Articles by David E. Smith
Health Care and the U.S. Constitution
By David E. Smith   |   12.27.09
image_pdfimage_printFederal Issue We’ve been hearing a great deal about federal health care “reform” over the last few months. Certainly one of the most troubling parts of this big-government bill is that the U.S. Senate version would allow the use of...
Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays
By David E. Smith   |   12.21.09
image_pdfimage_printIt seems as though that the joyous “Merry Christmas” greeting is beating out the politically correct and generic “Happy Holidays” slogan this year. In recent years public pressure has been applied to stores that refused to acknowledge that the holiday...
Sen. Durbin Says He’s “in the Dark” about Health Care “Reform” Legislation?
By David E. Smith   |   12.14.09
image_pdfimage_printLate last week, Illinois’ senior U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Senate Majority Whip for the Democrats admitted that he is “in the dark” about the national health care “reform” bill. During debate on this issue, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)...
Illinois Lottery’s “Joy to the World” Ad Promotes False Hope
By David E. Smith   |   12.10.09
image_pdfimage_printThe Illinois Lottery is currently airing radio and television ads promoting scratch-off lottery tickets during the Christmas season campaign. The new ad campaign corrupts the traditional Christian hymn “Joy to the World” in attempt to mislead Illinois citizens into thinking...
Harvard Study Shows Planned Parenthood Business Declining
By David E. Smith   |   12.03.09
image_pdfimage_printAccording to a Harvard Business School case study, despite profits of $85 million in 2008, Planned Parenthood is facing serious financial difficulties. The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is structured as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with multiple affiliates, each...
Major New Study on Effects of Pornography
By David E. Smith   |   12.03.09
image_pdfimage_printNew Comprehensive Study Shows How Pornography Threatens Marriages, Children, Communities and Individual Happiness. The Family Research Council released a new study this week that comprehensively details the effects of pornography on marriages, children, communities and individual happiness. The study, “The...
Stop Government Takeover of Your Health Care!
By David E. Smith   |   11.20.09
image_pdfimage_printContact Illinois’ U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Roland Burris and urge them to oppose the Senate health care bill, which may be up for a vote within the next day or two. The U.S. Senate health care “reform” bill, H.R....
U.S. Senate to Vote on Confirmation of Activist Judge
By David E. Smith   |   11.16.09
image_pdfimage_printThis week, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the nomination of Judge David Hamilton to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The Seventh Circuit Court is based at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago. It is one of...
Marriage and Children Go Together
By David E. Smith   |   11.16.09
image_pdfimage_printLeah Ward Sears, former Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court wrote an opinion piece for CNN recently entitled “Stay Married if You Want Kids.” Justice Sears notes the number of cases that came before her as a judge that...
Marriage and Children Go Together
By David E. Smith   |   11.16.09
image_pdfimage_printLeah Ward Sears, former Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court wrote an opinion piece for CNN recently entitled “Stay Married if You Want Kids.” Justice Sears notes the number of cases that came before her as a judge that...
Have you read the Manhattan Declaration?
By David E. Smith   |   11.14.09
image_pdfimage_printLast Friday, November 20, 2009, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., a statement signed by more than 145 Evangelical, Orthodox, and Catholic leaders was released. Known as the Manhattan Declaration, this seminal document addresses the necessity of defending...
Congressional Healthcare Vote Imminent, Call Now
By David E. Smith   |   11.05.09
image_pdfimage_printHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Fransico) recently introduced her “new and improved” plan to facilitate a government takeover of the health care system. This 1,900+ page bill is nearly twice as long as the one proposed earlier this year that...
Illinois’ Parental Notification Law Delayed Again
By David E. Smith   |   11.05.09
image_pdfimage_printCook County Judge Daniel Riley Issues a Temporary Restraining Order Against Illinois’ Parental Noticication Law How radical is the ACLU? Well they and their allies at Planned Parenthood are frantic to stop any parent from being notified that their minor...
Planned Parenthood Clinic Director Embraces Life
By David E. Smith   |   11.04.09
image_pdfimage_printThere is a remarkable story from Texas this week about a Planned Parenthood clinic director who has left the nation’s largest abortion provider after a dramatic change of heart. For eight years Abby Johnson had been a part of Planned...
Speaker Pelosi to Push Healthcare Bill
By David E. Smith   |   11.02.09
image_pdfimage_printU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) may push for a vote on so-called healthcare “reform” legislation in U.S. House of Representatives this week. The bill, H.R. 3962, known as the Affordable Health Care for America Act, is more than ...
David E. Smith
Executive Director
David  E. Smith

Dave Smith is the executive director of Illinois Family Institute (501c3) and Illinois Family Action (501c4).

David has 30 years of experience in public policy and grass-roots activism that includes countless interviews for numerous radio, television, cable programs and newspaper articles on topics such as the sanctity of life, natural marriage, broadcast decency, sex education, marijuana, gambling, abortion, homosexuality, tax policy, drug decriminalization and pornography.

He and his wife of 28 years are blessed to be the parents of eight children. They strongly believe that their first duty before God is to disciple their children in the Christian faith, and impress a love of God on their hearts. There is a plethora of research that suggest that parents are the primary influencers in a child’s life. In an ideal world, that’s a mom and dad. Discipleship includes not only studying God’s Word but living a life of faith and walking in obedience to God. Discipleship is also necessary for sound doctrine, love of God and others. We do this in hopes of raising healthy and productive members of society, and re-create disciple-making movements in their homes and in their spheres of influence.

Dave also serves as a Chairman of a Republican Township in Will County and serves as an ordained minister/elder in his local church.

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