Written by Benjamin Smith
This week’s Spotlight podcast features the speech David E. Smith, executive director of IFI and IFA, presented at the 2019 Faith, Family, and Freedom banquet. In keeping with the banquet’s theme, “Boldness,” Dave emphasizes the need for Christians to be bolder in the public square, especially in the face of increasing pressure from the radical, regressive, and relentless left.
The theme verse highlights that quality: “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion” (Proverbs 28:1). … Continue Reading
Written by David Limbaugh
People seem shocked that recent polls show millennials are enamored of socialism — an economic system that reasonable and educated Americans have long known is disastrous. They shouldn’t be; this has been a long time coming.
The latest survey by Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation shows that 70 percent of millennials are likely to vote socialist. Adding insult to injury, only 57 percent believe the Declaration of Independence “better guarantees freedom and equality” over “The Communist Manifesto.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Bernie Sanders, Burton Folsom, Chrissy Clark, David Limbaugh, Declaration of Independence, Elizabeth Warren, Emmanuel Saez, Gabriel Zucman, Hillsdale College, Medicare-for-all, Mitchell Langbert, National Association of Scholars, Socialism, The Communist Manifesto, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
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Written by L. Brent Bosell III
Freedom of speech is in the First Amendment for a reason. Freedom begins with the ability to speak your opinion without fear of censorship or violent reprisal or imprisonment. This is a precious human right, not something that most countries in the world revere like we have. But here in America, free speech is most dangerously under attack in the one place you would not expect: the universities.
Dennis Prager and Adam Carolla have created a new documentary on the subject called “No Safe Spaces.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Adam Carolla, Alan Dershowitz, Barack Obama, Bret Weinstein, Day of Absence, Dennis Prager, Erika Christakis, Evergreen State College, First Amendment, L. Brent Bosell III, Nicholas Christakis, No Safe Spaces, Pew Research Center, Van Jones, Yale
Marriage, Family & Culture, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | October 25, 2019 8:00 AM | Comments Off on Speech Police and ‘Safe Spaces’
Written by Abigail Moreno-Riano
Earlier this year, the state of New York legalized abortion up until birth, and the governor and abortion activists then proceeded to celebrate this loss of life as a joyous occasion. Now, another crisis of human dignity was narrowly averted after New York came close to passing the first ever complete decriminalization of prostitution.
While Nevada is the only other state to legalize forms of prostitution, New York’s bill is the most extensive bill that has ever been introduced, and as these authors noted, “would only turn mostly women and girls into ‘commodities to be bought and sold.’”… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, decriminalizing prostitution, Feminism, human dignity, Julia Salazar, Prostitution, Sanctuary for Families, sex work
Marriage, Family & Culture, Pornography, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | September 17, 2019 5:59 AM | Comments Off on Prostitution and Abortion: The Exploitation of Women and Children
Written by Dr. Michael Brown
It is insidious to watch the left do its dirty work of demonization. It starts with a narrative constructed on false accusations and misleading innuendos. Then, the narrative is repeated enough until it becomes accepted truth. Finally, wider conclusions are drawn from it, casting ugly aspersions on the innocent.
In the current iteration, the narrative began with accusations that President Donald Trump was a white supremacist and racist, fueled by selective quotes from his Charlottesville press conference.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Beto O’Rourke, CNN, Donald J. Trump, Donny Deutsch, Heather Mac Donald, Jake Tapper, Joe Lockhart, MSNBC, New York Times, Pete Buttigieg, Racism, Tim Scott, white supremacist
Marriage, Family & Culture, Media Watch | David E. Smith | August 24, 2019 4:00 AM | Comments Off on The Left Stokes Racist Flames and Demonizes Millions
Written by Gary Bauer
Remember a few weeks ago when videos went viral of people dousing New York City police officers with water while onlookers cheered their approval? It was pointed out that this would inevitably lead to more violence against cops.
Well, this weekend that warning came true as a cop-hating mob erupted in taunts and violence against police who were patrolling their New York City neighborhood. At one point, people even began throwing objects off of buildings onto the police.… Continue Reading
Written by Daniel Horowitz
For every person who fits the profile of the El Paso shooter, there are likely thousands who fit the profile of Maurice Hill, the man arrested for shooting six cops in north Philadelphia [last week]. Based on a quick look at court documents from Philadelphia and Delaware Counties, Hill has a rap sheet dating back to 2001 that includes charges for illegal gun possession, drugs, driving offenses, assault, burglary, theft, robbery, kidnapping, and attempted murder.… Continue Reading
Tags: Chuck Schumer, criminal justice reform, Dianne Feinstein, Dick Durbin, Dukakis Democrats, El Paso shooter, Eric Holder, felon, illegal gun possession, Ivanka Trump, Kamala Harris, Lindsey Graham, Maurice Hill, Michael Dukakis, Richard Blumenthal, Second Amendment, Tom Cotton, “First Step” Act, “red flag” bill
Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | August 19, 2019 5:01 AM | Comments Off on The Same People Who Pushed Early Release For Gun Felons Now Want to Take Guns Without Due Process
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
Today we are in the midst of a cultural crisis where it seems that the one thing the left and the right can agree on is that our nation no longer enjoys a binding “cult” of ideological unity, common cause, common sense, i.e. sense that is common.
Many leaders of the public square seem content to elevate tolerance as the country’s only remaining virtue. But, in the same breath, it is these same cultural high priests who are then quick to make it clear that our intolerance is intolerable and that you and I should be excluded under their banner of inclusion.… Continue Reading
Written by Benjamin Smith
This edition of IFA Spotlight features Pastor Douglas Wilson. His presentation at the March 2019 Worldview Conference on “Trans” Ideology is simply amazing. His talk, is not limited to the transgender issue, however; it covers the culture war as a whole.
The Reverend Douglas Wilson is a conservative reformed and evangelical theologian, pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, faculty member at New Saint Andrews College, and prolific author and speaker.… Continue Reading
Written by Nicholas J. Stojakovich
The next time a Hollywood actor or actress tries to persuade or impress you with their profound knowledge and insights on political or world affairs, keep a few things in mind.
Never forget that the word “actor” comes from the Greek word “hypokrites,” which means “an actor” or “a stage player.”
Of course, many actors and actresses throughout history and today are incredibly gifted, and have created and will continue to create memorable stage plays and films that impact society for good.… Continue Reading
