Written by Robert Knight
Some things are wrong regardless of intent or a claimed level of authority. If laws conflict with the ultimate authority — God — they are invalid, as the great British legal scholar Blackstone (and later, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) observed.
In most situations, parents have the God-given right to direct their children’s upbringing. But there are limits to that authority, such as evidence of child abuse.
Exhibit A is the lawsuit by parents, doctors and lawyers who are trying to get the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Associated Press, COVID–19, Gender Dysphoria, James M. Moody Jr., Martin Luther King Jr., parental rights, Roy Cooper, The Daily Signal, U.S. Supreme Court, Walt Heyer, William Blackstone
LGBTQ Agenda | David E. Smith | May 20, 2024 6:00 AM | Comments Off on LGBTQ Movement Working to Transform Society in its Own Image
Written by Paul Caprio
In his column, Donald Trump Owes Pro-Lifers (September 29), William McGurn has made some important points about the significance of the pro-life movement in electing Donald Trump President in 2016.
First, however, Mr. McGurn mentions Trump’s recent attack on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for signing a six-week abortion ban. Trump is calling it a “terrible thing.” The Florida law is called federalism in action, Mr. President.
Mr. McGurn correctly reminds us of the two major events which were crucial in providing overwhelming, and probably decisive, pro-life support for Trump in 2016.… Continue Reading
Tags: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, late-term abortion, parental consent, parental rights, Roe v. Wade, taxpayer funding of abortion, The Hyde Amendment, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Supreme Court, William McGurn
Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | September 23, 2023 2:00 PM | Comments Off on Dems Have No Interest In Compromise On Abortion
Written by Paul Hurst and David E. Smith
Illinois Family Action is deeply concerned about the race for control over the Illinois Supreme Court. You should be too. After all, the Democrat Party has held majority control for 53 years. Since the Supreme Court is one-third of the branches of our state government, it’s worthwhile to ask if the Court has served us well in checking abuse in the other branches of Illinois government. Even a momentary consideration screams a resounding, “No!”… Continue Reading
Tags: Democrat Party, Dick Durbin, Ed Burke, Elizabeth Rochford, Family Court, Father's Rights, FBI, Illinois Supreme Court, JB Pritzker, Kimberly Lightford, Mark Curran, parental rights, Sara Feigenholtz
Exclude From Homepage, Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | October 21, 2022 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Illinois Supreme Court, Parental Rights and Democratic Skullduggery
Written by David E. Smith
In south Cook County and into the southern suburbs, we have Frederick Walls from Crete who is running for state representative in the 34th District. This seat is currently held by incumbent State Representative Nicholas Smith, another left-wing Democrat from Chicago.
Walls is a Christian husband and devoted father of four children. He is a graduate of The Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters’ Apprentices and Training Program (CRCC), and has been a carpenter for 13 years.… Continue Reading
Written by Betsy McCaughey
Hospitals need to back off their authoritarian “we know best” posture and respect what a patient’s family wants.
At 10 a.m. Saturday, Royal London Hospital stopped life support for 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, against his parents’ wishes. He was dead by 12.15 p.m. Millions had followed his case since April, when his mother found him unconscious on the floor.
Apparently, he took a dangerous dare promoted on TikTok to hold his breath until he blacked out.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
Parents are up in arms from San Francisco to Florida and everywhere in between.
They’ve had a good look at what the schools are doing to their children, and they don’t like it one bit. Naturally, the parents are being told to shut up and keep paying taxes to support an educational establishment that despises their values.
The media, like the leftist teachers unions, reflexively cast parents as the bad guys.
Fresh from its prominent role in gaslighting America for three years over the Russian collusion hoax, the “legacy” media are now eviscerating parents and politicians who are trying to protect children from early sexualization.… Continue Reading
Tags: Abigail Shrier, child pornography, CRT, Don’t Say Gay Bill, Gender Dysphoria, Gender Identity, Glenn Youngkin, grooming, Ketanji Brown Jackson, parental rights, Parental Rights in Education Act, pedophilia, Ron DeSantis, sexual orientation, Walt Disney Company
Education | David E. Smith | April 27, 2022 8:00 AM | Comments Off on Parents Revolting Against the Perversion of Their Children Draws Fire
Written by Kristi Shaffer and David E. Smith
Illinois has some exceptional conservative candidates running for office in the upcoming primaries. Citizens concerned with the direction of the state are becoming involved. Leftists, fearing the exit of persons of color from the Democrat Party desperately want voters to believe diversity is missing among the conservative candidates. They are again using identity politics to divide America, hoping to convince voters of the lie that conservatives represent only white America. … Continue Reading
Tags: 1776 Unites, Avery Bourne, Bobby Rush, Darren Bailey, Frederick Walls, Geno Young, Jim Durkin, Jimmy Lee Tillman II, Latasha H. Fields, Max Solomon, Nicholas Smith, parental rights, Richard Irvin, Stephanie Trussell
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | February 10, 2022 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Media Ignores Black Conservatives Within GOP
Written by Benjamin Smith
Latasha Fields, founder and director of CHESS – Christian Home Educators Support System, joins IFI executive director David Smith on this edition of Spotlight. In the first half of the podcast, David and Latasha discuss egregious legislation pending in the Illinois General Assembly that aims to eviscerate parental rights and eliminate religious liberty.
State Representative Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) recently introduced HB 4870 would mandate the HPV vaccination for ALL Illinois students at the 6th grade level.… Continue Reading
Tags: 1619 Project, Heather Steans, Homeschool, HPV vaccine, immunizations, Latasha Fields, New York Times, parental consent, parental rights, Robyn Gabel, vaccine mandate
Education, Faith & Religion, Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | February 26, 2020 4:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: Parental Rights, Religious Liberty and American History
Latasha Fields, founder and director of CHESS – Christian Home Educators Support System, joins IFI executive director David Smith on this edition of Spotlight. In the first half of the podcast, David and Latasha discuss egregious legislation pending in the Illinois General Assembly that aims to eviscerate parental rights and eliminate religious liberty.
State Representative Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) recently introduced HB 4870 would mandate the HPV vaccination for ALL Illinois students at the 6th grade level.… Continue Reading