Articles by Laurie Higgins
Higgins Responds to Tribune’s “Transgender” Stories — You Can Too
By Laurie Higgins   |   12.19.11
image_pdfimage_printToday, Monday, December 19, 2011, the Chicago Tribune included not one, but three articles (click HERE,HERE, and HERE) on “transgenderism” by Rex Huppke, their designated proselyte for “progressive” views of homosexuality and Gender Identity Disorder (GID). (In the Diagnostic and...
Obama Administration’s Concern for the Persecuted
By Laurie Higgins   |   12.16.11
image_pdfimage_printAccording to Open Doors, an organization whose mission is to strengthen and equip Christians to stand firm for Christ in the most oppressive countries around the world, “Nigeria had a total of 300 confirmed martyrs in 2011, Egypt at least...
Bradley University to Provide Free Condoms to Students Using Student Health Fees
By Laurie Higgins   |   12.06.11
image_pdfimage_printIt’s refreshing to see college students take politically incorrect and counter-cultural positions on sexual matters because to do so risks both hostility and ridicule. Recently a group of courageous and principled Bradley University students risked both to oppose the resolution...
Hillary Clinton’s “Human Rights Day” Speech
By Laurie Higgins   |   12.06.11
image_pdfimage_printOn Dec. 6, 2011 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a speech in honor of International Human Rights Day which is celebrated on Dec. 10, the date in 1948 when the United Nations formally adopted the Universal Declaration of Human...
New York Times on Sex Education
By Laurie Higgins   |   11.28.11
image_pdfimage_printWarning: The following article includes offensive and graphic content. A recent New York Times article titled “Teaching Good Sex,”  fawns over comprehensive sex educator Al Vernacchio, a 47-year-old homosexual Catholic “Sex Scholar” who teaches English and human sexuality at a...
Illinois Homosexual Activists Proud of “Aggressive Lobbying Efforts”
By Laurie Higgins   |   11.15.11
image_pdfimage_printIt would behoove conservative Illinoisans to hear from the proverbial horse’s mouth exactly what homosexual activists are pursuing here in Illinois. Below is a recent email sent by Illinois’ most influential and destructive homosexual activist organization, Equality Illinois, to its...
DOMA Under Attack in the U.S. Senate
By Laurie Higgins   |   11.11.11
image_pdfimage_printLiberal lawmakers in cahoots with homosexual activists and the Obama Administration will not rest until they’ve perverted every significant cultural institution in ways that will hasten America’s decline. Pro-homosexual “agents of change” masquerading as “educators” have usurped government schools through...
HB 3027 — Ideology Over Research
By Laurie Higgins   |   11.07.11
image_pdfimage_printIllinois State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago), the original sponsor of the comprehensive sex ed bill (HB 3027) that passed the Illinois State Senate on May 25, 2011 and may be called for a vote soon in the Illinois House, posted...
Pro-Homosexual Play Zanna, Don’t! Causes Controversy in High School
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.31.11
image_pdfimage_printI’m beginning to wonder if there are any public school administrators who understand the concept of hubris. LifeSite News reported that Hartford Public High School in Hartford, Connecticut is embroiled in a controversy following the administration’s decision to allow the...
More on HB 3027
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.24.11
image_pdfimage_printThe problematic and completely unnecessary Comprehensive Sex Ed bill, HB 3027 (Amendments 1 and 3), may be voted on in the Illinois State House this week. This bill is unnecessary because any school district that wants to use a comprehensive...
Should Christians Attend a “Same-Sex Wedding”?
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.20.11
image_pdfimage_printI don’t know why the question of whether Christians should attend the “same-sex marriage” ceremonies of family members, friends, or colleagues is such a stumper for Christians. Although the decision not to attend may be fraught with uncomfortable social implications,...
Conservative Ineptitude Regarding Homosexuality
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.14.11
image_pdfimage_printThe ineptitude with which political candidates and the rest of us mere mortals answer questions regarding issues related to homosexuality is understandable given the vitriolic attacks with which truthful answers are greeted. But vitriol doesn’t justify ignorance, cowardice, or lack...
Chicago Tribune Op Ed on Banned Books Week
By Laurie Higgins   |   10.05.11
image_pdfimage_printOn Tuesday, John Keilman wrote a lighthearted editorial on last week’s annual dishonest campaign by the American Library Association (ALA) laughably named “Banned Books Week.” His personal story was revelatory. Keilman shared that when he was young, pulp novels with...
DCFS Severs Ties with the Evangelical Child & Family Agency
By Laurie Higgins   |   09.27.11
image_pdfimage_printThe public has likely heard that the ironically — or deceptively — named “Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act” has resulted in the state of Illinois engaging in religious discrimination by refusing to renew its contract with Catholic Charities...
Texas School Teacher Violates Student’s Rights
By Laurie Higgins   |   09.23.11
image_pdfimage_printA freshman boy in Ft. Worth, Texas, Dakota Ary, was recently given an in-school suspension and two days out-of-school suspension because he told a classmate that because he’s a Christian, he believes homosexuality is wrong. The German teacher in whose...
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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