Written by Benjamin Smith
For better or worse, the Illinois General Assembly is back in session and a plethora of controversial, radical, and just plain ridiculous bills are scheduled for consideration. Monte Larrick and David Smith are joined by Jenna Smith, David’s oldest daughter, as they discuss the compelling reasons to retain the Parental Notice of Abortion Act. Jenna shares her perspective as an older teen and articulates the devastating mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual consequences that could impact young girls (17-years and younger) if parental notification is repealed.… Continue Reading
Written by Dr. Jerry Newcombe
One of the great blessings of the United States is that written into our national birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, is the acknowledgment that we are endowed by our Creator with the right to life.
But the right to life is under assault today through the widespread practice of abortion – and has been for decades.
Amazingly, through the years, there have been a few that actually survived an abortion attempt.… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
Legislation has consequences. Good legislation can bring about beneficial improvements and protections, but unwise legislation can have harmful, devastating effects on the people who must abide by it. With that dichotomy in mind, this edition of Spotlight takes an in-depth look at the ramifications of repealing Illinois’ Parental Notice of Abortion Act by considering its impact on the unborn child, the underage mother-to-be and her parents, compassionate and helpful pregnancy center workers, and Planned Parenthood’s bottom line.… Continue Reading
Written by David E. Smith
Parents for the Protection of Girls – a grassroots movement to uphold and defend parental notice – recently hosted an online news conference in defense of Illinois’s Parental Notice of Abortion Act. This edition of Spotlight provides especially timely information from the event and highlights numerous reasons why the Parental Notice of Abortion Act must be upheld. Following is a list of conference participants:
Mary Hallan FioRito, a fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center and moderator of the forum.… Continue Reading
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
This past week while the nation was distracted by Joe Biden’s dementia-ridden incompetence and Andrew Cuomo’s predatory misogyny, The Satanic Temple of Texas filed suit to defend its religious right to engage in child sacrifice as a spiritual ritual.
The Dallas Observer reports as follows.
“[On Feb. 23, 2021] The Satanic Temple [of Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston] filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas alleging certain state-mandated abortion regulations violate the religious liberty of its members … [and] violate the temple’s religious teachings.
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Tags: abortion, Andrew Cuomo, Democratic Party Platform, Joe Biden, John Hellerstedt, Ken Paxton, Lucien Greaves, Ted Cruz, The Dallas Observer, The Satanic Temple, The Satanic Temple of Texas
Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | 
March 10, 2021 9:00 AM | 
Comments Off on Satanists Sue For Religious Right to Ritual Abortions
Written by State Representative Adam Niemerg
“Any country that accepts abortion,
is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what it wants.”
~Mother Teresa
On Ash Wednesday, it is not unusual to see politicians walking around government buildings with a cross marked on their foreheads from ashes. In fact, as a devout Catholic, President Joe Biden has attend many an Ash Wednesday service and has had the cross marked on his forehead to commemorate the beginning of Lent, which is the journey to the most sacred and Holy Day in the Church calendar – Easter.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Adam Niemerg, Ash Wednesday, Catholic faith, Easter, Joe Biden, Mexico City Policy, Mother Teresa, Roe vs. Wade, taxpayer funding of abortion, The Catholic Pilgrim
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | February 24, 2021 4:00 AM | Comments Off on The Mark of Faith
Written by Dr. Joseph J. Horton
“In the world you will have tribulation,” states John 16:33. “But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Those who take heart in Christ are promised trouble but are also promised the ultimate victory. How do we maintain the proper focus through the days in which trouble seems more prominent? I write this not as a Bible study, but as an encouragement to seek out those things in which we can rejoice.… Continue Reading
Written by Jerry Newcombe
Another anniversary of Roe v. Wade has come and gone. And in recent days, the pro-life movement has suffered some serious political setbacks.
Outgoing President Donald Trump was surprisingly pro-life. In contrast, incoming President Joe Biden, although he is a Catholic, has become so pro-abortion that he believes in abortion for any reason up to the very moment of birth—and that you and I should pay for it.
Vice President Kamala Harris is just a heartbeat away from the presidency.… Continue Reading
Tags: Anthony Levatino, Carol Everett, COVID–19, David Brewer, David Daleiden, Debra Henry, Doe v. Bolton, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Joseph Randall, Kamala Harris, Nita Whitten, Planned Parenthood, Roe v. Wade, Sandra Merritt
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | January 28, 2021 6:00 AM | Comments Off on Abortion Is the Issue that Will Not Die
Written by Benjamin Smith
A hero on the front lines of the abortion war has passed on. Joseph Scheidler, the founder and national director of the Pro-Life Action League, has died at the age of 93. Mr. Scheidler’s impact on the battle for the life of unborn generations is incalculable. Besides his personal influence on pastors and other leaders, Mr. Scheidler was a street warrior, a relentlessly active presence at hundreds of protests and demonstrations at Chicago area abortion mills.… Continue Reading
