Who Is SCOTUS Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson?
On January 26th, various news outlets reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was appointed in 1994, planned to announce…
Articles by David E. Smith
IFI Joins SCOTUS Brief in Support of Coach’s Prayer
IFI, along with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Concern Women for America and thirteen other Christian organizations, filed an amicus brief with…
Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer at IFI’s 2021 Faith, Family & Freedom Banquet
Have you ever read a book that was so good, you knew before you reached the end that you wanted to read…
Pro-Family Groups Urge SCOTUS To Rule Against OSHA Vaccine Mandate
More than two dozen pro-family organizations signed onto an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court to oppose the Biden Administration’s tyrannical…
Laser Beam Focus
If you do an internet search on the phrase “finding your purpose,” Google identifies approximately 1,140,000,000 websites, books, blogs, op-ed pieces, podcasts,…
With Thanksgiving to Almighty God
On behalf of the Illinois Family Institute — and my own family — I want to wish a very happy Thanksgiving to…
Thanksgiving, Leprosy, and a Thankful Man
When I say the word “Thanksgiving,” what comes to mind? For most of us, it would be turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, pumpkin…
Warn Your Children About the Religion of Wokeism
God’s Word is filled with promises, commands, exhortations, and encouragement. Scripture is also replete with warnings. In 1 John 2:15-16, we read:…
Illinois State Lawmakers Rescind Parental Rights, Conscience Rights
I know we shouldn't be surprised. We know intuitively and intellectually that the nature of Big Government is tyranny. Yet I was…
UPDATED: Illinois General Assembly Approves Parental Notice Repeal
On Tuesday afternoon, the Illinois Senate Executive Committee heard testimony on HB 370, the legislation to repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion…
Parental Notice Repeal in Illinois House Committee
As we reported earlier, the Illinois Senate passed the pro-abortion, anti-parental rights HB 370 by a vote of 32-22 yesterday. The bill…
The Health Care Right of Conscience Act & COVID-19
State Representatives Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston), Bob Morgan (D-Highwood) and State Senator Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake) are sponsoring legislation (SB 1169) to diminish the…