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.
Lennie Jarratt is the Project Manager of the Center for Transforming Education for the Heartland Institute. He joins Monte Larrick and David Smith, to discuss everything Common Core, from math, to President Trump’s stance on Common Core, and the new Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
At a recent event called the Face the Truth Tour, where pro-baby activists and volunteers converge on a busy intersection displaying signs depicting aborted human beings, Monte Larrick interviewed Eric Scheidler, the Executive Director of the Pro Life Action League. They discuss why the Pro Life Action League does this tour, HB 40, and the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade/Doe v. Bolton with an additional pro-life justice on the Supreme Court. While overturning Roe v.… Continue Reading
John Biver, the Special Projects Manager for the Illinois Family Institute, joins Monte Larrick and David Smith to talk about the recent tax increase coming from Springfield.
The second half of the show, due to technical difficulties, had to be redone without Monte. However, Dave and John discuss statements made on the IPM (Illinois Public Media) podcast known as the 21st by Illinois state representative from the 110th district Reggie Phillips (R-Charleston) and former governor Jim Edgar (R-Illinois).… Continue Reading
This is a special edition of Illinois Family Spotlight. Last week, Dave Smith gave the Sunday morning message about the importance of continuing in the faith, being aware of godless worldviews and deceptions, and focusing our eyes on Jesus. The text is from Hebrews 12:1-2. We thought we’d post it here for your listening edification.
On this fiftieth edition of Illinois Family Spotlight, IFI’s and Illinois Right to Life Action’s lobbyist, Ralph Rivera, gives an update on Pro-Family legislation in Springfield.
In teh first half, Monte, Dave, and Ralph discuss HB 40, a bill which removes the ban on taxpayer funded abortions. In the second half, they discuss everything from pro-life victories in Illinois, to transgender birth certificates (HB 1785), and recreational marijuana.
HB 40 and HB 1785 are headed to the governor’s desk.… Continue Reading
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has been engaged in a massive team make-over that includes firings and resignations in protest of his hiring of some sorely needed conservatives. Yet RINOs and radical Leftists are now engaging in a witch-hunt against an unapologetic pro-life communications specialist recently added to the Rauner administration.
Monte and Dave talk with Ralph Rivera and John Biver about HB 1785, which is a gender birth certificate bill which allows a person to legally change the gender on their birth certificate.
Ralph and John make a persuasive case that this bill will have tremendous implications on religious liberty in the state of Illinois
Ralph Rivera is a lobbyist for the Illinois Family Institute, and John Biver is Special Projects Coordinator for IFI.
Please call the governors office at (217) 782-0244 and ask him to veto HB 1785.… Continue Reading
Jo McGuire joins us today. She serves on the board of directors for the Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association and co-chairs the Marijuana Education Committee. Jo is also a DATIA Certified Professional Collector and Trainer (CPCT) and a Certified Designated Employee Representative Trainer (CDERT) who consults and trains professionals who oversee the compliance of federal guidelines for drug and alcohol screening programs. McGuire also assists educators with classroom and assembly-style presentations aimed at youth drug prevention and parent education.… Continue Reading
Joining Monte Larrick is Michael Medved, who is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host and best-selling author. His daily three hour show reaches 300 stations across the country and an audience of more than 4 million placing him, for nearly two decades, on the Talkers Magazine list of the top ten political talk shows in the United States. He joins Monte to discuss his recently written book documenting God’s intervention in the rise of America, called “The American Miracle.”… Continue Reading
In the Spotlight with Monte Larrick and David Smith this week is Lennie Jarratt, who is the project manager for the Center for Transforming Education at The Heartland Institute.
Lennie is the former managing editor (2013-2014) of Champion News, an Illinois based news website focused on reporting on education and Illinois politics. Jarratt was the managing editor (2004-2011) of Education Matters which researched education in local school districts across Illinois.
Jarratt has presented analysis on Common Core and education choice on Fox News, Breitbart, ABC Chicago and multiple radio outlets and newspapers across the United States. … Continue Reading
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August 15, 2017 12:00 AM | 
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