Articles by David E. Smith
By David E. Smith
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12.15.15
In my last article I talked about being sifted like grains of wheat. I invited you to be as one of the donor “grains” from the email “chaff.”
We are all overwhelmed by media. Nobody has time to consider even...
By David E. Smith
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12.11.15
“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”~Luke 22:21-32 Things haven’t changed that...
By David E. Smith
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12.09.15
On our website last week, Dennis Prager concluded a column regarding the collapse of America’s University system by writing:
And there may be worse to come. There is little that produces violence as surely as does a victim mentality.
At...
By David E. Smith
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12.05.15
I am very pleased to announce a challenge match of $55,000. Between now and the end of the year, you can help us raise $110,000!
By David E. Smith
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12.01.15
You’ve likely heard of “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday,” but do you know about “Giving Tuesday”?
It was started in 2012 as a way of remembering that Thanksgiving isn’t about getting but about giving. You might say this four-year-old campaign...
By David E. Smith
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11.19.15
Last month, Illinois Family Institute and the Christian Emergency League held a Jericho Prayer March around the executive mansion in Springfield. More than two hundred people joined us to pray, protest, and call on Governor Bruce Rauner to end all...
By David E. Smith
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11.17.15
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is poised to render a decision next year that will be its most significant ruling on the abortion issue in more than twenty years. The SCOTUS has agreed to hear a challenge...
By David E. Smith
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11.17.15
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will revisit the legality of the Obama Administration’s contraceptive and abortion drug mandate in a crucial case this coming term.
SCOTUS announced last Friday that it will hear another challenge to the...
By David E. Smith
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10.20.15
When Planned Parenthood President Cecil Richards testified before Congress last month, she asserted that abortions represent only 3 percent of total services provided by Planned Parenthood. However, when questioned further about a funding discrepancy by U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Richards admitted that not 3%, but 86 percent of Planned Parenthood's revenue comes from abortions!
By David E. Smith
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10.12.15
In an article in the Journal of Law and Religion, Law Professor Helen Alvare of George Mason University, examines the inevitable clash between new legal rights to sexual expression and our constitutional right to the free exercise of religion. According...
By David E. Smith
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10.11.15
The Center for Medical Progress has video documentation of the illegal activities of Planned Parenthood who are selling the body parts of aborted children to research companies for profit. The videos can be viewed at www.centerformedicalprogress.org
The callous and barbaric...
By David E. Smith
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09.30.15
Did you hear what Joe Walsh said about Dan Fisher’s presentation of “Bringing Back the Black Robed Regiment”? Watch the 2 minute clip below.
You do NOT want to miss the remaining event. Join us tonight in Robinson at 6...
By David E. Smith
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09.28.15
Tomorrow night, the Illinois Family Institute will be hosting a special event at Eagle Rock Community Church in Homer Glen. Our speaker is historian and Pastor Dan Fisher.
Please join us as Pastor Dan brings to life our Christian heritage...
By David E. Smith
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09.26.15
For the second year in a row, Illinois Family Institute is bringing in Pastor Dan Fisher and his fantastic presentation titled Bringing Back The Black Robed Regiment. The British called the American Revolutionary War-era clergy, most of whom wore black...
By David E. Smith
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09.24.15
Learn about the pastors who risked everything to stand up for liberty and lead their congregations to battle against the British Empire in the War for Independence.
I am pleased to announce the return of Pastor Dan Fisher and his...
