Illinois Family Institute

Bishop E.W. Jackson has a strong message about the importance of natural family.

Karl Benzio, MD, is a board certified psychiatrist who loves Jesus. As the co-founder and medical director of a unique Christian residential treatment facility, Dr. Karl has seen the whole gamut of destruction caused by addiction bondage. Using his expertise in decision-making sciences, Dr. Karl has implemented a special treatment philosophy that is Christ-centered, Bible-based, and clinically cutting edge to help people renew their minds and transform their lives. Please watch and listen to Dr. Benzio's presentation to better understand the problems and snares that exist in our culture. Parents and grandparents will especially want to listen and learn effective ways to help our child remain drug-free.

Lt. Gen Jerry Boykin is a former delta force commander led elite warriors in combat operations, and he later commanded the army's Green Berets. His career in the army spanned 36 years. General Boykin is now an ordained minister and Executive Vice President of the Family Research Council. Sign up for our Action Alert Email at https://www.votervoice.net/ILFI/register

Pastor Jim Nicodem of Christ Community Church in St. Charles tells church leaders his experience of getting church members involved in the 40 Days for Life campaign. Learn more at https://www.40daysforlife.com/about-overview.aspx. Sign up for our Action Alert Email at https://www.votervoice.net/ILFI/register

Considering the option of home education? You are not alone. Thanks mainly to the COVID-19 lock-down, hundreds of parents in Illinois are looking into homeschooling. The good news is, making the jump to home education is not difficult. Once you get started, chances are that you will not only love spending quality time with your children, but you will enjoy providing your children with a superior education. Join IFI’s Dave Smith and our special guests Ruth Hoskins, Marci Kristof and Moe Bruns for this panel discussion. Notes from Webinar: https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Homeschool-Webinar-Follow-Up.pdf Illinois Homeschool Law: https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Homeschooling-FAQs-Webinar.png Sample Withdrawal Letter: https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Illinois-Letter-of-Withdrawal.docx Sign up for our Action Alert Email at https://www.votervoice.net/ILFI/register

The 2019 Illinois Family Institute Worldview Conference on “Trans” Ideology concluded with a Q&A session moderated by IFI’s cultural affairs writer, Laurie Higgins. During this final session, speakers Dr. Michelle Cretella, Denise Shick, Walt Heyer, and Pastor Doug Wilson field questions from conference attendees. Higgins begins by addressing the endgame of LGBTQ activists regarding transgenderism, the effect of the transgender agenda on privacy and culture, and the smoke and mirror tactics of the American Academy of Pediatrics in regard to transgender protocols. Topics and questions covered by our speakers include gender confusion and regret; transitioning/detransitioning; calls to lower the age of consent; Planned Parenthood’s evolving business model; an effective Christian approach to government schools; the biology of sex determination; and loving, biblical responses to transgender family members and friends. Sign up for our Action Alert Email at https://www.votervoice.net/ILFI/register

In this presentation, Dr. Calvin Beisner helps people of faith understand why the issue of climate change is a conservative, pro-life concern. He ably integrated Biblical worldview, theology, and ethics with excellent science and economics to help our audiences understand how climate alarmism threatens family, freedom, and prosperity—and how to respond to it. Yes, climate change is a pro-family issue. Dr. Calvin Beisner is s Founder and National Spokesman of the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation. Read more about Dr. Beisner and his organization at CornwallAlliance.org and please visit their blog, EarthRisingBlog.com. You can also follow them on Twitter @CornwallSteward. Sign up for our Action Alert Email at https://www.votervoice.net/ILFI/register

A courageous Italian Christian woman spoke powerfully at the World Congress of Families in 2019. She is now the Prime Minister elect in Italy. May we see that pendulum swing here in the United States!! It is so very rare to hear any politician so perfectly explain what we’re up against and why we fight the wicked agenda of Wokeism. She is bold enough to bring back shame and expose the radical Left for what they are doing to our children and to the culture at large. May she inspire the silent masses!

State Senator Celina Villanueva (D-Chicago) is the chief sponsor of SB 1909, which is titled the “Deceptive Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers Act.” This overbearing proposal passed in committee today on a partisan roll call. Planned Parenthood of Illinois wants to weaponize the government against pro-life advocates and claim they mislead clients. Pregnancy care centers do not engage in “deceptive practices” but rather vital life-giving work. The people at these centers minister to needy, vulnerable women and children and are supported by people of faith across the state who want to be a blessing.

The "X" for Boys is an organization in Albany, Georgia that has one goal: to teach boys the true meaning of manhood & to be protectors and providers for their communities. Government schools are failing students all over the county. King Randall and his team are showing how to rescue our children from indoctrination centers.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz exposes the words of Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, and Dick Durbin’s where they were initially opposed to abortion and critical of Roe v. Wade.

Foreign funding, often linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), infiltrating American K-12 schools. Operating under names such as “Confucius Classrooms” and “Confucius Institutes,” the CCP is working to influence young impressionable minds in government schools.

Under the guise of closing the “achievement gap” between students of European ancestry and those of African and Latino heritage, victims of a government school in Illinois are being put into classes segregated by race. Yes, really. Apparently, “education” officials believe eliminating all white students from class will help non-whites perform better, or so they say. Lawyers for the district north of Chicago claim that because the white-free classes are optional, laws forbidding segregation and racial discrimination do not apply.

Bishop E.W. Jackson is a national conservative evangelical leader who argues that America's crises are the result of departure from faith in God and the Judeo-Christian principles which founded America. While the Apostles of Wokeism have ridiculed evangelical patriotism as "Christian nationalism," Jackson's response is, "Loving our country as a gift from God is not about hating other people or nations. It is about being good stewards of the wonderful gift of liberty we have been given and wanting to preserve it."

Dr. Christina Francis is a board-certified OB/GYN who testified for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce hearing on “Roe Reversal: The Impacts of Taking Away the Constitutional Right to Abortion” on July 16, 2022, saying in part: "Just because we call a child in the womb an embryo or a fetus doesn't mean they're not a human person; that's just a stage of development... That doesn't make that child anything other than a human person. We must continue to employ advanced medical technology to support preborn children and their mothers. There are many complications of pregnancy that Pre-Roe we would not have been able to treat, and now we are able to."

Rev. James Parker of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Batavia tells church leaders how to present the 40 Days for Life campaign to their congregations. Learn more at https://www.40daysforlife.com/about-overview.aspx. Sign up for our Action Alert Email at https://www.votervoice.net/ILFI/register

This video is Dr. Gagnon's second presentation from IFI's Worldview Conference in 2020. Sign up for our Action Alert Email at https://www.votervoice.net/ILFI/register

Democrat state lawmakers introduced the Repeal the Parental Notice of Abortion Act (HB 1797 and SB 2190) in the Illinois General Assembly’s spring legislative session. The bill would repeal the current law and allow minor females to obtain abortions without a parent’s or guardian’s knowledge. The group, Parents for the Protection of Girls, recently held a press conference announcing their strong opposition to the repeal. The Tarrance Group conducted a survey of 600 registered voters in Illinois and found that “nearly three-quarters [of Illinoisans] are opposed to repealing the Parental Notice Law.” According to those polled, 72% of overall respondents support the current parental notification requirement. When those surveyed were asked, “’If a minor is seeking an abortion, do you believe a parent or guardian should be notified?,’ only 22% said ‘no’ or ‘strongly no’ to that question.” Call the Capitol switchboard at (217) 782-2000 and ask for your state representative. Let him/her know that gutting or repealing the Parental Notice of Abortion Act will subvert families and create an environment to protect their minor daughters’ abusers. Ask them to oppose any and all efforts to repeal or amend the law and, instead, uphold parental rights. Sign up for our Action Alert Email at https://www.votervoice.net/ILFI/register

To the mushy Christians who say claim that pro-lifers are not doing enough for moms and children, saying that we aren't pro-child: you’re WRONG. For decades, pro-lifers have been doing all the work you say needs to be done - and more. "You are welcome to get off the couch and join us," says Allie Beth Stuckey. She is absolutely correct. This "your not pro-child" accusation is of the devil. It is used by feminist who are trying to discredit the good work of pro-family organizations pro-life organizations. You won't see them at abortion clinics praying or counseling Scripture tells us to rescue those stumbling towards death. It is absolutely necessary and sufficient to be pro-life. Pro-life means being pro-child. There is no distinction.