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The Illinois Family Spotlight podcast will highlight a specific cultural or political issue of which our listeners should be aware. Our discussions will be informed by a biblical worldview that will help expose the lies and distortions promulgated within secular culture. We will be interviewing policy experts and scholars whose knowledge and insights will help listeners form a wiser worldview.

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Category: Spotlight

The Price Tag of Sex | Pam Stenzel Keynote (IFS #402)

In this edition, keynote remarks from Pam Stenzel during Illiana Right To Life‘s 2024 Fall Banquet. Stenzel has been a pro life advocate since the early 1980’s and currently runs 4  pregnancy resource centers in Florida. She is also the author of the book “Sex Has a Price Tag” and co author of the book “Nobody Told Me: What You Need to Know About the Physical and Emotional Consequences of Sex Outside of Marriage”

 

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The Price Tag of Sex | Pam Stenzel Keynote (IFS #402)
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The Results Are In: Election Breakdown (IFS #401)

Monte and Dave Smith discuss what happened last Tuesday, Trump’s positive policy changes on protecting children and families, how Priztker promised to make Illinois “Trump-proof” and how Christians residing in this blue state can stay encouraged.

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The Results Are In: Election Breakdown (IFS #401)
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Banned Books Week & Parents’ Concerns | Guest: Thomas Hampson (IFS #400)

The week of September 22nd was announced as banned book week as proclaimed by the American Library Association. Thomas Hampson wrote an article for IFI about it. The concerns that parents have about inappropriate books being placed in the children’s section of the library is not void.

To read more from Thomas Hampson, click here.

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Banned Books Week & Parents' Concerns | Guest: Thomas Hampson (IFS #400)
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Vote Jim Marter for 14th Congressional District (IFS Bonus Episode)

Jim Marter is a Republican candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District,and he believes our future is bright if we rein in big government, return to American freedoms and principles and send wise and knowledgeable, servant-leaders to Washington. In this special edition of Spotlight, Monte Larrick talks with James Marter about what his goals are when he gets in office

 

Marter For Congress

 

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Illinois, Go Vote! (IFS #399)

Monte Larrick and David Smith, executive director of the Illinois Family Institute, discuss why there are no rusty swords on the battle field of the public square, and how it is our duties as Christians to vote.

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Illinois, Go Vote! (IFS #399)
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Toxic Empathy, Christian Empathy & Voting: Allie Beth Stuckey (IFS #398)

Today we’re featuring Allie Beth Sutckey’s keynote address at IFI’s 2024 faith, family and freedom banquet. Stuckey is a Christian, wife, mother, and hit podcast host of the show “Relatable.” In this keynote, she breaks down her catchphrase for us: politics matter because policies matter because people matter.

Watch IFI’s interview with Allie Beth Stuckey here.

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Toxic Empathy, Christian Empathy & Voting: Allie Beth Stuckey (IFS #398)
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The Eclipse of God in America: Guest | Dr. Erwin Lutzer (IFS #397)

Dr. Lutzer is the pastor emeritus of the Moody Church in Chicago, you can hear his lectures and teachings on Moody Radio. He is the author of nigh on countless highly acclaimed books, including The Church in Babylon, When a Nation Forgets God, and most recently, The Eclipse of God. In this episode, Monte Larrick asks Lutzer about his new book and what’s happening to Illinois.

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323,000 Children Missing? | Guest: Thomas Hampson (IFS #396)

In this episode, Monte Larrick discusses with Thomas Hampson where the children who come to America’s borders are now, the illegal alien predicament in our country, and more. Hamosn is the founder of the Freedom Alliance Foundation, and is a journalist for the Illinois Family Institute. To read his documentation about the missing children,  click here.

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323,000 Children Missing? | Guest: Thomas Hampson (IFS #396)
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40 Days to Pray (IFS #395)

In this episode, Monte Larrick interviews Catherine Walker, who works with 40 Days For Life. To sign up for a prayer shift, click here.

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40 Days to Pray (IFS #395)
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Live Up to America’s God Given Freedoms | Guest: Anni Cyrus (IFS #394)

“As Christians our freedoms are given to us by God, not man. So why are we so afraid of man taking them away? Where is our faith? It is our duty as Christians to speak the truth and deliver the truth. . .we need to look into the level of faith we have lost in order to gain the popularity of our society.” ~Anni Cyrus

Anni Cyrus fled from Iran as a teenager, and now as a legal American citizen, she advocates for God given freedoms, is a human rights activist, and speaks against the horrors of the Islamic religion she experienced as a child bride.… Continue Reading