Written by David E. Smith
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed a new rule regulating the distribution of grants. HHS has historically held that any program or organization receiving a grant may not discriminate based on religion, race, ethnicity or sex. The proposed rule would redefine “sex” to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
There are no religious liberty exemptions included in this new proposal. As such, this rule could harm religious organizations that hold sincere convictions that human beings are created in the image and likeness of Almighty God as male and female.… Continue Reading
Written by Ecce Verum
We’re in the final days of the election season now.
Maybe you’ve already voted. Maybe you’re still trying to decide. Regardless of anything I or anyone else writes to sway you one way or another, I pray God gives you the wisdom to honor Him in good conscience with your ballot. Walk before Him in righteousness.
Yet, I do think that He often uses other human voices to help guide us into wisdom, and I hope I’m able to contribute a little truth here and there to that end.… Continue Reading
Written by Thomas Hampson
Women’s rights are the central theme of the Harris/Walz campaign and central to Eric Sorensen’s campaign for reelection to Illinois’ 17th Congressional District.… Continue Reading
Tags: 2024 Election, 2nd Amendment, abortion, Biden, candidates, Dobbs, Eric Sorensen, Harris/Walz, illegal immigration, Joe McGraw, Kamala Harris, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, Roe v. Wade, sexual exploitation, The All-American Flag Act, The Green New Deal, The Inflation Reduction Act, Title IX, Trump, Voting
Climate Change, Crime Culture, Economics, Faith & Religion, Federal Elections, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, LGBTQ Agenda, Marriage, Family & Culture, Political, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | October 30, 2024 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Who to Choose?
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this exciting episode of Spotlight, we are featuring Allie Beth Stuckey’s keynote speech that she delivered at the annual Faith, Family & Freedom Banquet! Allie is a dedicated wife, mom, cultural commentator, and is the beloved host of her podcast, Relatable.
In her speech, Allie breaks down her popular catchphrase: politics matter because policies matter because people matter. Politics affects policy, policy affects people, and people matter.
“While it is absolutely true– yes and amen– that Jesus is coming back one day, He is not here yet.
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Tags: Allie Beth Stuckey, Christianity, policies, politics
Faith & Religion, Federal Issues, Marriage, Family & Culture, Political, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | October 24, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Toxic Empathy, Christian Empathy & Voting with Allie Beth Stuckey
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Dr. Erwin Lutzer is the pastor emeritus of Moody Church in Chicago and is the author of the highly acclaimed books including The Church in Babylon, When a Nation Forgets God, and The Eclipse of God.
In this special episode of Spotlight, Dr. Lutzer sits down with Monte Larrick to discuss what inspired his newest book, The Eclipse of God.
“If the baboon is our grandfather– if we are only animals on a continuum with animals… we have no argument against abortion, euthanasia.
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Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
As a young girl, Anni Cyrus was sold as a child bride in Islamic Iran. Because of the courage of her grandmother, Anni was able to escape the horrors that she faced at the hands of Islam and make her way to America– to freedom.
As a legal American citizen, Anni Cyrus is now a human rights activist that speaks out against the horrors and oppression that Islam brings.
In this special episode, Anni specifically addresses Christians in America and how they can embrace their God-given freedoms.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
Is praying outside of an abortion clinic terrorism?
In this episode of Spotlight, Monte Larrick sits down with Constitutional attorney David Shestokas to discuss how pro-life activists in Illinois have been targeted by Eileen O’Neill Burke, a candidate for the Cook County State’s Attorney position, as it regards their Constitutional rights.
“She’s going after free speech… Possibly potentially freedom of religion… She’s intending to prosecute people not necessarily based on their conduct, but based on the content of their message.”
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Written by Jorge Gomez
Are you a faith voter? Do you want to know how President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have approached the issues that matter to you?
First Liberty has a side-by-side comparison of their records. Here’s a quick look at how both candidates fare on religious liberty:
Donald Trump and the Trump Administration on Religious Freedom
Kamala Harris and the Biden/Harris Administration on Religious Freedom
Our legal experts also break down how Trump and Harris approached the Supreme Court, judges, free speech, families, life and other important faith-related issues.… Continue Reading
Written by Thomas Hampson
The Democrat Party of 2024 bears no resemblance to the Democrat Party of the 1960s. To be fair, neither does the Republican Party. The important difference is that the Republicans have maintained a commitment to and love for our original principles, while the Democrats have become the party that is ashamed of our founding.
In an August 15th post on X, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wrote that the Party today “would be unrecognizable to my father and my uncle .… Continue Reading
Tags: Angela Davis, Antonio Gramsci, Biden, Bill Ayers, Blackrock, CDC, Chinese Communist Party, COVID–19, Derrick Bell, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, FBI, Green New Deal, Harris, Herbert Marcuse, Jr., Karl Marx, Little Red Book, Mao Zedong, Marxism, Office of the Surgeon General, Paris Agreement, Robert F. Kennedy, Rudi Dutschke, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, Tim Walz, Vanguard
Federal Issues, Political, Religious Liberty | Alyssa Sonnenburg | August 27, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on The Last Leg of a Long March
Written by Mark Elfstrand
The alarms were sounded throughout every village and upon every non-existent city hill—the Democrats are coming to Chicago! And indeed it’s true! The Democratic National Convention chose Chicago as their host city in 2024.
The dates are Monday, August 19th through Thursday, August 22nd.
They could hardly have picked a more like-minded community in which to gather. A cursory look back at the city’s history would inform us that William Lane Thompson was the last of his kind to be Mayor of Chicago.… Continue Reading
Tags: Democrat, DNC, John Roberson, Rod Blagojavich, William Lane Thompson
Federal Elections, Federal Issues, Illinois Politics, LGBTQ Agenda, Political, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | August 16, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Chicago…Weeping For Her Children