06.25.12
Written by Elise Bouc and David E. Smith
As we reported a few weeks ago, two lawsuits were recently filed in Cook County by the ACLU and Lambda Legal seeking to overturn Illinois’ marriage law defining marriage as the union...
06.23.12
Written by Pastor John Piper
The Star-Tribune article about my sermon this past weekend got it partly right and partly wrong.
The part that they got right was that I did not give a public endorsement for any legislation or...
By
Laurie Higgins
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06.21.12
An 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...
By
Laurie Higgins
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06.18.12
Lambda 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...
By
David E. Smith
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06.06.12
In the past week, the natural family has once again come under attack. The threat is a familiar one; activist judges who have a distinct animosity to faith and tradition, and who want to restructure our society in their own...
By
Micah Clark
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05.29.12
A May 26th story in the Wall Street Journal confirms what many of us have heard – half of all Americans are now on some form of government assistance. According to new data from the US Census Bureau, 49.1% of...
05.11.12
On Wednesday afternoon, to no one’s surprise, President Obama revealed in an interview that after some “evolution” he has “concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.”
05.11.12
The breakdown of marriage and the family are closely associated with the welfare state. Unwed childbearing and marital decline have consequences for individuals as well as the next generation. A research paper called A Closer Look at Welfare from the...
By
David E. Smith
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05.09.12
Tuesday’s voting results show the marriage amendment in North Carolina passing with over sixty-one percent of the vote and a margin of twenty percent ahead of the opposition. It was extremely encouraging to learn that evangelist Billy Graham publically endorsed...
By
Laurie Higgins
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05.08.12
This inspiring and compelling short video reveals by contrast what a diminished (or perverse) view of marriage society has and is passing on to our children:
The sexual revolution of the last several decades has transformed any public conversation about sex and sexuality. The revolutionaries directed their attention to the dismantling of an entire edifice of sexual morality that had been basically intact for well over...
Some Fighting Illini are battling to block the opening of a new fast-food franchise on the University of Illinois campus. A collection of students, faculty and staff contend Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A embraces a corporate culture that is “anti-gay” and doesn’t match...
By
David E. Smith
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04.26.12
New figures released from the 2010 census reveal that the proportion of homes containing a married husband and wife has dropped to 48 percent, down from 52 percent ten years ago and a peak of 78 percent in 1950. At...
By
Micah Clark
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04.25.12
The average child today spends 53 hours a week in front of a screen. Have you ever wondered if media and technology have enslaved our generation? Could the greatest leap in technological advancement also have become the biggest setback in...
By
David E. Smith
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04.18.12
The mission of Visionary Family Ministries is to build the church of Jesus Christ through a global reformation of family discipleship.
They have four major areas of ministry:
- Visionary Parenting: Equipping parents to pass faith and character to their children
