Articles by Laurie Higgins
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Laurie Higgins
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06.26.13
Today in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman, is unconstitutional. This decision compels...
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Laurie Higgins
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06.21.13
The president of Exodus International, Alan Chambers, has just announced in an extended apology to homosexuals, that he is closing Exodus International, the ministry for those who experience unwanted same-sex attraction, and from its ashes he is creating a new...
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Laurie Higgins
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06.13.13
On June 10, the Hadley Middle School Board of Education in Glen Ellyn reversed its prior decision to exclude the obscene and sexually graphic The Perks of Being a Wallflower from its independent reading program. This second vote was 6-1...
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Laurie Higgins
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06.10.13
Important Address Correction: The Hadley Middle School Board of Education meeting next Monday, June 10 will be held at the Central Services Office, 793 N Main St. Glen Ellyn, 60137 (map). It begins at 7:30.
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Laurie Higgins
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06.05.13
Here’s an email I received from a Christian public school teacher who defends the teaching in public schools of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, followed by my response:
I am a conservative, a church-attending Christian, a public school elementary...
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Laurie Higgins
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06.03.13
Last December students in Tina Booth’s 8th grade literacy class at Hadley Middle School in Glen Ellyn, Illinois were divided into small groups and assigned to choose a book to read. One group chose the infamous The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which set in motion a controversy that persists today.
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Laurie Higgins
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06.01.13
The bill to legalize same-sex “marriage” has failed to advance in the Illinois House before lawmakers adjourned for the summer. In a bit of political theater, the bill’s sponsor, homosexual activist Greg Harris (D-Chicago) wept as he stood on the...
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Laurie Higgins
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05.28.13
Most people don’t know that men who sexually desire only male children are not homosexual. How can that be, a rational person may ask. The reason is that the “mental health” community, or the segment of it that controls the...
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Laurie Higgins
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05.21.13
Editor’s Note: This bill could be called for a vote this week in the Illinois Senate. Please take a few minutes to contact your state senator today! In their relentless effort to rob Illinois communities of the right to choose...
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Laurie Higgins
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05.20.13
We need to pay closer attention to what is being taught and not taught in many historically orthodox (small ‘o’) churches. To get a clearer picture of the fuzzy theology that many are embracing—and often concealing from their members, here...
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Laurie Higgins
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05.14.13
Please watch this compelling “must-see” video in which young British theologian Andrew Wilson winsomely but persistently challenges the grounding for Rob Bell’s theological heterodoxy on homosexuality, exposing that Rob Bell has no grounding in Scripture. Bell grounds his abandonment of...
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Laurie Higgins
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05.13.13
Chicago Tribune columnist and self-presumptive GOP consultant Eric Zorn offered to “straighten out state GOP’s gay mess.” In a nutshell, his nutty recommendation is for the Illinois Republican Party to “appoint someone who supports the legalization of same-sex marriage” to...
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Laurie Higgins
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05.09.13
As noted in my last article on the comprehensive sex ed bill (HB 2675), no lawmakers in the Illinois House who supported the bill, including the sponsors, provided any research-based evidence during floor debates proving the superior effectiveness of comprehensive sex ed. In response to an inquiry from an Illinois citizen, State Representative Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) provided two articles and one study in defense of her support for this troubling and unnecessary bill...
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Laurie Higgins
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05.07.13
During the floor debate in the Illinois House of Representatives, supporters of the “comprehensive sex ed” bill (HB 2675), continually stated falsely that this bill mandates nothing. In fact it mandates the use of comprehensive sex ed curricula in any...
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Laurie Higgins
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05.02.13
ESPN sports analyst and columnist Chris Broussard was asked for his “take” on the announcement by NBA player Jason Collins that he is homosexual. Broussard responded and has been pilloried for not having the culturally approved “take.”
Broussard, who is...
