Early Bird Deadline for 2024 IFI Banquet Approaching!
By David E. Smith   |   06.25.24
We are ecstatic that Allie Beth Stuckey — Christian wife, mother, writer, author, and podcast host with Blaze Media — will be the keynote speaker at the Illinios Family Institute 2024 Annual Banquet! Tickets are limited, so grab yours today!
“No Good Deed Goes Unpunished”
By Alyssa Sonnenburg   |   06.19.24
On May 16, 2023, Christopher F. Rufo, a contributing editor of City Journal, stunned the world with shocking news about the world-renowned Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH).
The Left-Wing, Anti-Christian SPLC
By David E. Smith   |   06.14.24
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is a left-wing group intent on causing racial animosity and divisions in our nation. No responsible media group would use or trust their “hate” designations for the same reasons that no one should trust the war and casualty reports coming from Hamas Jihadists in Gaza.
Join the IFI Prayer Team!
By David E. Smith   |   05.22.24
We know that the many cultural battles we face today are spiritual battles that cannot be won by relying solely on our own strength and methods. In truth, these battles must first and continually be waged through prayer to our holy, righteous and merciful God.
Please Welcome Allie Beth Stuckey
By Alyssa Sonnenburg   |   05.21.24
Allie Beth Stuckey is a Christian, wife, mother, cultural commentator, speaker, and the beloved host of the Relatable podcast. She is also the author of You’re Not Enough (And That’s Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love.
Help Us Overcome Evil With Good
By David E. Smith   |   05.08.24
The current General Assembly session will end soon. With your support we were blessed to help educate, advocate and oppose lousy polices. We are up against a coordinated movement by Apostles of Wokeism, including the Leftist media, and many political officials that are hostile to biblical morality. But opportunities (and responsibilities) to be the salt and light in our culture is growing!
Capping THC Levels in Pot
By Kathy Valente   |   05.01.24
A bi-partisan group of State Representatives recently filed HR 700 at the Capitol in Springfield. This resolution calls for a cap on THC levels in retail marijuana. We are working the Illinois House members in hopes that we can better educate them on the consequences of high potency marijuana in our state.
Prayer Alert: Primary Election, State & Federal Legislatures
By David E. Smith   |   03.18.24
Have you noticed how few campaign ads are running on radio and television? In some communities, it is hard not to notice that there are fewer campaign signs on parkways and lawns. And that is especially true in southern Illinois. In this Primary Election cycle there is a striking lack of competition for a majority of state legislative districts.
Voting Resources
03.04.24
The IFI 2024 Primary Election Voter Guide is available online and in print. The online version is updated often and it includes more information than the printed version. In this guide, you'll find the positions of candidates running for President, the U.S. House of Representatives, and both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly regarding issues of importance...
Walk-Ins Welcomed at IFI’s Worldview Conference!
By David E. Smith   |   02.27.24
Please come, learn, and be challenged to live above the fray in today's Babylonian culture. Learn how to respond to a culture that is in full rebellion against God and His ways.
A Christian Response to “Death with Dignity”
By Brandon Myers   |   02.27.24
The forces of darkness in Illinois want to take the state’s death agenda to the next level. Some deceived politicians have now introduced an assisted suicide—euphemistically referred to as a “Medical Aid in Dying” or “Death with Dignity”—bill in Springfield. A bill sponsored by Illinois Senator Linda Holmes (D-Aurora), SB 3499 creates the “End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act.”
Order Voter Guides For 2024 Primary Election
By David E. Smith   |   02.24.24
We are currently taking orders, in any amount, for our 2024 Primary Election Voter Guide. The non-partisan IFI Voter Guide helps voters know more about the positions of candidates who are seeking their vote on March 19, 2024. It will also soon be available online at illinoisfamily.org/2024voterguide.
IFI Worldview Conference: Recovering Biblical Manhood
By David E. Smith   |   02.17.24
If there ever was a time when Christians need to seriously consider what Scripture teaches us about what it means to live, love and lead a family as a Christian man, it is now. As you know, our culture has denigrated, dismantled and redefined gender roles, but especially masculinity and patriarchy.
2024 IFI Voter Guide en Espanol
02.01.24
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Are You Registered to Vote?
By David E. Smith   |   01.19.24
God has blessed America with the gift of self-government -- a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people." Voting is a privilege that millions of people in other parts of the world are denied. But this unique blessing also comes with a tremendous responsibility. In Romans 13, we are told that all authorities are appointed by God. Who is the authority in America?
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