Recreational Marijuana Bills in Springfield
By David E. Smith   |   02.19.15
Even though the so-called “Medical” Cannabis Pilot Program has yet to begin, State Senator Michael Noland (D-Elgin) has introduced legislation (SB 753) which would legalize the possession of 30 grams of marijuana and 5 plants for anyone over 21 years...
Two Moms, or a Mom and Dad?  No Difference for Children
By Micah Clark   |   02.12.15
The popular myth out there is that children of homosexual parents do just as well or no differently than children raised by a mother and father.  Yet, the research supporting this notion is sparse, and often so limited as to...
Science Attests that Traditional Families Happier, Healthier
02.06.15
As same-sex "marriage" continues to gain momentum in the United States, with 36 states now allowing it and the U.S. Supreme Court considering whether to legalize it nationwide in the upcoming months, a preponderance of research continues to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that traditional families are more happy, healthy, ethical, academically superior and financially stable than untraditional families.
Christian Scouting Organization Grows While Boy Scouts Declines
By   |   01.30.15
A Christian scouting organization is thriving while Boy Scouts may be declining more than reported.
Evangelical-Catholic coalition: Marriage in Crisis
01.27.15
In the wake of an interfaith Vatican conference on marriage two months ago, a coalition of Roman Catholics and evangelicals -- including Southern Baptist Timothy George -- has issued a statement calling the legalization of same-sex marriage "a graver threat" to society than either "easy acceptance of divorce" or "widespread cohabitation."
Incompetence, History of Corruption Sandbag New Illinois Medical Marijuana Law
01.23.15
The headline on a Daily Beast article Wednesday gives Illinois government way too much credit: “Illinois’ Absurd Fight to Block Medical Marijuana.”
Illinois’ Shrinking Birthrate Adds to State’s Decline
By Fran Eaton   |   01.22.15
In 2000, the U.S. Census showed Illinois with 12,419,293 residents. Ten years later, the number of Illinois residents had grown by 411,339 to 12,830,632. The latest estimate for July 2014 is 12,880,580 – four years, and the amount of growth...
Here’s What Parents Of Transgender Kids Need To Know
01.12.15
As a former child transgender, my heart goes out to parents whose boy says, “I’m a girl” or whose girl who says, “I’m a boy.” The medical diagnosis is gender dysphoria—distress that comes from feeling one’s physical gender doesn’t match one’s internal perception. A flood of questions come with the revelation...
Is Your Retirement Account Built On Abortion? Shouldn’t You Know?
By   |   12.19.14
Should a person’s faith determine everyday actions such as where to shop and spend money? As the Christmas holiday approaches that question takes on a greater significance. Nothing sends a message quite like money. It stands to reason then that...
Legalizing Marijuana: A Perspective from the Homeless [VIDEO]
By Monte Larrick   |   12.16.14
As the president of one of the largest homeless shelters in Chicago, Pastor Phil Kwiatkowski of the Pacific Garden Mission sees the effects of drug addiction everyday and questions the recent legislative push to legalize the “gateway drug,” marijuana. IFI’s...
Parentectomy – Government Usurpation of Parental Rights
By   |   12.15.14
The State of Illinois Seizes Sick Child and Blocks Hospital Transfer In today’s America the severing of sick children from their parents by the state has become so common it has a nickname “the Parentectomy.” You may recall the highly...
[VIDEO] Busting the Myth That Marijuana Doesn’t Kill
12.13.14
A former adviser on drug policy to three presidents—Clinton, Bush and Obama—says, despite popular fiction, marijuana does kill. “Saying marijuana has never contributed to death or never killed anyone is like saying tobacco hasn’t killed anyone,” Kevin Sabet, president of Project SAM, told The Daily Signal after speaking at a Heritage Foundation event today on marijuana policy. “In that same way, marijuana does kill people in the form of mental illness, suicide and car crashes.”
Going, Going Gone . . . Now it’s Off to Our Grandkids!
By Micah Clark   |   12.08.14
On Black Friday your government was shopping with credit cards too it would seem.  The total outstanding U.S. public debt just hit a new historic level, which probably would be better associated with a red Friday rather than a black...
Single best Christmas gift for Families
12.04.14
If you love the Lord, love your kids and you also love the idea of Christ-centered freedom … you’re not going to want to miss this exciting message. Why is this so important?
Best Christmas Flash Mobs: High Notes of Song, Surprise, and Serendipity
12.04.14
The US Air Force Band’s rendition of “What Child is This” is the latest Christmas flash mob video. Check out this one – and some other gems.
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