Written by Peter Heck
I’ve been surprised at the number of Christians who appear stunned that Mayor Pete Buttigieg made startlingly depraved remarks regarding the intentional murder of full-term babies in their mothers’ wombs.
If you missed it, it happened on Morning Joe when co-host Willie Geist explained that while religious conservatives were intrigued by Buttigieg, they could not get past his support for the heinous act of third-term abortion. In response, Mayor Pete put together a word salad of heartlessness:
The way I explain this and it’s something that I think any pro-choice candidate from a conservative state faces, and that is I respect and understand where others are coming from.
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Written by Benjamin Smith
This week’s Spotlight features Laurie Higgins, cultural affairs writer for IFI. Laurie was a recent guest of Stephanie Trussell and co-hosts Carol Davis, Jan Shaw on the Stephanie Trussell Show on 890 WLS. In highlights from the program, Laurie, Stephanie, and Carol discuss Teri Paulson’s article on the IFA website that compares the abortion holocaust to the Nazi Holocaust and the resulting house joint resolution, HJR 55 which condemns the so-called “hate speech” of IFA and, by extension, IFI.… Continue Reading
Written by Rev. Calvin Lindstrom
I am a pastor and board member of Illinois Family Action (IFA). I am happy to serve with IFA because I believe that Christian principles have an application for politics and society. Man’s main problem is not political. All men and women enter the world as sinners and need a Savior and salvation. The main thrust of God’s Word is to show the only way of salvation that is found in Jesus Christ, but God’s Word also gives guidance and direction to families and civil governments.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Bob Morgan, Daniel Didech, Democratic Party, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Jonathan Carroll, Kelly M. Cassidy, Robyn Gabel, Sam Yingling, Sara Feigenholtz, Teri Paulson, Will Guzzardi, Yehiel M. Kalish
Faith & Religion, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith |
April 2, 2019 1:00 PM |
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Written by Abigail Ruth
There has been a significant amount of howling among Democrats and even some Republicans since IFA posted an article written by Teri Paulson last week that had to be retitled, “Why is Legalized Abortion Called a Holocaust?” Briefly, Illinois Family was accused of “hate speech,” “inappropriate behavior,” “trivializing the memory of Holocaust victims,” and “promoting violence,” to name a few.
No one who complained actually addressed the core issue of whether or not there really is a moral difference between killing people based on their ethnicity (e.g.,… Continue Reading
Written by Laurie Higgins
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An illuminating tempest in a polluted teapot churned up at the end of last week when 10 “progressives” in Springfield took umbrage at an article written for Illinois Family Action (IFA) by Teri Paulson that compared the sickening, vigorous, and enthusiastic anti-life position of the Democratic Party to the sickening, vigorous, and enthusiastic anti-life position of the Nazi Party.
Somehow Chicago Sun-Times writer Tina Sfondeles got wind of their umbrage and wrote an article that quoted one of the indignant lawmakers, State Rep.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Brendan Kelly, Chicago Sun-Times, Democratic Party, Dr. Brian Clowes, Feticidal holocaust, Hannah Arendt, Human Life International, Illinois State Police, Kelly Cassidy, Nazi Holocaust, Sara Feigenholtz, Terri Paulson, Tina Sfondeles, Yehiel Kalish
Media Watch, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith |
March 26, 2019 4:00 AM |
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Written by David Limbaugh
Why should anyone be surprised at the left’s careening into extremism on abortion? Leftists’ position has always been morally bankrupt and deceitful.
I am old enough to remember when Barack Obama, in the 2008 presidential campaign, vehemently denied that he had supported infanticide while in the Illinois Senate. Fact-checkers and other Obama defenders came out of the woodwork to defend Obama’s moral integrity. What were those facts?
Well, in 2001, Obama voted against Illinois’ Born-Alive Infants Protection Act in committee, which would have required immediate medical care for any child born as a result of a failed abortion.… Continue Reading
Written by Laurie Higgins
The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act was just defeated because we don’t have enough U.S. senators who oppose infanticide. The vote was 53 in favor and 44 opposed—including 2020 presidential hopefuls Booker, Gillibrand, Harris, Klobuchar, Sanders, and Warren—falling 7 votes short of the 60 needed to pass. Illinoisans should take note that both our senators, Durbin and Duckworth, voted against banning de facto infanticide. This exposes the repugnant and pernicious moral degeneracy of many in our ruling class.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amy Klobuchar, Ben Sasse, Bernie Sanders, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, Cory Booker, Dick Durbin, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Robert A. J. Gagnon, Tammy Duckworth
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith |
February 27, 2019 4:00 AM |
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Written by Peter Heck
It’s one of the most curious approaches to a lopsided public policy battle I’ve seen, and yet it continues to work. The propensity of pro-abortion advocates to play the underdog is so frighteningly effective, I have to ask if the portion of the general population that falls for it has taken complete leave of their senses.
I understand this approach meets the “speak truth to power” mantra that the political left has adopted. … Continue Reading
Written by Peter Heck
“No one is pro-abortion.” That’s what the commenter said in response to one of my stories last week about the sudden, unveiled, and frighteningly bold push by progressives to advocate for nothing short of legalizing infanticide. It was nice to see that even with the left’s newfound stomach for abortion that is anything but “safe and rare,” they were still willing to fall back onto tired, worn-out semantical games to justify the gruesome ritual.… Continue Reading
Written by Trevor Thomas
When it comes to the most significant moral issues of our time, no one should be surprised by immoral actions of modern liberals. You can be saddened, shocked, angry, disgusted, and the like, but you should not be surprised. This is certainly true when it comes to the issue of even infanticide.
For decades, Democrats have dehumanized the unborn and argued against protecting the most innocent and helpless among us, even when they escaped death in their mothers’ wombs. … Continue Reading
Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Barack Obama, Barbara Boxer, Bernie Sanders, Born Alive Infant Protection Act, Chicago Tribune, Cory Booker, David French, Democratic Party, Edith H. Ajello, Freedom of Choice Act, Gayle L. Goldin, George W. Bush, Gina Raimondo, infanticide, Jerrold Nadler, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, LifeNews, Mario Cuomo, NARAL, Operation Rescue, Ralph Northam, Rich Lowry, SCOTUS
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith |
February 9, 2019 4:00 AM |
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