New York https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Sat, 08 Nov 2025 16:05:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg New York https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Who Are the Democratic Socialists? https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2025/11/who-are-the-democratic-socialists/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:00:39 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=30817 Written by David E. Smith

Thanks to cable news and the wall-to-wall coverage of national conventions, most Americans have at least a basic sense of what Democrats and Republicans claim to represent. Yes, there’s still plenty of confusion in our political discourse — but generally speaking, Democrats push for more government intervention to solve real or perceived problems, while Republicans emphasize free markets, limited government, and individual liberty.

But how many Americans understand the goals of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)?… Continue Reading

]]> 30817 Open Southern Border: Irresponsible and Foolish https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/05/open-southern-border-irresponsible-and-foolish/ Thu, 18 May 2023 11:00:12 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23627 Written by David E. Smith

Can the incompetence of the Biden Administration be any clearer than the alarming humanitarian situation we have on the southern border with Mexico?

Some estimates show thousands upon thousands of immigrants steaming across the border every day. Recent reports claim that those numbers are even higher than that.

A robust, well-regulated immigration policy is not only a benefit to our nation but a legacy we ought to continue into the future.… Continue Reading

]]> 23627 A Spectacle of Bigotry: LGBT Objections to Christian Aid in NYC https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/04/a-spectacle-of-bigotry-lgbt-objections-to-christian-aid-in-nyc/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 12:00:10 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=13823 Written by Peter Heck

In a 2017 USA Today op-ed, journalist Jonathan Merritt, who has distinguished himself by persistently undermining the authority of Scripture while wearing the name of Jesus, fretted over a potential Christian boycott of Disney and its LGBT activism. He wrote:

It risks making Christians look like antiquated bigots, and it reeks of moral hypocrisy. Worse, it diverts energy from a more worthwhile effort: teaching Christian children to coexist in a pluralistic society.

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