Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
What happens when the state becomes God?
Dr. Erwin Lutzer, pastor emeritus of the Moody Church in Chicago, answers this exact question in today’s episode of Illinois Family Spotlight.
“It is the role of the pastor to speak about the controlling realities of the culture.”
If you are interested in reading more about this topic, consider purchasing Dr. Lutzer’s book, The Church in Babylon.
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Illinois has been known as a “sanctuary state” since August of 2017 when Governor Pritzker signed the TRUST Act (SB 31) into law.
This legislation restricts both local and state law enforcement from cooperating in any way with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
As we have seen in recent months, the reality of Illinois being a “sanctuary state” for illegal immigrants has continued to build to a boiling point.
If you thought the TRUST Act was radical legislation, this past week revealed the dangerous reality for citizens living in a “sanctuary state” with a governor who has little concern for his constituents – those he is obligated to protect.… Continue Reading
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This episode of Illinois Family Spotlight features two special guests.
In the first segment, we hear from JennyBeth Martin from the Only Citizens Vote Coalition on why only Americans should participate in American elections.
In the second segment, we hear from Larry Elder on the importance of the film Uncle Tom II.
“87% of Americans agree [in proof of citizenship for license to vote].”
This is an important episode you do not want to miss.… Continue Reading
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This week’s episode of Illinois Family Spotlight features Dr. Frank Turek’s speech at Illinois Family Institute’s 2017 Worldview Conference.
Dr. Turek is the President of Cross Examined, a ministry dedicated to apologetics of the Christian faith. He is the author of the book, “I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist” and is the host of the podcast, I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist.
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Last week, Republican Senator Josh Hawley, along with his wife Erin Hawley, a constitutional attorney affiliated with the Alliance Defending Freedom National Law Center, announced the launch of a new political action committee (PAC) – the Love Life Initiative.
According to its mission, the Love Life Initiative embodies:
“ [the] desire to restore a conviction that life is sacred, life is good, and life is worth protecting.”
Sounds like a message that every Republican can get behind, right?… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Public schools have long failed our children. Academic scores continue to drop and moral decay continues to creep in through the forms of critical race theory, gender theory, the usurpation of parental authority, and more.
Scott Phelps, head of the Abstinence and Marriage Partnership organization, reveals another way that public education is failing our children:
Sex education.
“Planned Parenthood is not only the largest provider of abortions in America, they are also the largest provider of sex education programs in America.
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode of Illinois Family Spotlight, Reverend Caesar LeFlore discusses the word of Good Soil, Good Seed, the reality of mental health screenings in Illinois government schools, and more.
The school systems aren’t failing, they are performing exactly as they were designed to perform and they were never intended to produce not only Christian children [with] Biblical worldviews, but they also aren’t there to teach them how to be logical or how to be learners.
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Join Spotlight for a special, hope-filled episode where we feature Walt Heyer’s testimony of how Christ saved him out of his lifestyle in sexual sin.
Walt Heyer underwent gender reassignment surgery at age 42 and lived for 8 years as a woman. In his testimony, Walt shares how Christ saved him from gender dysphoria, homelessness, and drunkenness.
“It is so important that when you hear that people can’t come back out of this lifestyle that you actually see a witness that says you can.
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November 7, 2025 featured Illinois Family Institute’s annual Faith, Family & Freedom banquet.
In his address to over 700 attendees, Executive Director, David Smith, outlined IFI’s mission to standing firm against the spiritual battles that Illinois is facing.
“Illinois is now poised to become the 12th jurisdiction and the first midwest state to normalize suicide…
We must pray… that Governor Pritzker would veto this legislation.”
This is an episode that you do not want to miss.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
On November 17th at around 9 pm on Chicago’s L Train, Bethany Magee, a 26 year old woman, was doused in gasoline and set on fire by Lawrence Reed.
The infuriating part of this horrific crime is not only the crime itself, but the looming fact that this atrocity was completely preventable.
Why? Because Lawrence Reed is another “career criminal” with 72 prior arrests. A very long rap sheet.
To understand the nature of just how preventable this incident was, Reed’s criminal context is important.… Continue Reading
