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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Monte Larrick and David Smith have a wonderful conversation with political candidate Geno Young.
| Jenna Smith | 
February 22, 2022 4:43 AM | 
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In this installment of Spotlight, IFI’s David Smith and Monte Larrick are joined by Amy Gherke, the executive director of Illinois Right to Life. The three converse about the timing of SCOTUS hearing the Missisipi Heartbeat law, the prospective spike in sex trafficking as a result of Parental Notice being repealed, and the impact you could have when participating in 40 Days for Life.
| Jenna Smith | February 15, 2022 1:31 AM | Comments Off on Roe Vs. Wade, Repeal of Parental Notice, and 40 Days for Life (Illinois Family Spotlight #291)
In this edition of Spotlight, we’re highlighting Critical Race Theory. Angela Sailor (Vice President at the Heritage Foundation) outlined her opposition to the Marxist ideology movement during IFI’s 2021 Worldview Conference at Revive Church in Collinsville.
| Jenna Smith | February 9, 2022 5:12 AM | Comments Off on Counterfeit Justice: The Truth about Critical Race Theory (Illinois Family Spotlight #290)
Could the 14th Amendment summon the end of Roe? Joining the IFI Spotlight this week is Dr. Steve Jacobs with the Illinois Right To Life. Dr. Jacobs is the program director for IRL and has graduated with a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law and PhD from the University of Chicago. IFI’s Monte Larrick and Jenna Smith ask Jacobs about his firm belief that Roe will be overturned in June, and the evidence backing him up.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | February 1, 2022 7:35 AM | Comments Off on Fetal Rights and the End of Roe (Illinois Family Spotlight #289)
On this edition of Spotlight, we feature the inspiring story of Virginia Prodan. Growing up in the communist regime of Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceaușescu, Virginia’s passionate pursuit of truth led her to law school and a career as an attorney. In her interview with Monte Larrick, she describes how God used an appointment with a client to open her eyes to the Truth of the Gospel and relates the amazing story of the encounter that prompted the title of her book, Saving My Assassin.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | January 25, 2022 3:38 AM | Comments Off on Romania and the Rights Removed (Illinois Family Spotlight #288)
When you get both David Smith and Monte Larrick in for a podcast with a special guest, you know it’ll be one for the books. Brian Westbrook is the founder of Coalition for Life St. Louis, and in this edition of Spotlight, Westbrook shares about the wonderful pro-life wins in Missouri and what his organization is doing to help women in crisis pregnancy in Illinois.
| Jenna Smith | January 18, 2022 2:08 AM | Comments Off on Walking Out On Faith Illinois Family Spotlight #287)
To the great sorrow of pro-life, pro-family citizens of Illinois, on December 17, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed into law House Bill 370, thereby repealing the Parental Notice of Abortion Act and eliminating the right for parents to be made aware of a minor daughter’s pregnancy and impending abortion.
Joining me for an important Spotlight conversation are IFI contributors Kenna Rose and Alyssa. Please listen as we discuss the impact of the repeal of the Parental Notice of Abortion Act and the repercussions of HB 370, the disingenuously named Illinois Youth Health and Safety Act.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | January 11, 2022 3:50 AM | Comments Off on The Ultimate Guardrail For Your Daughters (Illinois Family Spotlight #286)
In this edition of Spotlight, IFI’s Monte Larrick discusses the upcoming drug and gambling issues facing Illinois this year with Anita Bedell, executive director of Illinois Churches in Action. You can find more about the organization here.
| Jenna Smith | January 4, 2022 3:55 AM | Comments Off on A Conversation with Anita Bedell (Illinois Family Spotlight #285)
As the new year approaches, we close out 2021 with a nativity-focused edition of Spotlight. In our first segment, we feature the homily given by the Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki, Bishop of the Springfield Diocese, at the blessing of the nativity scene displayed in the Capitol rotunda of the Illinois Statehouse. The nativity crèche is a public expression of Christian faith and is presented, through private funding, by the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee.
After the break, Monte Larrick is joined by Thomas Brejcha, founder, President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Society.… Continue Reading
| Jenna Smith | December 28, 2021 2:56 AM | Comments Off on Two for One! (Illinois Family Spotlight #284)
IFI’s David Smith and Monte Larrick host Randy Blan, pastor of Families of Faith church and a man with a vision for Illinois. Pastor Blan sits down with David and Monte to discuss his plan to open as many Christian schools as possible in the state of Illinois. You can find their school at https://fofca.com/.
| Jenna Smith | December 21, 2021 2:48 AM | Comments Off on 100 Schools Coming Near You (Illinois Family Spotlight #283)
