appearance, to stalk women and girls. Target’s policy will invite sexual predators to its stores, exposing women and girls to men peeking through cracks, over and under doors, or waiting for their next victim. Statistical data is not necessary.
My Dad Was Transgender. Why I Still Think Gender Can’t Be Changed.
05.27.16
Maybe parallel universes really do exist. Maybe, as my husband and I hiked through the deep, dark forest a few years ago, we somehow crossed through a portal, a stargate into another dimension—a universe that, superficially at least, looks quite similar to the one I’d known most of my life.
Experimenting on Children
By Laurie Higgins   |   05.26.16
I have long said that the cultural tide will turn against sexual anarchy when its child victims grow up and tell their stories. In a culture that rejects reason and faith while concomitantly exalting subjective feelings, narratives carry immense power....
Boycott Is Making a Difference Despite CEO’s Claims
05.24.16
On a media call last, week Target CEO Brian Cornell was asked if the boycott had an effect on their sales or stock price. He responded by saying "To date we have not seen a material or measurable impact on our business...
The Final Straw… Maybe
05.23.16
We’ve learned several things since President Barack Obama dictatorially demanded that public school restrooms now be co-ed or risk federal funding. The first thing we learned is that in spite of well-intending parents saying their school is “different from all the other schools,” we now know they will all be the same with regard to restroom and locker rooms practices. Follow the money to D.C.
Progressive Illinois Lawmakers with Time on Their Hands (yikes)
By Laurie Higgins   |   05.18.16
Illinoisans might think that state lawmakers elected to fix the mess they created would be drowning in real work with nary a moment to surface for air. Allow me to disabuse you of that quaint, naïve notion. Our “progressive” lawmakers...
Bathrooms, Biology and Federal Overreach
By   |   05.17.16
Was everyone who lived before 2015 an unenlightened bigot? Recent statements by this administration may give you that impression.
Media Bias at Chicago Magazine
By Laurie Higgins   |   05.12.16
In my eight years with IFI, I have had good experiences with journalists, including even leftist journalists. They have largely treated me graciously and chosen comments from our interviews that accurately represented IFI’s positions on issues. Last week, however, that...
Stunning Announcement from Attorney General Lynch on NC Law
By Laurie Higgins   |   05.09.16
There was good news from North Carolina Monday morning, when Governor Pat McCory announced North Carolina would be suing the Department of Justice (DOJ). That news was followed by bad news from the Department of Justice, announced in a stunning...
DOJ Joins ED to Redefine Sex and Rewrite Law
By Laurie Higgins   |   05.09.16
The federal government through its highly partisan Department of Justice (DOJ) is attempting to make law—again—by attacking North Carolina’s so-called “bathroom bill.” Last Wednesday, the DOJ sent a letter to NC governor Pat McCrory demanding that he rescind the law...
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against District 211 and DOE Over Student Privacy
By Laurie Higgins   |   05.07.16
On Wednesday afternoon, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and the Thomas More Society filed a lawsuit in federal court against School District 211 and the Department of Education (DOE) on behalf of 51 district families who rightly claim that the district...
Leftist NY City Mayor Wants to Put Christians Out of Business
By Laurie Higgins   |   05.06.16
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is urging New Yorkers not to eat at Chick-fil-A because owner Dan Cathy believes that homoerotic acts are not moral and has donated money to organizations that share that belief. Although Mr. Cathy...
7 Troubling Questions About Transgender Theories
05.05.16
In case you’re just tuning in, Bruce Springsteen, Target, and bathrooms are at the center of controversy these days, as Americans learn more about the T in the LGBT acronym – Transgender.
Latest CPS Outrage Violates Rights of Students, Staff, and Faculty
By Laurie Higgins   |   05.04.16
The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) just issued guidelines that allow gender-dysphoric students and teachers to use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond to the sex they wish they were rather than the sex they actually are. In public schools, staff...
The Hidden Dualism of Transgenderism
05.03.16
A few days ago Australian papers ran a Washington Post story about Bill/Kate Rohr under the heading: “It's not about the gender. It's about the soul: Transgender at 70”. Despite a happy marriage to a childhood sweetheart, two adopted children and prestige as an orthopod, Bill finally found a never-before-experienced sense of fulfilment when at seventy years of age he opted for reassignment surgery.
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