Articles by Laurie Higgins
The Remarkable Sally Ride Exploited by Homosexual Activists
By Laurie Higgins   |   07.24.12
image_pdfimage_printMichael Signorile, a homosexual activist, wrote a piece on Huffington Post about recently deceased astronaut Sally Ride’s homosexuality.  Here’s an excerpt from his post: Ride’s posthumous coming out is a wonderful gift to America’s youth. And it’s what we needed...
Woman Bled to Death After Planned Parenthood Abortion in Chicago
By Laurie Higgins   |   07.23.12
image_pdfimage_printDoesn’t it warm the cockles of your heart to know that Planned Parenthood (PP) has expressed its condolences to the family of a young woman who bled to death on Friday following her second trimester abortion at the Planned Parenthood...
Thoughts on “Outsourcing”
By Laurie Higgins   |   07.19.12
In light of all the harsh media criticism of Romeny for Bain Capital's outsourcing, I wonder if liberals should divest from, boycott, and indict all the evil companies that outsource, including the following:
Wheaton College Suing Over Abortifacient Mandate
By Laurie Higgins   |   07.18.12
image_pdfimage_printWheaton College President Philip Ryken sent a letter to alumni today to share that the Wheaton College Board of Trustees has filed a lawsuit in opposition to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act mandate which “requires the insurance plans...
Thoughts on Troubling Cultural Miscellanea
By Laurie Higgins   |   07.11.12
image_pdfimage_printEpiscopal Church The Episcopal Church has lost its collective theological mind. On Monday, July 9, 2012, the Episcopal Church General Convention voted to add the terms “gender identity and expression” to its anti-discrimination canon. That’s seems at minimum  odd because...
New Congressional Report Recommends Abstinence Education
By Laurie Higgins   |   07.10.12
image_pdfimage_printThe U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce just released its report on sex education. Liberal proponents of comprehensive sex ed who profit from promoting early sexualization of children, premarital sex, sex severed from morality, promiscuity as entertainment,...
Wonderful Picture Books for Children
By Laurie Higgins   |   07.06.12
image_pdfimage_printI’ve wanted an excuse to share with moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, and anyone else who reads to little ones three of my favorite picture books for children, none of which are any longer published but are available in public libraries...
Higgins Responds to Critical Letter-to-the-Editor
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.29.12
image_pdfimage_printThe Wemstroms expressed their regret that a recent proposed bullying bill (HB 5290) failed to pass in the Illinois Senate [“Bullying bill should have been passed,” Freeport Journal-Standard June 26] and laid the blame for this failure on the Illinois...
Book Review of Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.27.12
image_pdfimage_printAn enormously informative website, The Gospel Coalition, has posted a review of the book Victory: The Triumphant Gay Revolution by Linda Hirshman, a retired feminist philosopher and law professor who exposes why the movement to normalize homosexuality has been so...
Minnesota’s Star Tribune Falsely Claims John Piper is Opting Out of Marriage Fight
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.21.12
image_pdfimage_printAn article  in the Star Tribune titled “Key Minnesota Pastors Opt Out of Marriage Fight” grossly misrepresents  how Pastor John Piper is addressing the November vote on a proposed marriage amendment to the Minnesota Constitution. Star Tribune reporter Rose French...
Marriage Law Under Assault in Illinois
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.18.12
image_pdfimage_printLambda Legal in cahoots with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois are suing the Cook County Clerk for purportedly violating the Constitution of Illinois when Cook County refused to issue marriage licenses to men who sought to marry...
Illinois Elementary School Defies Pro-Homosexual Political Correctness
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.11.12
image_pdfimage_printThere’s a remarkable news story coming out of Erie, Illinois. A wise and courageous school board has voted to remove a homosexuality-affirming picture book titled The Family Book from its elementary school library. Further, it has voted to remove all...
Representative Robert Dold’s Morally Incoherent PRENDA Vote
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.04.12
image_pdfimage_printWhich conservative came up with the bright idea that all that matters in political life are fiscal and defense issues? Some “conservatives” have decided it doesn’t really matter if the government formally recognizes the union between two men as a...
Two Legislative Victories for Illinois Schools
By Laurie Higgins   |   06.01.12
image_pdfimage_printYesterday in Springfield, knowing that she wouldn’t have the votes to get the comprehensive sex ed bill passed, the bill’s chief House sponsor, State Representative Camille Lilly (D-Chicago) decided not to call it for a vote. This is a huge...
Bullying Bill Fails in Illinois Senate!
By Laurie Higgins   |   05.29.12
HB 5290 -- an unnecessary "bullying" bill that promotes "youth programming" and "restorative measures" which will used to shape students' beliefs about homosexuality and gender confusion -- failed in the Illinois Senate by a vote of 29-21-06 late in the afternoon on May 29th.
Laurie Higgins
Cultural Affairs Writer
Laurie Higgins

Laurie Higgins was the Illinois Family Institute’s Cultural Affairs Writer in the fall of 2008 through early 2023. Prior to working for the IFI, Laurie worked full-time for eight years in Deerfield High School’s writing center in Deerfield, Illinois.

Her cultural commentaries have been carried on a number of pro-family websites nationally and internationally, and Laurie has appeared on numerous radio programs across the country. In addition, Laurie has spoken at the Council for National Policy and educational conferences sponsored by the Constitutional Coalition.

She has been married to her husband for forty-four years, and they have four grown children and ten grandchildren.

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