Equality Act https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Sun, 12 Feb 2023 23:19:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Equality Act https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Lies From Big Tech and ‘Big Guy’ Biden https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/02/lies-from-big-tech-and-big-guy-biden/ Mon, 13 Feb 2023 10:00:27 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23007 Written by Robert Knight

The constant trickle of lies coming out of Washington became a gusher this past week.

We’ll look below at President Biden’s State of the Union speech. But first, Big Tech took center stage at a U.S. House Oversight Committee hearing on Wednesday.

Former Twitter executives testified that Twitter has never hassled conservatives. Nor were they politically motivated to censor the New York Post’s coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop just before the 2020 presidential election.… Continue Reading

]]> 23007 U.S. Senate Democrats Reintroduce Dangerous Bill That Could Gut Landmark Federal Religious Freedom Law https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/10/u-s-senate-democrats-reintroduce-dangerous-bill-that-could-gut-landmark-federal-religious-freedom-law/ Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:00:32 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=18163 Written by Jorge Gomez

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ)—joined by more than two dozen of his Democratic colleagues as co-sponsors—recently reintroduced the “Do No Harm” Act (DNHA), a bill they claim would help “restore the Religious Freedom Restoration Act’s (RFRA) original intent.”

To refresh your memory, RFRA is a federal law crucial to the protection of religious liberty. Signed into law in 1993 by Democratic President Bill Clinton, RFRA has stood for over a quarter century as a legal bulwark and helped protect Americans from government infringement on their constitutional rights.… Continue Reading

]]> 18163 SPOTLIGHT: The Equality Act, Valiant Valedictorians, and Religious Freedom https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/07/spotlight-the-equality-act-valiant-valedictorians-and-religious-freedom-2/ Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:00:57 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=17790 While attending the National Religious Broadcasters Convention near Dallas, Monte Larrick had the opportunity to speak with Kelly Shackelford, President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, the largest legal firm in the U.S. solely focused on protecting religious freedom for all Americans. Their conversation begins with a discussion of the dangers of the Equality Act, or as Newt Gingrich calls it “the LGBT Supremacy Act.” Mr. Shackelford explains how passage of this act would gut the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) by launching a far-reaching assault on religious freedom in all areas of society.… Continue Reading

]]> 17790 Why Compromising With The Equality Act Falls Short https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/04/why-compromising-with-the-equality-act-falls-short/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:00:34 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=17233 Written by John Stonestreet and Timothy D. Padgett

The most recent incarnation of the Equality Act is also the most radical version we have yet seen. It’s worth noting as well that it’s closer to becoming law than any version so far put forward.

As a friend of mine would say, this isn’t magic; it’s math. This Congressional term, the Equality Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Though unlikely at this point, a 50-50 tie in the Senate broken by a Democratic White House is feasible, making the Equality Act a live option.

… Continue Reading ]]> 17233 Woke Coke is No Joke(and Nothing New) https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/03/woke-coke-is-no-joke-and-nothing-new/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:00:50 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=16927 Written by Trevor Grant Thomas

As much as conservatives in America love capitalism, many U.S. capitalists sure seem to hate conservatives—especially Christian conservatives. On virtually every issue important to conservatives of all stripes, large U.S. corporations (“Big Corp” for this column) stand opposed—almost unanimously!—to American conservatives.

In other words, to the detriment of America and the truth, Big Corp has gone “woke.” Coca-Cola provides the most recent and egregious example of gross corporate wokeness. According to a whistleblower, Coca-Cola is forcing its employees to complete online training that instructs them on “What it Means to Be White” and how to “Try and be less white.”… Continue Reading

]]> 16927 SPOTLIGHT: LaBarbera on the Biden-Harris Administration Threat https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/12/spotlight-labarbera-on-the-biden-harris-administration-threat/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:00:45 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=16421 Written by David E. Smith

This week’s Spotlight features Monte Larrick’s conversation with our friend Peter LaBarbera, Executive Director of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality. Monte and Peter discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s top priorities: advancing gay and transgender rights and passing the Equality Act, or in Peter’s words, the Criminalizing Christianity Act. They examine ways in which the “legal sledgehammer” of this act could affect churches’ and faith-based schools’ hiring practices, as well as possible changes we might experience on a state level.… Continue Reading

]]> 16421 If Joe Biden Becomes President, He Will Declare War On Your Religious Freedoms https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/03/if-joe-biden-becomes-president-he-will-declare-war-on-your-religious-freedoms/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:00:46 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=13714 Written by Dr. Michael L. Brown

In order to make his policy proposals perfectly clear, presidential candidate Joe Biden has announced, “The Biden Plan to Advance Lgbtq+ Equality in America and Around the World.” He should have titled it, “The Biden Plan to Restrict Religious Freedoms in America and Around the World.” Or, “The Biden Plan to Undo the Freedoms Secured Under President Trump.” The cat is out of the bag.

To be sure, there are some praiseworthy elements of the Biden Plan, emphasizing compassionate care for hurting people.… Continue Reading

]]> 13714 Networks Endorse Taylor Swift’s ‘Equality’ Lobbying https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/09/networks-endorse-taylor-swifts-equality-lobbying/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 09:00:37 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=12278 Written by L. Brent Bozell III

At the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 26, Taylor Swift won the video of the year award for her latest song “You Need to Calm Down.” It’s a song that trashes anyone still dissenting from the LGBTQ agenda and begs them to “control your urges to scream about all the people you hate / ‘Cause shade never made anybody less gay.”

The network news shows gushed over her leftist activism and the “Taylor Effect” they expect it to provide.… Continue Reading

]]> 12278 SPOTLIGHT: John Stonestreet Addresses Our Response to Cultural Craziness https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/spotlight-john-stonestreet-addresses-our-response-to-cultural-crazines/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:00:50 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=12000 Written by David E. Smith

On this edition of Spotlight, we revisit the 2019 Illinois Christian Home Educators conference in Bourbonnais for Monte Larrick’s interview with John Stonestreet, well-known author, public speaker, voice of BreakPoint, and president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He and Christian apologist Brett Kunkle recently wrote the highly acclaimed book titled, “A Practical Guide to Culture.”

Stonestreet discusses reasons to homeschool and the responsibility and role of parents and the Church in home education.… Continue Reading

]]> 12000 The Democrats’ Open Border Campaign Strategy https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/the-democrats-open-border-campaign-strategy/ Fri, 12 Jul 2019 14:00:59 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=11925 Written by Robert Knight

So, here’s the Democrats’ plan: Flood America’s southern border with millions of illegal aliens, hook them on government aid and eventually turn them into voters. It can’t be more obvious anymore.

Use the courts to strike down any attempts to secure the border.  Have judges rule against election integrity laws like voter ID or even the commonsense question about citizenship in the 2020 national census. Once the census count is in, grant more congressional districts and federal funds to jurisdictions swelled with illegals.… Continue Reading

]]> 11925 The Suicidal Equality Act of 2019 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/05/the-suicidal-equality-act-of-2019/ Sat, 11 May 2019 09:00:54 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=11504 Written by Star Parker

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has voted out the Equality Act of 2019 (H.R.5). It now heads for a vote on the U.S. House floor with 240 co-sponsors, which means its passage is virtually certain.

The legislation amends all major civil rights law, including the 1964 Civil Rights Act, to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” along with race, sex and religion as classes that are protected from discrimination.

There is so much wrong here it is hard to know where to start.… Continue Reading

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