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  • “The Sanity as Insurrection” (Illinois Family Spotlight #148)
    This edition of spotlight features Pastor Douglas Wilson's presentation at the Illinois Family Institute's worldview conference on the Trans Ideology. His talk however, is not limited to the transgender issue, covering the culture war as a whole.
    The Reverend Douglas Wilson is a conservative Reformed and evangelical theologian, pastor at Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, faculty member at New Saint Andrews College, and prolific author and speaker. You can find his blog here.
    37 min
  • The Case Against Sports Betting (Illinois Family Spotlight #147)
    This week's show covers the argument against legalized internet and sports gambling in Illinois. Monte Larrick recently interviewed Anita Bedell, the executive director of ILCAAAP, to learn about the negative effects of legalized sports betting on our families and neighbors. They also touch on the legalization of marijuana.
    28 min
  • PODCAST: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ Stupid Abortion Comments
    Following the vote in Alabama to ban all abortions except in pregnancies that threaten the life of the mother, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) used her Twitter account to complain that abortion bans are about “owning women” and religious Americans’ efforts to “outlaw sex” they don’t approve of...
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    6 min
  • PODCAST: Buttigieg, Benson, Rubin and Marriage
    Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is not, in reality, married. Talk show host Dave Rubin is not, in reality, married. If or when Fox News contributor and Townhall editor Guy Benson legally marries his male fiancé, he will not, in reality, be married. Buttigieg and Rubin are no more married than Bruce Jenner is a woman.
    Marriage, like biological sex, has an immutable, objective nature that the law cannot change. Neither the law nor judicial decisions can change intrinsically non-marital unions into marriages. All legal machinations exploited to create the appearance of change—that is, to create the illusion that non-marital unions are marriages (or that men are women)—are not merely deceptive but also destructive to both individual lives and the public good.
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    11 min
  • “Transgenders: Endgame” (Illinois Family Spotlight #144)
    This edition of spotlight features highlights from the Illinois Family Institute worldview conference on the trans ideology with Dr. Michele Cretella, Denise Shick, Walt Heyer, Pastor Douglas Wilson, and IFI's Laurie Higgins.
    They discussed the logical conclusion of the trans ideology, what Christian parents must do about the rotten public education system, and some biology.
    34 min
  • Talkin’ Marijuana (Illinois Family Spotlight #143)
    Monte Larrick is joined by two Colorado residents and marijuana experts in their respective fields to discuss why Illinois should slow down on marijuana legalization and their personal experience and observations from their state.
    Dr. Karen Randall is an emergency medicine physician in Pueblo, Colorado and is affiliated with Parkview Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She holds a certificate in Cannabis Science and Medicine from the University of Vermont.
    Jo McGuire is the executive director of the Board of Directors for the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association and advocates for safe and drug-free workplaces worldwide. She is also a Certified Professional Collector and Trainer (CPCT) and a Certified Designated Employee Representative Trainer (CDERT), who consults and trains professionals overseeing Safety Sensitive Employees in the compliance of federal DOT guidelines for drug and alcohol screening programs. Jo also assists educators with classroom and assembly-style presentations, aimed at youth drug prevention, and parent awareness and education.  She also serves as the Senior Project Manager for TSS, Inc. a Third Party Administrator in the drug testing industry.
    21 min
  • “Socialism is Institutionalized Envy” (Illinois Family Spotlight #142)
    This edition of spotlight features Pastor Doug Wilson who spoke at the IFI worldview conference on the transgender ideology. He joins Monte Larrick and David Smith to discuss the biblical cultural mandate, why Christians should have continued hope for change and revival, socialism and its relation to the corruption and failure of public schools.
    41 min
  • PODCAST: Regressive Progressives’ Hypocrisy
    It’s difficult to take seriously “progressives”—you know, those who endorse human slaughter and sexual deviance—who caterwaul about Trump's character. What are their criteria for assessing character?
    We know “progressives”—henceforth referred to more aptly as “regressives”—don’t care about sexual continence or sexual propriety: They love John F. Kennedy, his Lady Killer brother Ted, and rapist Bill Clinton. They even reelected Lady Killer Kennedy multiple times. They also reelected Barney Frank 11 times,
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    6 min

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The Illinois Family Spotlight highlights specific cultural or political issues which our listeners need to be aware of. Our discussions are informed by a biblical worldview that helps expose the lies…