Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This Spotlight episode features Scott Phelps, executive director of Abstinence and Marriage Partnership, and his speech on The Success Sequence– the three steps to a successful life.
The first step to a successful life is to complete a high school level of education. The second step is to get a stable job.
Finally, the biggest indication for a successful life is to keep sex and children in the context of marriage alone.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Abstinence and Marriage Partnership, children, marriage, Scott Phelps, Spotlight, SPOTLIGHT: The Success Sequence, success, The Success Sequence
Education, Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | November 1, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: The Success Sequence
Written by David Fowler
Controversy over a federal ban on abortion after 15 weeks of gestation proposed by a national pro-life political action committee prompted Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, to tell Republican candidates to “talk about abortion. . . . When you don’t respond, the lies become the truth.” Okay, what about this truth? The constitutional argument for it is the same as that of Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. In fact, if we are going to uphold the Fourteenth Amendment, the 15-week federal abortion ban is unconstitutional.… Continue Reading
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
16 years ago, Planned Parenthood opened an abortion facility in Aurora, Illinois. On the anniversary of this opening, pro-life activists held a prayer vigil outside of the building featuring Pastor Randy Schoof of Warehouse Church and Eric Scheidler, Executive Director of Pro-Life Action League.
In his speech, Pastor Schoof encouraged those in attendance to continue to pray for the end of abortion, to plead for God’s mercy, and to continue the work of sidewalk counseling outside of abortion sites.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Eric Scheidler, Planned Parenthood, pro-life, Pro-Life Action League, randy schoof, Sanctity of Life
Marriage, Family & Culture, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | October 25, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Fighting For Life In Your Community
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode of Spotlight, Monte Larrick interviews Phil Price and Catharine Walker outside the Aurora Planned Parenthood clinic, where more than 400 surgical abortions are performed every single month.
Price and Walker are two of the leaders of 40 Days For Life Aurora. 40 Days For Life is a powerful Christian prayer campaign that brings 24-hour prayer vigils outside abortion centers in Illinois, across the nation, and around the world.… Continue Reading
Tags: 40 Days for Life, abortion, Aurora, Catharine Walker, Life, Phil Price, Planned Parenthood, Spotlight, SPOTLIGHT: 40 Days For Life
Faith & Religion, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | October 18, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: 40 Days For Life
Written by Chris Iverson
Over the years, former president Donald Trump’s position on abortion has shifted, as this video collage demonstrates. In 1999, Trump said he hated abortion, but that he was also very pro-choice and would not support a ban on partial-birth abortion. In 2015, he said he was pro-life with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. In 2016, he said women who obtain an abortion should be punished, a position on which he quickly backtracked.… Continue Reading
Tags: 15 week ban, abortion, Dobbs v. Jackson, Donald Trump, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, heartbeat law, Joe Biden, Meet the Press, Roe v. Wade, Ron DeSantis, Truth Social
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | October 10, 2023 6:00 AM | Comments Off on Trump Flips Back to Pro-Abortion
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode of Illinois Family Spotlight, Dave Smith and Monte Larrick sit down with Evelyn Stenzel.
Evelyn works with the Southside Pregnancy Center and travels throughout the greater Chicago area for the purpose of equipping Christians with the pro-life message.
Part of Evelyn’s ministry, “Equipped!”, includes informing pro-life advocates of abortion procedures and the impact abortion has on both the unborn baby and the mother. In the interview, she comments,
Many people that are pro-life honestly are unfamiliar with abortion procedures, the impact of abortion– of course on the unborn but also on the mother…
Mentioned in the podcast is Evelyn’s Equipped!… Continue Reading
Written by Paul Caprio
In his column, Donald Trump Owes Pro-Lifers (September 29), William McGurn has made some important points about the significance of the pro-life movement in electing Donald Trump President in 2016.
First, however, Mr. McGurn mentions Trump’s recent attack on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for signing a six-week abortion ban. Trump is calling it a “terrible thing.” The Florida law is called federalism in action, Mr. President.
Mr. McGurn correctly reminds us of the two major events which were crucial in providing overwhelming, and probably decisive, pro-life support for Trump in 2016.… Continue Reading
Tags: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, late-term abortion, parental consent, parental rights, Roe v. Wade, taxpayer funding of abortion, The Hyde Amendment, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Supreme Court, William McGurn
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | September 23, 2023 2:00 PM | Comments Off on Dems Have No Interest In Compromise On Abortion
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode of Illinois Family Spotlight, we are featuring the second part of Scott Klusendorf’s speech at the 2023 Worldview Conference.
Scott Klusendorf is the founder and president of the Life Training Institute, which is an organization that is dedicated to equipping pro-life advocates to effectively defend Life in the public square. He is the author of The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture.
In this portion, Klusendorf tackles the topic of how one’s church can effectively engage the culture with pro-life apologetics.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, apologetics, church, Illinois family spotlight, Life Training Institute, pro-life, Scott Klusendorf, Spotlight, SPOTLIGHT: Engaging Your Church & Community with Scott Klusendorf, The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture
Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, next gen, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | September 20, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Engaging Your Church & Community with Scott Klusendorf
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This episode of Illinois Family Spotlight features Scott Klusendorf at the IFI 2023 Worldview Conference.
Scott Klusendorf is the founder and president of the Life Training Institute, which is dedicated to equipping pro-life advocates to effectively defend their view of life in the public square. He has taught pro-life apologetics at over 80 colleges and universities, and he is the author of The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Illinois Family Institute, Illinois family spotlight, innocent human being, Life Training Institute, pro-life, Scott Klusendorf, Spotlight, SPOTLIGHT: The Case for Life with Scott Klusendorf, syllogism, The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture, unborn
Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, next gen, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | September 13, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: The Case for Life with Scott Klusendorf
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
This episode of Illinois Family Spotlight features remarks from Ariella Del Turco on the topic of religious liberty in the first half, along with a question and answer segment with Ambassador Sam Brownback during the second half.
Arielle Del Turco is the director of Religious Liberty at the Family Research Council (FRC) and is the co-author of FRC’s “Hostility Against Churches” report.
Sam Brownback is the former governor of Kansas, formerly representing Kansas in the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Arielle Del Torco, Arielle Del Turco, Family Research Council, Illinois family spotlight, National Committee for Religious Freedom, religious liberty, Sam Brownback, Spotlight, SPOTLIGHT: Religious Liberty in America
Faith & Religion, Islam & Sharia, LGBTQ Agenda, Marriage, Family & Culture, next gen, Political, Religious Liberty, Sanctity of Life | Alyssa Sonnenburg | August 23, 2023 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Religious Liberty in America