By David E. Smith
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01.14.26
Biblical marriage put men under God’s law and gave women dignity, security, and protection. Yet today we are drifting toward cohabitation and away from the protective, stabilizing institution of marriage that God ordained. Read this powerful excerpt from Love Thy Body.
By Dr. Jerry Newcombe
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01.13.26
He wasn’t just a beer label — he was the engine of the American Revolution. As the nation approaches its 250th birthday, it’s time to rediscover Samuel Adams, the Christian patriot who helped make independence possible.
By Thomas Hampson
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01.08.26
Illinois has spent decades promising to professionalize child protection investigations. Yet the state is back to sending interns and minimally trained social workers to conduct what should be rigorous fact-finding.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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01.06.26
My daughter is now seven months old. It’s absolutely true what they say about the nights being long, but the time being short. It seems as though it was just yesterday that my husband and I welcomed her into the world and brought her home.
By Ecce Verum
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01.05.26
Abortion didn't end when Roe v. Wade did. Reality has proved just the opposite.
By Thomas Hampson
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12.19.25
Megan was five years old when her innocence began to unravel. What started as “approved” school reading led to pornography addiction, online predators, and devastating consequences. Her story exposes how trusted institutions failed—and why parents can no longer afford to look away.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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12.13.25
Riley Gaines Barker was a NCAA Division 1 swimmer who gained national attention when she stood up for women's sports and women's spaces. Her unapologetic dedication to defending women in women's sports comes from her lived experience in the NCAA and from her conviction as a Christian.
By Israel Wayne
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11.28.25
What happens when a judge decides that normal Christian beliefs—Bible teaching, salvation, the Second Coming—are “dangerous” for a child? In Maine, it led to a court order banning an 11-year-old from church and undermining her mother’s authority. This is judicial tyranny in real time.
By Dr. Jerry Newcombe
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11.24.25
America just elected a socialist mayor in its largest city—and many Christians don’t see a problem. Why? Because our culture, schools, and even some pulpits have forgotten how clearly Scripture contradicts socialism. We must understand how Marxism is a direct assault on faith, family, and freedom.
By Thomas Hampson
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11.22.25
A new 300-page HHS review confirms what critics have warned for years: pediatric gender medicine isn’t science — it’s ideology. The evidence is thin, the harms are massive, and children have paid the price.
By Ecce Verum
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11.18.25
A few years ago, The Institute for Family Studies published a report about why unmarried American young adults have remained single. Even among those with lower incomes, only a quarter of unmarried adults cited economic reasons for singleness.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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11.14.25
This past Friday evening, Illinois Family Institute hosted our annual Faith, Family & Freedom Banquet featuring Riley Gaines Barker.
By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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11.10.25
Yes, Veterans Day in 2025 will likely be remembered for military conflicts. Not the kind that claims human life. Instead, conflicts that involve restoring some sanity to our military. These battles came at a cost, however.
By Thomas Hampson
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11.04.25
For at least the past 50 years, police have faced mounting criticism from multiple sources. Accusations range from involvement in criminal enterprises and excessive force to racial bias, lack of accountability, militarized policing, and—most recently and aggressively—harboring white supremacists within their ranks.
By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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10.29.25
Progressive activists claim to oppose “kings” — yet they stay silent as Illinois politicians seize more of our freedoms and finances. From Soros-funded protests to sky-high taxes, the hypocrisy is glaring. “There you go again,” as Reagan would say.
