Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This episode of Illinois Family Spotlight features Reverend Ceasar LeFlore.
Reverend LeFlore is the director of Public School Exit , an IFI-affiliated organization dedicated to facilitating the exit of children from government schools. He is also the director of Good Soil Good Seed (GS2), a scholarship foundation designed to help children afford to attend Christian schools.
Reverend LeFlore has an event on April 18th, called “Saving Our Children for God.” Attendance is free and the discussion will focus on the danger of Illinois government schools.… Continue Reading
Tags: children, educaton, Good Soil Good Seed, GS2, LeFlore, Public School Exit, public schools, Spotlight
Education, Faith & Religion, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, LGBTQ Agenda, Marriage, Family & Culture, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
April 16, 2024 5:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This edition of Illinois Family Spotlight features Mark Houck, a devout Catholic and peaceful pro-life protestor who was falsely accused of violating the FACE Act.
Houck was arrested and handcuffed in front of his wife and children by the Biden Administration’s Department of Justice.
With legal representation from the Thomas More Society and a unanimous jury verdict, Mark Houck was declared to be innocent.
This is a conversation you won’t want to miss.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Biden, Department of Justice, FACE Act, FBI, Planned Parenthood, Sanctity of Life, Thomas More Society
Faith & Religion, Federal Issues, Marriage, Family & Culture, Political, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
April 10, 2024 5:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode, Spotlight is featuring remarks made by former state representative Peter Breen at the 2024 Speakout Illinois Pro-Life Conference.
Peter Breen is the executive vice-president and is the head of litigation for the Thomas More Society, which is a non-profit, public-interest law firm that champions the causes of life, family, and freedom.
In his speech, Peter Breen remarks on the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision, which overturned Roe v.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Faith, Family, Freedom, IFA, IFI, Life, Peter Breen, pregnancy, pregnancy center, Roe v. Wade, Spotlight, Thomas More Society, U.S. Supreme Court
Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, Sanctity of Life, Uncategorized | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
April 3, 2024 5:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode of Spotlight, Monte Larrick interviews Scott Lively, author and founder of Biblical Worldview Resource Center.
Scott Lively emphasizes the importance of pushing against the status quo of the culture. He also has a strong message to send to parents who continue to keep their kids in the public school system:
If you are intentionally keeping your kids in public schools, you know the children are being indoctrinated in secular humanist presuppositions in every field.
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
There is a concerted effort to divide our country, and the people responsible know that if they can get us to focus on ourselves, our grievances and our victimhood, the very fabric of our nation can be torn apart thread by thread. As Solomon said, “A cord of three strands is not easily broken,” but a cord of one is defenseless. In other words, divide and conquer.
The transparent “us against them” agenda of the diversity, equity and inclusion movement is but one example.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This episode of Spotlight features a conversation between IFI’s David Smith, IFI board member Richard Hartian, and Scott Phelps.
Scott Phelps is the executive director of A&M Partnership (Abstinence and Marriage Partnership). A&M Partnership was founded in 2004, and exists to ensure that every teenager in the country has the opportunity to hear a clearly reasoned, positive presentation on the benefits of abstinence until marriage and instruction on preparing for a healthy, future marriage.… Continue Reading
Tags: A&M Parnership, Abstinence and Marriage Partnership, Family, IFA, IFI, marriage, Scott Phelps, Spotlight
Education, Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, Uncategorized | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
February 28, 2024 5:00 AM |
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This episode of Illinois Family Spotlight features Dr. Karl Benzio, a Christian Psychiatrist who serves with the AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors). He is s the co-founder of Honey Lake Clinic, a board certified Christian mental health treatment facility located in Greenville, Florida.
In this interview, Dr. Benzio focuses on how God designed the mind to work and how we can properly steward our mind in our decision-making process.
This is an amazing interview you don’t want to miss.… Continue Reading
Tags: AACC, counseling, Dr. Karl Benzion, Honey Lake Clinic, Psychiatrist, psychiatry, Spotlight
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions, Faith & Religion, Gambling, Marriage, Family & Culture, Mental Health | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
February 22, 2024 5:00 AM |
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Written by Dr. Everett Piper
In 2013, author John S. Dickerson wrote about the troubling condition of the American church in his book “The Great Evangelical Recession: 6 Factors That Will Crash the American Church and How to Prepare.”
Mr. Dickerson‘s key premise was that Christian orthodoxy in the United States is in rapid decline. The evidence he presented to support what, at first glance, seems to be a terminal diagnosis is multifaceted.
According to Mr.… Continue Reading
Tags: Christianity Today, David French, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, generation z, George Barna, He Gets Us, John S. Dickerson, New York Times, Nones, Rob Reiner, Russell Moore, The American Psychological Association, The Great Commission, The Great Evangelical Recession
Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith |
February 20, 2024 4:00 AM |
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In this episode of Spotlight, IFI’s Executive Director, David Smith, sits down with Darren Bailey.
Darren Bailey is a former state representative for the 109th district in Southern Illinois, and is now running for U.S. Congress for the purpose of fighting for Southern families, defending the Second Amendment, Protecting the Sanctity of Life, Demanding Border Security, and much more.
In this conversation, David Smith focuses on the issue of border security and asks Bailey what he would do to ensure the safety of the southern border.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This episode of Spotlight features the legacy of Joe Schiedler, who passed away at the age of 93.
Joe Schiedler leaves a 50 year legacy of peaceful, pro-life activism that took him around the nation and the world. Schiedler and his wife, Anne, co-founded the Chicago based Pro-Life Action League, and he authored Closed: 99 Ways to Stop Abortion and Racketeer for Life.
Back in 2017, IFI hosted a Pro-Life Forum where Joe Schiedler reflected on his work and his calling in the pro-life movement.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, joe schiedler, Planned Parenthood, pro-life, Pro-Life Action League, Roe v. Wade, Spotlight
Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, Political, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg |
January 31, 2024 5:00 AM |
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