Articles by Laurie Higgins
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Laurie Higgins
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09.16.12
September 17 marks the beginning of Constitution Week, a commemoration of the adoption of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Three area high schools are celebrating this historic occasion by inviting atheist teenager Jessica Ahlquist to speak to students in American...
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Laurie Higgins
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09.11.12
Once again, a public high school English teacher pokes a stick in the eye of conservative parents and taxpayers. Hinsdale South High School English teacher Kristin Wimsatt is teaching a senior elective “Film as Lit” class. Her curriculum includes the...
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Laurie Higgins
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09.06.12
The Democratic Party and liberal pundits are trying to make the case that because Mitt Romney is extraordinarily wealthy, he can’t relate to the struggles of average or economically disadvantaged folk; and if he can’t relate to their struggles, he...
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Laurie Higgins
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09.05.12
I often find the statements or actions of Illinois politicians embarrassing or worse. Watching U.S. Senator Dick Durbin’s interview with Bret Baier was one of those occasions. I cannot for the life of me understand why Illinoisans continue year after...
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Laurie Higgins
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08.28.12
In the past week, two troubling comments regarding abortion caught my attention—one of which justifiably caught the attention of the entire country. Once again much heat but little light was generated in the ensuing brouhaha.
The first troubling comment was...
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Laurie Higgins
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08.24.12
It’s probably too much to hope for, but perhaps the day of reckoning for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has come. Perhaps the shooting last week at the Family Research Council headquarters in Washington D.C. will bring scrutiny to...
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Laurie Higgins
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08.19.12
Oh, for the good old days when the term “hate group” referred to groups that actually hated someone. Now the term “hate group” refers to any group that expresses political, philosophical, moral, or theological beliefs with which the far-left Southern...
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Laurie Higgins
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08.18.12
Following our expose of the reason for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) dubious and defamatory inclusion of the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) on their “anti-gay hate groups” list, the SPLC started receiving complaints, which evidently didn’t sit too well...
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Laurie Higgins
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08.08.12
I was just sent a link to the blog of Neuqua Valley High School math teacher and not-so-friendly atheist Hemant Mehta who seems to spend a fair amount of time monitoring my writing. He is particularly exercised by my suggestion...
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Laurie Higgins
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08.07.12
No matter how much ink has been spilled on the unconstitutionality of using government power to censor speech, including by scores of “progressives,” homosexual activists just won’t let up.
The Civil Rights Agenda (TCRA), yet another organization committed solely to...
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Laurie Higgins
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08.03.12
Last Wednesday, also known as Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, was a very encouraging day for anyone who values the First Amendment and who believes that government doesn’t create marriage and ought not try to deconstruct it.
Americans turned out in droves...
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Laurie Higgins
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07.30.12
**Caution: Reader discretion advised.**
A study conducted by Mark Regnerus of the University of Texas compared the “social, emotional, and relational” outcomes for children raised in different family structures, including children raised by heterosexual parents and those raised in homes...
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Laurie Higgins
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07.27.12
An ugly cultural truth has been confirmed through the Chick-fil-A mess. Yes, some glimmers of light momentarily pierced the darkness as we saw most of the country’s liberal columnists and pundits condemn Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,...
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Laurie Higgins
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07.25.12
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno (D-1st Ward) is blocking the construction of a Chick-Fil-A in his ward because he disagrees with owner Dan Cathy’s beliefs about marriage. Since Dan Cathy's beliefs are explicitly religious, Moreno’s effort would seem to violate the Illinois Human Rights Act which states the following:
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Laurie Higgins
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07.24.12
The Jim Henson Company (yes, the Muppet creators) has decided to stop working with Chick-fil-A and to donate the money it received from its work with Chick-fil-A to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. This is what “progressives” truly...
