As followers of Christ, we are challenged with navigating the complexities of living in a world that is not our ultimate home. Yet, while our citizenship is indeed in Heaven, we are also called to be active participants in the societies where God has placed us. As we contemplate these complexities, the question arises: Should Christians engage in civic and political activities? Drawing from Scripture and early Christian writings, the answer is a resounding yes.

IFI recently produced a document comparing the stances of the Democrat and Republican party platforms on eight major political issues. If you're unsure where to begin in evaluating the political options in front of you, I'd recommend the IFI Voter Guide as a good place to start.

Radical Democrats and their allies in the legacy media consider Donald Trump to be a serious, even existential, threat to America... Are these media elite right, or are they distracting from the one who really does desire to radically transform the country?

It doesn't annoy me that people have disparate opinions on issues that matter, or more specifically, that others would find my own personal opinions ill-informed or wrong. The world might well be a boring place if everyone agreed on everything, so you won't find me in the camp of those wishing to eliminate intellectual or ideological diversity.

Earlier this year, with the urging of Gov. JB Pritzker, the super-majority of Democrats in the General Assembly passed legislation to place three advisory questions on our ballots for the upcoming election. Every voter in the state of Illinois will have the options of voting either Yes or No.