This episode of spotlight is a recap of the last two weeks of the Illinois General Assembly where both chambers approved radical abortion expansion, recreational marijuana, and sports gambling and more casinos and slot machine access throughout the state. This exchange occurred on Stephanie Trussell’s weekly show on WLS with IFI’s David Smith as featured guest.
Important action alert: please contact your local authorities with polite requests to opt-out of recreational marijuana in your community.
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Illinois' Recent Regressive Actions (Illinois Family Spotlight #149)
This edition of spotlight features Pastor Douglas Wilson’s presentation at the Illinois Family Institute’s worldview conference on the Trans Ideology. His talk however, is not limited to the transgender issue, covering the culture war as a whole.
The Reverend Douglas Wilson is a conservative Reformed and evangelical theologian, pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, faculty member at New Saint Andrews College, and prolific author and speaker. You can find his blog here.
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"The Sanity as Insurrection" (Illinois Family Spotlight #148)
This week’s show covers the argument against legalized internet and sports gambling in Illinois. Monte Larrick recently interviewed Anita Bedell, the executive director of ILCAAAP, to learn about the negative effects of legalized sports betting on our families and neighbors. They also touch on the legalization of marijuana.
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The Case Against Sports Betting (Illinois Family Spotlight #147)
Following the vote in Alabama to ban all abortions except in pregnancies that threaten the life of the mother, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) used her Twitter account to complain that abortion bans are about “owning women” and religious Americans’ efforts to “outlaw sex” they don’t approve of…
Ceasar LeFlore joins Monte Larrick and David Smith to discuss the continuing abortion fight, 40 Days for Life, what it would take to turn Illinois around, Ceasar’s activity and events you should attend in the area.
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"This is What The Battle is All About" (Illinois Family Spotlight #146)
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is not, in reality, married. Talk show host Dave Rubin is not, in reality, married. If or when Fox News contributor and Townhall editor Guy Benson legally marries his male fiancé, he will not, in reality, be married. Buttigieg and Rubin are no more married than Bruce Jenner is a woman.
Marriage, like biological sex, has an immutable, objective nature that the law cannot change. Neither the law nor judicial decisions can change intrinsically non-marital unions into marriages.… Continue Reading
This edition of spotlight features highlights from the Illinois Family Institute worldview conference on the trans ideology with Dr. Michele Cretella, Denise Shick, Walt Heyer, Pastor Douglas Wilson, and IFI’s Laurie Higgins.
They discussed the logical conclusion of the trans ideology, what Christian parents must do about the rotten public education system, and some biology.
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"Transgenders: Endgame" (Illinois Family Spotlight #144)
Monte Larrick is joined by two Colorado residents and marijuana experts in their respective fields to discuss why Illinois should slow down on marijuana legalization and their personal experience and observations from their state.
Dr. Karen Randall is an emergency medicine physician in Pueblo, Colorado and is affiliated with Parkview Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.… Continue Reading
This edition of spotlight features Pastor Doug Wilson who spoke at the IFI worldview conference on the transgender ideology. He joins Monte Larrick and David Smith to discuss the biblical cultural mandate, why Christians should have continued hope for change and revival, socialism and its relation to the corruption and failure of public schools.
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"Socialism is Institutionalized Envy" (Illinois Family Spotlight #142)
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June 4, 2019 5:00 AM | 
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