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Homosexual Activists Go After Illinois Religious Organizations
By Laurie Higgins   |   03.03.11
Homosexual activists emboldened by Illinois’ civil union law are attempting to force Christian agencies that receive state funds to license foster families either to place children with homosexuals or lose state funding, which would jeopardize the placements of thousands of...
Homosexual Activists Go After Illinois Religious Organizations
By Laurie Higgins   |   03.03.11
Homosexual activists emboldened by Illinois’ civil union law are attempting to force Christian agencies that receive state funds to license foster families either to place children with homosexuals or lose state funding, which would jeopardize the placements of thousands of...
IFI Press Release: IFI Calls on Obama & Quinn to Apologize
02.24.11
Urges Vacationers to Make Their Reservation Today at Timber Creek Chicago, Ill — David Smith, leader of the Illinois Family Institute (IFI), today called on President Barack Obama and Illinois’ Governor Pat Quinn to apologize. America’s President, an Illinois politician,...
FRC Condemns Obama Administration’s Weakening of Conscience Protections for Medical Professionals
02.21.11
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Family Research Council condemned today’s decision by the Obama administration to eliminate key provisions of a Bush administration regulation that enforced laws protecting the conscience rights of medical professionals who oppose abortion. Family Research Council President Tony...
Manhattan Declaration App Pulled by Apple
By David E. Smith   |   12.06.10
Last week Apple removed the Manhattan Declaration iPhone/iPad application from the iTunes Store. This was apparently done in response to small, but vocal group of people who complained that the declaration amounts to hate speech for its stance against homosexual...
Is Living by the Dictates of the Christian Faith Punishable by the Government?
By David E. Smith   |   10.28.10
In an alarming story, a woman in Grand Rapids, Michigan is facing possible charges from the state Department of Civil Rights for expressing her Christian faith, not in the public square but in church!. The 31 year-old woman has been...
Atheist Pushes His Im-morality and Ir-religion
By   |   08.21.10
In a recent meeting of the Marion City Council, local resident Ken Kessler proposed erecting a display of the Ten Commandments that would stand in a public square. There have been two meetings so far where the issue has been...
IFI Update: Regarding Dr. Howell at U of I
By Laurie Higgins   |   07.30.10
Yesterday we mentioned the good news regarding the rehiring of University of Illinois adjunct professor, Dr. Kenneth Howell, a Catholic professor who was fired for teaching Catholic Doctrine. Well, some are concerned about the new conditions attendant to Dr. Howell’s...
Fired U of I Professor Vindicated
07.29.10
From the Alliance Defense Fund U of I says Kenneth Howell will continue as adjunct professor Editor’s Note: There’s some good news from the academic front for a change. Attorneys representing the University of Illinois contacted the Alliance Defense Fund...
Students Told They Can’t Pray Outside Supreme Court
By David E. Smith   |   07.20.10
Federal Issue The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to honor the religious liberties of American citizens on its own property. ADF has sent a letter to the High Court deploring a recent incident, in...
“Freedom of Religion” vs. “Freedom of Worship”
By David E. Smith   |   07.05.10
Recently, President Barack Obama and others in his administration (including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton) have been using the term “freedom of worship.” That’s a significant departure from the constitutional phrase with which most Americans are familiar: “freedom of religion.”...
U.S. Supreme Court Diminishes Religious Freedom
By David E. Smith   |   06.29.10
On Monday, June 28th, in a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that in certain circumstances public universities can override a Christian student group’s right to choose its own leadership.  The case arose out of a situation involving...
Anti-Religious Freedom Ruling
By David E. Smith   |   04.16.10
Activist Judge Rules National Day of Prayer Unconstitutional! Last week a federal judge in Wisconsin demonstrated just how important judicial appointments are to the preservation of our basic liberties when he ruled that a federal statute that sets a day...
The Face of Hate
By   |   04.07.10
Progressives are like pig farmers. In an effort to bury opposing viewpoints they sling pejorative slop, labeling as bigot, hater, wingnut or racist those with whom they disagree. It’s the height of intellectual sloth. The ad hominem approach chief among...
Hate Crime Laws — Unequal Protection Under the Law
By David E. Smith   |   03.09.10
Stories about disturbing crimes in urban areas are nothing new. Almost every day we read or hear reports of murder, assaults, carjacking and robberies. These stories are evidence of a corrupt culture and symptoms of a world far removed from...
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