Spotlight

This edition of spotlight features an interview with John Stonestreet, the president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview.

They discuss teaching your children in a world that assaults biblical values in nearly every way possible, the relatively unknown danger the proposed so-called “Equal Rights” Amendment poses, and how Roe being in play does not necessarily mean the fight over the legality of abortion is over.… Continue Reading

This episode features the relatively recent annual interview Monte Larrick conducts with Kirk Smith, the executive director of the Illinois Christian Home Educators, ICHE. They discussed homeschooling, the larger venue ICHE's annual convention has migrated to, the lamentable fact that the church of Jesus Christ seems to always be tardy in responding to dramatic occurrences in the culture. They also discussed the legal ramifications of choosing to home school, how to get started, and epic failed attacks on home educators rights in Illinois thanks to a massive response by homeschoolers.

State Representative Darren Bailey joins David Smith on this episode to break down the corrupt system Illinois is known for; it's worse than you think. Darren Bailey is a stalwart Christian statesman representing the 109th district.

They also discuss what could possibly be next for the leftists in Springfield, the importance of principled men and women running for public office and where they could begin, the possibility of booting Chicago out of Illinois, and an upcoming event you do not want to miss. (alternate location tickets here)

If you are serious about running for local or even statewide office, here is the telephone number for Rep. Bailey's office where they would be glad to be of assistance: (618) 665-4109.

If you are in the Springfield area you might be interested in a town hall about possible secession from Chicago. On Saturday, July 13th, State Rep. Brad Halbrook will speak at a town hall meeting in Sangamon County to discuss the growing "New Illinois" movement and will be joined by colleague State Rep. Chris Miller. The event begins at 2:00 PM at Destiny Church at 2423 South MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield, and is free and open to the public.

This edition of Spotlight features a Townhall event where former state rep Jeanne Ives and current State Rep John Cabello recapped the 2019 spring legislative session with an eye for the "bi-partisan" budget, gas tax, a pay raise for legislators, and other mind numbingly stupid laws only Illinois could conceive.

Written by David E. Smith

A few weeks ago, I was privileged to give the Father’s Day sermon at my church, and since we captured the audio, I thought we could post it as a special addition for those who may be interested.

The Lord laid on my heart a strong conviction that I had to share with my church family, and by extension, with Illinois Spotlight listeners. It is a message pertinent for us all, but is primarily directed at fathers and grandfathers.

The title verse for this message is as follows:

Keep the charge of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His testimonies, according to what is written in the Law of Moses, that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn... ~1 Kings 2:3

 

On this edition of Illinois Family Spotlight, Monte Larrick solicited an interview from Tim Moore, the president of Springfield Right to Life. They discussed the impact Springfield Right to Life has made on their city, the enactment of abortion expansion, where Christian Illinoisans should go from here, and how pro-lifers should respond to sometimes violent assaults while protesting or witnessing outside abortion clinics.

This edition of spotlight features the Illinois life champions responding to the approval of dramatic abortion expansion by Governor Pritzker at a news conference directly following the signing and celebration of Illinois' democrats abortion masterpiece: the RHA.

The speakers are Mary Kate Knorr, the executive director of Illinois Right to Life, her attorney Peter Breen, the senior counsel of the pro-life Thomas More Society, a neonatal ICU nurse by the name of Emily Kelly, Dr. Nalini Rajmannan, and the Pro-Life Action League's Eric Scheidler.

 

Illinois State Rep Darren Bailey joined David Smith to discuss the legislature's recent regressive accomplishments, if you can call them that, Rep Bailey's personal conviction to run for office, and a very special event hosted by the "eastern block" conservatives coming up in late July.

Homosexual presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, who is in a legal but non-marital “marriage,” tweeted this on June 1: "Thanks to leaders like Marsha P. Johnson and Harvey Milk, I have faith in the possibility of change and growth in this country. There is still more work to do, but let us take a moment and celebrate the gains we've made this #PrideMonth." I kid you not. Buttigieg has publicly thanked Harvey Milk, who while in his 30’s was having sex with teen boys and who was a close friend of cult leader Jim Jones.

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This episode of spotlight is a recap of the last two weeks of the Illinois General Assembly where both chambers approved radical abortion expansion, recreational marijuana, and sports gambling and more casinos and slot machine access throughout the state. This exchange occurred on Stephanie Trussell's weekly show on WLS with IFI's David Smith as featured guest.

Important action alert: please contact your local authorities with polite requests to opt-out of recreational marijuana in your community.