By
Laurie Higgins
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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...
By
Laurie Higgins
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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...
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,...
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...
By
David E. Smith
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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...
By
David E. Smith
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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...
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...
By
Laurie Higgins
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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...
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...
By
David E. Smith
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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...
By
David E. Smith
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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.”...
By
David E. Smith
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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...
By
David E. Smith
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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...
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...
By
David E. Smith
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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...