By Ecce Verum
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09.26.24
Last time, we discussed the reason why you cannot be "pro-life except for rape and incest." This is because, if you believe that circumstances of conception can be more significant than the innate value of the baby's life, then you really do not value the baby's life according to its true nature. Life is an inestimably valuable gift from God.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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09.26.24
In a recent episode of her podcast Relatable, Allie Beth Stuckey discussed a Christianity Today article written by Stefani McDade entitled “Public School Can Be a Training Ground for Faith.”
By Ecce Verum
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09.25.24
As I’ve worked in pro-life ministry and talked with many people about abortion, I've noticed that the basic positions on the matter tend to fall into three main groups. On one side, I hear shouts of "my body, my choice!" and "abortion is healthcare!"
By Brandon Myers
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09.24.24
Dear Christians in Illinois—let us humbly pray to God Almighty for our nation and our state.
By Ecce Verum
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09.24.24
Whether motivated by a concern for public image or other various emasculating considerations, the mainstream pro-life movement has often shied away from endorsing the logical conclusion of its whole position: If the unborn are people, then killing them is murder, and thus those who kill them should receive legal repercussions.
By Thomas Hampson
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09.23.24
Banned Books Week, an annual propaganda campaign by the left-wing ALA, highlights the most radically inappropriate, obscene or downright pornographic books that are available to anyone of any age without restrictions in libraries...
By Israel Wayne
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09.21.24
There is a Biblical theology of charity for the poor, just as there is a Biblical theology of everything.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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09.21.24
Illinois Family Institute’s 2024 Faith, Family and Freedom Banquet featuring special keynote, Allie Beth Stuckey, was a huge success and an evening to remember. IFI is so blessed to have the support of so many faithful event attendees, donors, sponsors, and monthly givers.
By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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09.20.24
Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance found himself in trouble when he said that our nation was being run by “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable with their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too.” That was likely not the most gentlemanly thing to say.
By Ecce Verum
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09.20.24
Fetal personhood laws could also impact contraception access, given that some members of the anti-abortion movement argue that IUDs and the emergency contraception Plan B can prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg and violate personhood, explains Mary Ziegler, an abortion law historian at the University of California, Davis, School of Law.
By Ecce Verum
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09.19.24
Not long ago, I lamented the Massachusetts legislature's bill attempt to redefine the nature of parenting. Touted as a needed "tune-up" to "outdated norms" in current family law, the bill was written to carefully scrub out offensive, archaic words like "paternity" and replace them with innocuous, up-to-date terms like "parentage."
By Brandon Myers
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09.18.24
DINKs are couples who have “taken over social media,” according to Christian podcast host and 2024 Illinois Family Institute banquet speaker Allie Beth Stuckey. Other thoughtful commentators like Steve Deace recently analyzed the DINK group and went so far as to ask if this group would be the death of the U.S.! Increasingly we are hearing of and learning more about this present and deeply disturbing demographic challenge of childless adults. How ought Christians think of and respond to this trend?
By Ecce Verum
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09.17.24
For all that Dobbs did for the fight for life, there's one issue that it conspicuously avoided—whether the unborn are in fact human persons. Dobbs repeatedly made reference to supposed "fetal life," but refused to claim that this fetal life was the life of a person and thus entitled to protection.
By Alex Newman
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09.16.24
Under the guise of “helping” parents deal with stress, the Biden administration is plotting a dramatic expansion of government into the home. In short, federal authorities are seeking to take on even more responsibilities traditionally associated with the family while drugging ever larger numbers of Americans.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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09.14.24
“We are Christian and we are German. Therefore, we are responsible for Germany.” ~ Sophie Scholl
In January of 1933, Hitler’s Third Reich rose to power in Germany. Being a good citizen of Germany, Sophie Scholl, along with her siblings, was excited to be a follower of the National Socialist cult of youth.