Today, Federal Judge Orlando Garcia, a President Clinton appointee, struck down the Texas constitutional marriage amendment which had been approved by 76 percent of the state’s voters. Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins released the following statement: The state...

Once upon a time, we raised our children in the quintessential Midwestern town of Atwood Illinois. Just as you would imagine, mom and pop businesses lined Main Street, which of course ran through the center of the town. Only the...

President Barack Obama’s assessment in his in-depth New Yorker interview that marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol is contradicted by scientific research. An extensive four-decade study published in 2012 by the National Academy of Sciences showed marijuana can lower the IQ of young teenagers and may cause permanent mental impairment.

The Girl Scouts is set to launch its annual cookie sale, but a prominent pro-family/pro-life organization is suggesting the public not purchase them. Over the past several years, Girl Scouts of the USA has lost a large slice of its...

Marriage is very important to me. Personally, it is a covenant that I made with my wife of over 35 years. It is a sacred trust between the two of us but it is more than that. Marriage plays a significant part in the health of our society and the future of our children. This is why I have fought so hard to preserve the traditional definition of marriage.

There’s a recent study out reporting that not only are divorce rates higher in parts of the country where there is a large concentration of Conservative Protestants, but that these people are also influencing their neighbors to be more divorce-prone....

To use medical marijuana in Illinois, patients would be fingerprinted, undergo a background check and pay $150 a year to get a special photo ID under proposed regulations unveiled Tuesday.

The Senate Executive Committee decided to override Illinois history this afternoon by approving SB 10 which redefines marriage to include two individuals of the same sex. The bill passed out of committee by a 9-5 vote along party lines. The...

The effort to to redefine marriage and family is shifting into high gear. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that the proponents of same-sex “marriage” plan to attempt to pass their disastrous  legislation in the Illinois Senate on Valentine’s Day. One...

Our state lawmakers are returning to Springfield this week and are expected to debate the controversial proposal to redefine marriage, a change that would prove destructive to children, family, society, and religious liberty in Illinois. Proponents of marriage re-definition are pulling out all the stops to get what they want during the lame duck session of the General Assembly (January 3-9).

A culture that weakens marriage eventually weakens itself. God’s design for marriage between one man and one woman provides the foundation for family, stability, and human flourishing. Marriage matters. Families matter. Truth matters.

Divisive & Unpopular “Civil Unions” Bill Does Not Promote the General Welfare of the Citizenry In the waning days of the previous General Assembly, during a lame-duck session and by razor thin margins, Illinois lawmakers passed a bill that radically...